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India’s ‘city of glass’ under pressure as Gulf crisis chokes off energy

Iran conflict threatens four-century tradition of glassmaking as industry tipped to use gas to power furnaces

In an Indian city with a four-century tradition of glassmaking, Mukesh Bansal wonders how long he can continue making the handblown bangles, tumblers and chandeliers famous the world over.

Disruption to gas supplies from the Gulf, which feed the furnaces of India’s “city of glass”, has caused energy prices to surge, forcing many factories to curtail production.

“This is the worst crisis to ever hit us,” said Bansal, chair of Shri Sitaram Glassworks.

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