Abaningi baseYurophuabakhiqizi bensimbiingase ibhekane nokuvala ukukhiqiza kwabo ngenxa yezindleko zikagesi eziphakeme ngoba iRussia yayeka ukuhlinzeka ngegesi yemvelo eYurophu futhi yenza amanani kagesi enyuka. Ngakho-ke, i-European non-ferrous metals association (Eurometaux) ibonise ukuthi i-EU kufanele ixazulule izinkinga.

Ukuncipha kokukhiqizwa kwe-zinc, i-aluminium, ne-silicon eYurophu kwenza ukushoda kwe-Europe yezimboni zensimbi, zezimoto, nezokwakha kwanda.

I-Eurometaux yeluleke i-EU ukuthi yeseke izinkampani, ezibhekane nokusebenza kanzima, ngokunyusa umkhawulo wama-euro ayizigidi ezingama-50. Ukwesekwa kwakuhlanganisa nokuthi uhulumeni angathuthukisa izimali ezimbonini ezisebenzisa amandla kagesi ukuze zehlise izindleko zazo zamanani ekhabhoni aphezulu ngenxa yoHlelo Lokuhweba Ngezinto Ezikhiqizayo (ETS).