Nyrstar is considering moving investments from its zinc smelter in Budel, the Netherlands, to locations in Belgium and France, where production is profitable, according to the account. High energy prices and uncertainty over government policy were cited as factors, raising the possibility that the Netherlands could lose its only zinc smelter. The facility was described as one of the most modern and sustainable of its kind. Its possible closure was also linked to concerns about the stability of the electricity grid, but no decision on the plant’s future was reported.