$Aluminum(BK2211.US)$$Metal Fabrication(BK2270.US)$ Soaring energy prices in Europe have left the region's biggest gas and electricity consumers facing heavy losses, forcing industrial giants to cut production and threatening the economic recovery. With energy costs setting daily records, financial pressures are mounting in industries such as metals and fertiliser, with aluminium smelters in particular cutting production. Aluminium Dunkerque Industries France, Europe's largest smelter, is understood to have restricted production over the past two weeks.