On July 20, the news broke on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. NIBE Industrier, a €16 billion-market-capitalisation Nordic sustainable energy giant, had bought Ceramicx, an infrared heating technology company based in a factory not far from the west Cork village of Ballydehob.  The Swedish giant was excited at the prospect of acquiring Ceramicx, a business founded thirty-one years ago by Frank and Gráinne Wilson. “With this acquisition, we are further complementing our product portfolio within industrial electrical heating,” said Gerteric Lindquist, the chief executive of NIBE Industrier. “This sector is assessed to be undergoing strong growth due to society’s aim of…

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