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2025-12-25

Berlin (dpa) - Demand for New Year's Eve fireworks in Germany is rising despite growing criticism of the industry and calls for tighter restrictions. Germany's largest fireworks manufacturer, WECO, said the volume of rockets, firecrackers, fireworks batteries and other pyrotechnics available in shops this year is about 10% higher than a year ago. Rival manufacturer COMET said it had seen a moderate increase in supply. Volumes have been growing in......

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