THE UK Government has been challenged over its decision to act as a guarantor for a petrochemical giant threatening job losses in Scotland while…
THE UK Government has been challenged over its decision to act as a guarantor for a petrochemical giant threatening job losses in Scotland while building a major new project in Belgium.from the US, to provide the ethane for a cracker plant in Antewerp that will produce ethylene, the building block of plastic.
“The proposed closure comes alongside plans to shut down the neighbouring Grangemouth refinery which is being converted into a fuel import terminal. “During a government hearing held in December, the company stated that approximately 50 positions will be necessary for the decommissioning and demolition process over a span of three years.
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