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UNBELIEVABLE: Grangemouth | History Defined

Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms received up to £70m of UK state aid in last four years

The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October

The Guardian - UK

Ineos chemicals plant is saved. But what is the strategy for the rest of heavy industry?

Argument for ensuring ethylene production at Grangemouth is strong, yet policymaking on deindustrialisation is disjointed

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor says she does not believe 1,000 jobs being axed a month in North Sea

The figure came from analysis from an offshore expert at Robert Gordon University.

Evening Standard

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Minister ‘convinced’ of path to sustainability at Grangemouth plant

Government funding of £120 million will be topped up by £30 million from the plant’s owners Ineos.

Evening Standard

Alexander highlights ‘stark contrast’ in talks on Grangemouth and Mossmorran

The Scottish Secretary said Mossmorran bosses had, unlike Grangemouth management, been unable to demonstrate a ‘pathway to profitability’.

Evening Standard

Government grants £120m of funding to save UK’s last ethylene plant

Cash injection for billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos site in central belt of Scotland will help safeguard 500 jobs

The Guardian - UK

Grangemouth chemicals plant to stay open after Government provides £120m funding

The Government is to support chemicals giant Ineos with funding to help secure jobs at the site.

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‘New future achievable’ at Grangemouth as two firms plan job creation

Scottish Energy Secretary Gillian Martin said projects by MiAlgae and Celtic Renewables could create 460 jobs in the coming years.

Evening Standard

‘New chapter’ for Grangemouth as biotech firm breaks ground on site

MiAlgae’s plans to make fish-free Omega 3 supplements on the site could support more than 300 jobs over the coming years.

Evening Standard

Swinney sparks confusion over Mossmorran jobs comment

The First Minister appeared to confirm workers made redundant will be guaranteed job interviews, but it was later confirmed that is not the case.

Evening Standard

Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn

Stephen Flynn criticised the Government’s decision not to step in, as the Fife Ethylene Plant winds down.

Evening Standard

SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

Stephen Flynn claimed oil and gas jobs are being ‘pushed off a cliff’ in Scotland.

The Independent UK

MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition

Disused refineries and chemical plants considered as part of a multibillion-pound investment in defence

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP pledges to continue to challenge party leadership after whip restored

Brian Leishman vowed to continue fighting for ‘fairness, equality and social justice’.

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UK Government must not ramp up decline of Scottish oil and gas sector, MPs warn

The Scottish Affairs Committee also said the Scottish and UK governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job losses at Grangemouth.

Evening Standard

UK Government must not ramp up decline of Scottish oil and gas sector – report

Ministers said the Scottish and UK Governments should have acted sooner to prepare for job loses seen at Grangemouth, Scotland’s last oil refinery.

The National (Scotland)

FMQs: John Swinney lays into Anas Sarwar after 'elitist and snooty' attack

JOHN Swinney furiously laid into Anas Sarwar over his promises Grangemouth would be saved from closure after the Scottish Labour leader branded his…

The National (Scotland)

73-year-old man dies in crash on M9 motorway

A 73-year-old man has died in a crash on the M9 motorway near Grangemouth ...

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Labour 'showing disregard for Scottish industry with bailouts for English steelworks'

LABOUR are "showing disregard" to Scottish industry by bailing out English steelworks while failing to provide promised funding for…

The National (Scotland)

Extra support for former Grangemouth oil refinery workers announced

EXTRA support to help former workers at the closed Grangemouth oil refinery has been announced ...

The National (Scotland)

UK Government slammed for 'failing to deliver' £200m Grangemouth funding

Union officials have accused Keir Starmer of “failing to deliver” on a promise of £200 million worth of investment to protect the future of…

The National (Scotland)

'Kick in teeth' for Grangemouth as Labour step in to save another English site

THE Labour Government has delivered a “kick in the teeth” to workers at Grangemouth after stepping in to save jobs at a steelworks south of the…

The National (Scotland)

Rachel Reeves failed to raise Grangemouth with refinery owner days before closure

RACHEL Reeves failed to raise Grangemouth oil refinery days before it was set to close in a meeting with owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, it has been…

The National (Scotland)

Historic English fuel firm opening new Scottish head office in Grangemouth

AN English fuel company is opening a new Scottish head office in Grangemouth ...

The National (Scotland)

Grangemouth closure hits Scottish economy hard as manufacturing plunges

The closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery has hit the Scottish economy hard, new figures show.

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