Scottish Government will be ‘bold, innovative and ambitious’ on industry – Flynn The new Cabinet Secretary for Economy has met former workers of the Grangemouth refinery and Mossmorran ethylene plan. Evening Standard · May 24
Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production ExxonMobil announced at the end of last year that the plant would close. Evening Standard · Feb 3
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 · Dec 17, 2025
Scottish Government to work with UK ministers in bid to help Mossmorran workers Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the Scottish Government would be involved in talks today with Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander. Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025
Forbes to hold summit on future of under-threat Fife chemical plant ExxonMobil has announced that its ethylene plant at Mossmorran, Fife, will close in February. The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025
Scottish Government ‘broke promise’ to Mossmorran workers, Swinney told Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer raised the closure of the site during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025
Mossmorran staff going through a ‘difficult time’, says PM More than 400 jobs have been put at risk following the announcement a plant in Fife is due to close in February. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
ExxonMobil boss says ‘deliberate’ UK Government policies ‘undermining’ business Chairman Paul Greenhouse spoke out after the petrochemical firm announced plans to close the Mossmorran ethylene plant in Fife. Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025
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 · Nov 18, 2025
Forbes makes plea to UK Government after closure plans for ‘cornerstone’ plant Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes urged the UK Government to ‘consider what more they can do’ for workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site. Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025
MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure ExxonMobil announced the site would close on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
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 · Nov 18, 2025
ExxonMobil plans closure of Fife manufacturing site The Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran is expected to shut in February. The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025
More than 140 jobs at Scottish chemical plant face redundancy, union bosses warn More than 140 jobs have been earmarked for redundancy at a chemical plant in Fife, with more workers in Scotland’s oil and gas industry facing a… The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2025
The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2023 Around 100 Mossmorran workers withdraw labour over safety fears HUNDREDS of workers at ExxonMobil’s petrochemical plant in Mossmorran have withdrawn their labour in a dispute over health and safety concerns,…
Insider UK · Oct 11, 2022 St Fergus Gas Terminal workers balloted over pay strikes Industrial action could be taken after worker's union rejected employer's latest offer
Insider UK · Feb 21, 2022 Mossmorran and Grangemouth revealed to be among the worst for pollution Wider Scottish business environmental compliance still comes in at more than 90% for fifth year in a row