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Government must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says

Governments must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says

Union leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union branded the planned closure of the refinery at Grangemouth a “horrific act of ...

28 Sept 2024 at 18:15

Scotland

Just transition plan for Grangemouth site delayed until spring

The Scottish Government has delayed a plan for the Grangemouth refinery until next spring – just months before the site is due to be closed. Bosses at the site have announced the refinery will close in the second quarter of next year, citing ...

03 Oct 2024 at 16:57

Government cannot guarantee job for every laid off Grangemouth worker – Murray

The UK Government cannot guarantee a new job for every worker who could be laid off when the Grangemouth refinery closes next year, the Scottish Secretary has said. Plans for the closure of the site in the second quarter of next year, with ...

17 Oct 2024 at 17:01

College to offer support to workers at risk from Grangemouth closure

A college will offer “bespoke support” for workers impacted by the closure of the Grangemouth refinery, the UK Government has announced. Plans for the closure of the site in the second quarter of next year, with the loss of up to 400 jobs,...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:31

Grangemouth transition planning should have started five years ago, MSPs told

Planning for a “smooth transition” at the Grangemouth refinery should have started five years ago, MSPs have been told. Representatives of Petroineos, which owns the Scottish plant and has announced plans to close the refinery in the ...

13 Nov 2024 at 13:47

Scotland

Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union

The Grangemouth refinery could “relatively easily” be converted into a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a few years, the trade union Unite has claimed. General secretary Sharon Graham said she is ...

18 Nov 2024 at 17:47

‘Grown-up debate’ needed about future of Grangemouth, says Petroineos boss

A “grown-up debate” is required about the future of the Grangemouth refinery, a senior official from its owners has said. Petroineos announced in September the refinery will close in the second quarter of next year, ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:49

Scotland

Grangemouth refinery staff receive redundancy letters as closure looms

Redundancy letters have been sent to staff at the Grangemouth refinery as closure looms, the PA news agency understands. It was announced last year that the central Scotland facility would close and transition into ...

05 Feb 2025 at 18:48

New Grangemouth projects could be off ground by 2030 if not before, MPs told

Potential projects to replace the Grangemouth refinery could be off the ground by 2030 “if not before”, MPs have heard. The findings of Project Willow – a report which looked at options for the site as it prepares ...

02 Apr 2025 at 12:28

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