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Henry Saker-Clark

Ineos blames Chinese imports and energy costs as it axes 60 jobs in Hull

Ineos has confirmed the closure of the UK’s only ethanol manufacturing facility at its Grangemouth plant (Andrew Milligan/PA) -

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos is to cut a fifth of jobs at a plant in Hull, East Yorkshire, blaming “dirt-cheap” imports from China and high energy costs.

It said it will cut 60 jobs at the Ineos Acetyls site, which makes petrochemical products such as acetic acid, and said more roles across the industry will be at risk without government intervention.

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