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A view of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Grangemouth, September 12, 2024
UNITE has called on the Labour government to intervene and back the union’s plan to save Grangemouth oil refinery.
Scotland’s only oil refinery accounts for 8 per cent of Scotland’s manufacturing base and 4 per cent of its GDP, but has been earmarked to close by Summer 2025 by owners PetroIneos at a cost of 400 direct jobs and more than 2,800 in the wider supply chain.
Now Unite, whose member-led campaign to Keep Grangemouth Working has long demanded both the Scottish and British governments intervene to save the vital piece of national energy infrastructure and deliver a planned and fair transition for the skilled workforce, has put forward its own plan for survival.
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