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| 21. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 12th Sep 2024. 18:49 Surprised there`s been no mention of the confirmed closure. It`s alright though as Milliband and Murray will throw £100m at supporting the Grange mouth community 🙄 Reply |
| 22. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Thu 12th Sep 2024. 19:27 jake89, Thu 12 Sept 18:49 And 600 million Belgium`s way!🤔🤬 Reply |
| 23. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Fri 13th Sep 2024. 12:48 Ratcliffe seemingly at top table of Forth Freeport! Reply |
| 24. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Fri 13th Sep 2024. 13:00 500 million to Tata Steel in Labour run Wales, nowt for Grangemouth in SNP run Scotland! Not political?🤔 Reply |
| 25. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Sat 14th Sep 2024. 11:21 Ratcliffe hitting some hurdles, still he can buy some new players with the money! [url]https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/ngos-lodge-legal-challenge-against-vast-new-petrochemical-plant-in-antwerp[/url] Reply |
| 26. Author: jake89 Date: Sat 14th Sep 2024. 15:20 And wee Michelle claims she has a buyer for the site. Reply |
| 27. Author: McCaig`s Tower Date: Sun 15th Sep 2024. 21:31 Lots of questions here. Presumably there is a difference between the situation in Port Talbot and that in Grangemouth – they’re different industries, different sizes of workforces and so on. Which might explain why HMG and the SG are offering a £100 million support package compared to, what, £500m for Port Talbot? Are these numbers comparable in any case? Are there alternatives to Port Talbot as there are for Grangemouth? What is the Antwerp plant? And the £600 million – is that a guarantee or a loan or an investment? Is Ineos saying that it is more economic to transport crude oil to other refineries even allowing for extra costs of transit? Has the SG’s ambivalence to the Oil and Gas industry had any impact on the decision? Reply |
| 28. Author: OzPar Date: Tue 17th Sep 2024. 06:21 The guy from `Freedom for Scotland` on YouTube (see link below) sums up the Grangemouth situation well. Scotland`s position here is echoed in Australia, where we are a significant oil and gas producer yet have seen our refineries close to the extent that today we mainly rely on Singapore for our refined products. Like Australia, Scotland will soon be highly vulnerable to external shifts in the political and economic environments. It is not a good situation, and this decision`s effect on the independence question just adds to Scotland`s dilemma. Is no one capable of saving the Grangemouth plant? From a long-term strategic point of view, this is a fight worth fighting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=few4q_abrts Reply |