Ineos controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Ineos fined £400,000 over Grangemouth gas leak
Fine or penalty
Ineos was fined £400,000 following a 2017 ethylene gas leak at its Grangemouth plant. Ineos Chemicals admitted that its safety inspections failed to detect a corroded pipe section that allowed the gas to escape.
Source excerpt
Petrochemical firm Ineos has been fined £400,000 after a leak from a cracked pipe created a huge flammable gas cloud at its Grangemouth plant.
2013
Threatened closure of Grangemouth plant
Ineos announced an intended closure after Unite rejected a survival plan involving changes to pensions and other employment terms. The company issued a further closure warning during industrial action; workers ultimately accepted revised terms and the plant remained open.
2008
Grangemouth pension and industrial-relations dispute
A dispute with Unite over pension arrangements and employment conditions led to strike action at Grangemouth. The stoppage caused fuel-supply concerns and affected Forties pipeline output.