Scotland's only oil refinery is to close by next summer with the loss of 400 jobs, it has been confirmed. Owners Petroineos previously said the Grangemouth plant had been facing "significant challenges" due to global market pressures and has been unable to compete against more modern and efficient sites in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

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Petroineos said the closure of Grangemouth was due to it being unable to compete with more modern foreign sites.

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Grangemouth: Scotland's only oil refinery to close next year

Petroineos announced the refinery would cease operations in the second quarter of next year.

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Scotland's Grangemouth oil refinery to close in 2025, 400 jobs to go

Scotland’s only oil refinery will close in the second quarter of 2025 with the loss of 400 jobs, it has been confirmed.

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Grangemouth refinery confirmed to close in first half of next year

Around 400 jobs will be lost when Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, closes in the second quarter of 2025.
Petroineos confirmed on Thursday that it would cease refinery operations and would transition to a finished fuels import terminal and distribution hub, subject to consultation with staff.
The company, which is owned in partnership by British company Ineos and the Chinese state-owned PetroChina, had said last year that the site “face…

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Only Oil Refinery in Scotland Closes With 400 Jobs Lost

Petroineos intends to transform the site into a fuels import terminal, with the number of staff expected to fall from 475 to 75.

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Grangemouth oil refinery set to close by next year

Petroineos has confirmed refining operations at the gigantic industrial plant on the Firth of Forth will end after 100 years.

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Grangemouth oil refinery to close in 2025 with hundreds of jobs set to be axed

First Minister John Swinney said he has asked Petroineos, the owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery, to reconsider its closure after he met with workers.

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SCOTLAND’S last oil refinery will shut next summer, its owners have confirmed as they warned four-fifths of the workforce face losing their jobs.

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Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth will stop production next summer, putting hundreds of jobs at risk. One union described the decision as an act of industrial vandalism, accusing politicians at both Westminster and Holyrood of letting down the workforce.

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