Ineos blames Chinese imports, energy costs as it axes 60 jobs in UK

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2025-10-07

London (PA Media/dpa) - Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos is to cut a fifth of jobs at a plant in the English city of Hull in 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. Bosses said "carbon-heavy" imports from China are "floodi......

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