Over the next five years the UN Environment Programme plans to mobilise the biggest-ever clean-up of beaches around the world to highlight the problem. So it is rather fitting that it is where Jim Ratcliffe should do his first, major deal when he bought the freehold to a former BP-owned site in Zwijndrecht, Antwerp, 19 years ago and founded INEOS. “In the UK they use a lot of fresh milk and 70% of the bottles they use are made from our products,” she said. As the community lined up to back the development, community leaders and politicians came up with a $2.9 million package of incentives to entice the company to build its new factory in Statesboro in Georgia, USA. The results showed that some industries had significantly more accidents than others. Once the well has been drilled, samples of the rock will be analysed in a laboratory. The beautiful forests are a tourist attraction hence they contribute to the country’s tourism sector. Last year the pipeline’s average daily throughput was 445,000 barrels oil and 3,500 tonnes of raw gas. “It was just a happy coincidence that they effectively chose to evaluate the Daily Mile,” said Holly. The shipments of shale gas, which began arriving at Grangemouth late last year, have breathed new life into the site and brought about a renaissance in petrochemical manufacturing.If you would like to contribute an article to a future issue of INCH or have a topic that you would like covered, then contact us at info@inchnews.com.INEOS accepts no responsibility for the opinions or information contained in this publication. INOVYN had invited manufacturers, distributors, architects, designers, students and academic and research organisations from around the world to compete for a top accolade at the inaugural event. “The UK is a much better place than it was 10 years ago and the Conservative government is very positive about business.” “We’ve come back to Britain because there is a lot going on here,” he told guests at the official opening of its Hans Crescent HQ on 7 December last year. These types of business industries such as entertainment and hospitality industries make a great part of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of any country. The GO Run For Fun team will continue to host the free fun runs throughout the UK, but there will be fewer, larger ones. “If we fail, then the bigger threat is the design out of plastics which some NGOs are already calling for with regard to certain types of single-use plastics,” he said. One who remembers the birth of INEOS is Hans Casier, now CEO of INEOS Phenol. The Advertising Standards Authority found the group had no evidence to show that the fl uid used in fracking contained chemicals dangerous to people’s health. Belgium is a regional logistics hub, and its economy is vulnerable to changes in foreign demand, especially with fellow European Union trading partners. “People were very impressed with our approach to safety and managing risk and recognised the relentless improvement as borne out by the statistics over many years,” said Simon. “I was a great admirer of the old Land Rover Defender and had enormous respect for its off-road capability,” said INEOS Chairman Jim Ratcliffe. “Instead of having one or two large employer-industries, we have a number of medium to small-sized manufacturers. “I believe this is the story behind shale in creating jobs that spin off out of the development of low-cost energy. “That’s in sharp contrast to other industrial sectors which have seen job losses,” he said. The business currently produces about 100,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day and about 70% of its production comes from its Norwegian fields. Its annual contribution to Belgium’s GDP is about 16 billion euros. Despite the rapid – and continued – growth of INEOS, Belgium retains its special place in Jim’s heart and remains very much at the heart of what and how it does business. “We want to show companies like INEOS that it’s actually possible to keep operating in a low carbon environment,” he said.
Dennis agreed. “It’s amazing,” said headteacher Figen Bektasoglu. He said the site had managed to treble its production of ENB by making a series of minor expansions over the 19 years of INEOS’ existence.
In the pre-war period, Belgium was one of the big exporters of iron in Europe. He said sacrifi ces had been made. All the businesses are performing well and our successful refinancing shows that the market is clearly recognising this fact.”