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Ineos Idles Three UK Chemical Plants As Gas Prices Soar

The conglomerate suspends operations at facilities in Hull, affecting 4,000 jobs, due to surging oil and gas prices linked to the Iran war.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 22 Sept 2026 · updated 46d ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 22 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 22 September at 10:27 UTC; The Guardian Business followed 5h 51m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Business, appeared on 22 September at 16:18 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet).

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  1. Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices The Guardian Business ·
  2. Ineos idles three UK chemical plants as gas prices soar News Feed ·

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