24 days ago
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos to mothball three major chemical sites in Hull
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business, BBC Business, and Yorkshire Post are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 10:35 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos to mothball three major chemical sites in Hull”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Billionaire owner of Ineos says company ‘cannot compete’ with global market despite efficiency of Humberside sites Billionaire industrialist Sir Jim Ratcliffe is pausing production at three chemical plants in Hull, blaming the UK’s “ridiculously high” gas prices. Ratcliffe’s chemicals conglomerate, Ineos, said on Tuesday it would “mothball” three chemical plants…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC Business
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos to mothball three major chemical sites in Hull
- New development reported by BBC Business
Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices
- Picked up by Yorkshire Post
Sir Jim Ratcliffe mothballs three Ineos chemical plants in Hull over gas prices
- Picked up by The Guardian Business
Jim Ratcliffe halts production at Hull chemical plants over ‘ridiculous’ gas prices
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.