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Grangemouth

Grangemouth has a diverse range of industrial activities vital to Scotland's economy, environment and community-providing employment in the local area and across the country. The complex is home to Scotland's only crude oil refinery which produces the bulk of Scotland's fuels.

Other industrial activities include the chemical manufacture, storage and exportation. Sites are regulated under The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and Control of Major Accidents Hazards (COMAH). You can find more information on these below, along with latest updates for the complex.

Latest update

INEOS Grangemouth Operations

Date published: 24 April 2025

The site operator has issued the following community notice:

"Following an unplanned plant outage today we will commence a period of recommissioning.

"We are taking this opportunity to advise our local community that spells of steam venting and flaring will take place intermittently from today (24th April) and into the weekend.

"We will make every effort to minimise the level and duration of steam venting and flaring and will make full use of the ground flare.

"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause our local neighbours and thank you for your patience." 

You can view the latest updates on the company's X feed via @INEOS_GM

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What we have done

SEPA expects the operator to minimise disruption from these activities where possible.

You can view up-to-date messages on the company's X feed via @INEOS_GM.

Members of the public who are concerned about a potential pollution issue are encouraged to contact our pollution hotline using our online reporting form.

Authorities continuously monitor air quality in the area and this information can be found at the air quality in Scotland website.

Sites in the area

There are over 40 regulated sites in the Grangemouth area. Information on each site, with a note of the site licence number(s) can be viewed below. The latest compliance results for each site licence can be seen on out Compliance Assessment Scheme pages.

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