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Grangemouth

Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest industrial cluster, with multiple large operators focused on fuel production, port operations and logistics as well as chemicals and pharmaceuticals manufacturing. There are also many smaller businesses co-located nearby. 

Grangemouth's industrial sites are principally regulated under The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and Control of Major Accidents Hazards (COMAH).

Read more details on sites around Grangemouth including information on their site licence number(s).

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INEOS FPS Operations at Kinneil

Date published: 20 August 2025

The site operator has issued the following community notice:

"Following the successful completion of planned works at the INEOS FPS site, local residents and those in the vicinity of the Kinneil asset will notice spells of elevated flaring over the next few days, beginning tomorrow.

"Flaring is an industry recognised safe means of managing an intermittent flow rate of gas along the pipeline and through our processing units that cannot be re-used elsewhere or recycled.

"We are committed to informing our local communities whenever there may be instances of flaring. We will be working hard to minimise the levels as much as possible including making use of the Ground Flare system."

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

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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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