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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

Routine Maintenance

Date published: 17 April 2024

The site has informed SEPA of planned maintenance: The operator update is below.

"Our teams will be undertaking a piece of regular routine maintenance work on the Grangemouth site from tomorrow morning, 18th April.

"As part of this process, steam will be released for up to a four hour period. We do make every effort to minimise associated noise, however, there is always the potential for it to be audible close to the external perimeter of the site.

"In this respect we will continue to advise our local community each time we undertake this activity."

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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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