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About

INEOS is co-owner of Manchester United with sporting control. INEOS also owns FC Lausanne-Sport in the Swiss Super League and a minority interest (c.17%) in OGC Nice* in French Ligue 1. 

Footnote - * an independent trustee, as part of a blind trust arrangement, owns a majority interest (c.83%) in OGC Nice, and therefore neither INEOS nor Sir Jim Ratcliffe has control of or decisive influence over OGC Nice. 

Manchester United

English Premier League side Manchester United is managed by Rúben Amorim and the Women’s Super League side is managed by Marc Skinner.  

OGC Nice

French Ligue One club with Franck Haise as first team coach.

FC Lausanne-Sport

Swiss Super League club with Ludovic Magnin as first team coach.

INEOS products in football

We produce some of the key chemicals and compounds that are fundamental to football. This includes high density polyethylene in artificial grass, PVC used in footballs, plastics in football boots, chemicals used to make polyester for clothing and butane that goes into the referee’s vanishing spray, polypropylene in stadium seats and goal nets, rubber, and composites in stadium construction.