Delivering a Net Zero future through sustainable science and innovation
As an organisation we are continuing to accelerate our investment in emissions reductions and are encouraged by the progress we have already made.
Read MoreWe’re continuing our emissions reduction journey and we’re committed to driving towards Net Zero.
INEOS and Petroineos own and operate one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites at Grangemouth. We recognise the importance of reducing energy consumption, waste and greenhouse gas emissions from our industrial processes. As one of Scotland’s largest manufacturers and employers, we acknowledge that we are operating a CO2 intensive industry and we have a significant role to play in helping Scotland reach its Net Carbon Zero target by 2045.
“Net zero” by 2045 at Grangemouth is a science-based commitment that means investment in reduction measures, changes in production processes, and efficiency upgrades. INEOS investment across the Grangemouth site in all operating businesses will contribute to a reduction of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) through practical measures that focus on 'at source' emissions.
In line with the Scottish Government commitment to meet the Paris Climate Change Agreement, this will mean INEOS will be climate-neutral in Grangemouth by 2045. It also accounts for the shared ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. Since taking ownership of the facility in 2005, we have already reduced CO2 emissions at the site by 37%. We must continue on this journey.
INEOS’ businesses at Grangemouth have put in place roadmaps to lead the transition to a net zero economy by no later than 2045, whilst remaining profitable, and staying ahead of evolving regulations and legislation. Based on these roadmaps, we are setting ambitious but achievable targets for 2030 which are in line with our 2045 commitment in Scotland.
Andrew Gardner, CEO INEOS FPS and Chairman O&P UK, said: "The work continues to deliver our clear, achievable road-map to effectively contribute to a reduction of emissions from our operations which includes the investment in the New Energy Plant, upgrades to FPS and changes in our Petroineos operations. It will lead to increased usage of green power and clean heat, capturing and reusing hydrogen and CO2, further investment in electrification and where appropriate switching to recycled or bio-feedstock.”
We are committed to continuing our journey of progress in which many investment projects will add up to significant positive impact in terms of emissions reduction with benefits for Climate Change, our local community, our business partners and the country as a whole.
This website will feature regular updates on our journey, revealing insights into projects big and small that will help transform the future of Grangemouth while delivering the products that modern society demands. The stories will not just feature what is happening within the gates of our Grangemouth site, but will be taking you behind the scenes on the impact that INEOS as well as the products we make are making together with some of its business and community partners. We’ll include some of the most important stakeholders: the next generation of change-makers in our schools, apprenticeship programme and our young future leaders. News stories will be categorised under 4 pillars, Economy, Products, Emissions and Energy & Resource Transition, all of which underpin the United Nations 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
As an organisation we are continuing to accelerate our investment in emissions reductions and are encouraged by the progress we have already made.
Read MoreWe work to enhance our beneficial impact and build strong partnerships in and around Grangemouth.
We support the local economy with significant spending with local service companies, and actively encourage contractors on major projects to source staff locally.
We work together with local and national government initiatives, especially when it comes to creating new opportunities for the future – be that for young people starting local apprenticeships or to generate new added economic value through investment partnerships.
Our plans for a net zero carbon future that will sustain our business and underpin the economic development of the region have been recognised by three local Authorities...
READ MOREWe recently joined INEOS Materials & Corrosion Engineer, Philip Enegela on two days of visits to St Andrew’s Primary School in Falkirk, just 10...
Read moreAs the World focusses on meeting the challenge of Climate Change, and our Grangemouth businesses pledge to meet the Paris Agreement and the associated UK / Scottish governments targets (net zero by 2045), it is patently obvious that many of those engineers, technologists and entrepreneurs that will be ‘stepping up’ and addressing those challenges are currently sitting in classrooms in schools, colleges and universities.
Read moreOver the last four months, INEOS and the Scottish government collaborated with FUEL CHANGE to stage the Grangemouth Net Zero Challenge – an initiative that has sparked interest, insights and innovative ideas in equal measure.
READ MOREWe are always looking to attract bright young people who have the right skills set and the right attitude towards their own personal development.
Read moreINEOS Grangemouth recently announced its bold plans to reach Net Zero by 2045, including a 60% reduction by 2030, having already reduced its carbon footprint at its site by 37% since 2005.
READ MOREOur products improve the lives of millions of people every day. The sectors we serve include health & pharmaceuticals, agriculture, electronics & technology, food & beverages, construction & utilities, transport & aviation – in most instances the INEOS brand is invisible but the benefits received and experienced by end-users are very real.
The products we make reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions – strong, lightweight polymer based materials replace much heavier, higher energy intensive materials such as glass and aluminium; reformulation and light-weighting existing plastics reduces total carbon footprint and include increasing levels of Post-Consumer Recyclate (PCR) and we focus on innovative design of both product and process to enable better recyclability in the future.
We produce materials that are used in renewable technologies – including wind turbines, solar panels; lubricants to improve wind turbine efficiency and cable insulation to safely and effectively transport renewable electricity.
We are an important part of a successful transition from traditional hydrocarbon fuels and petrochemical towards a more sustainable future; our products, our processes and our investments will assist the safe and smooth transition to other forms of power/ energy. The Grangemouth site will play a key part of this 'just transition' to a lower carbon economy.
A short film which describes how high density polyethylene produced at INEOS Grangemouth helps our customer, Molok, to manufacture high capacity waste containers that keep the promises they make to their own customers.
Read moreGuala Closures UK is one of INEOS’ most local customers, receiving one of a range of grades of polypropylene manufactured at the Grangemouth site. The short distance between Grangemouth and Guala’s site enables a simply supply chain; reducing emissions associated with transporting the raw materials and contributing more fully to the Scottish economy.
READ MOREA new hybrid polyethylene grade is causing a stir in the packaging industry with major UK player, The Polyclear Group, working alongside INEOS to deliver novel solutions to shrink film applications
Read MoreINEOS O&P Europe announces exciting new application for its Recycl-IN polymer grade range.
Read MoreINEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe joins the award-winning NEXTLOOPP project to deliver new grades of Polypropylene (PP) incorporating recycled content that will be food-grade certified.
Read MoreINEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced that they are working together on a trial to convert ‘hard to recycle plastic material’, such as flexible packaging, back into ‘food-grade’ quality plastic for use in food packaging, and other high hygiene standard applications.
Read moreAt the height of the COVID19 pandemic the INEOS O&P UK team based at Grangemouth partnered with local Forfar based company Don & Low UK to align our efforts and complementary capabilities.
Read MoreTo the naked eye, a new grade of polyethylene from Grangemouth is no different to the other 30 or so (virgin) grades produced at the site. However, rLL9210 is the first of a new breed of hybrid PCR (Post Consumer Recycled) polymers. rLL9210 contains 60% recycled plastic.
Read MoreINEOS is committed to helping to find the scientific and engineering solutions to the climate challenge facing the world.
Read moreThe new BSI Standard for Plastic Pellet Management marks a new era in the fight against Plastic Waste.
Read MoreContinuous improvement in energy efficiency and reduction of carbon emissions is in our "DNA".
It makes for a cleaner environment, reduces our use of resources, and makes our business economically and environmentally more sustainable. It secures the future of our business for years to come to sustaining local employment and nurturing the skills required for a greener, brighter future.
Each year we invest £millions in ensuring we remain compliant, meeting stringent environmental standards. This includes Grangemouth investments new equipment, new plant and new operating processes that are designed to improve operational efficiency and optimise our emissions footprint.
We have a track record of delivering environmental improvements and have reduced CO2 emissions by 37% since 2005 when we acquired the site, with further reductions planned.
An example of how we are always looking to work in collaboration with our contracting partners to reduce the environmental impact of our day to day operations.
READ MOREINEOS takes a huge step forward in delivering its plans for a world-scale low-carbon hydrogen plant at Grangemouth as it awards a key contract for the design of the plant to Atkins.
READ MOREINEOS takes the next significant step towards delivering a sustainable future for its businesses at Grangemouth with a move to low carbon...
Read moreThe deployment of innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will further reduce emissions from its operations, demonstrating the company’s commitment to meeting UK/ Scottish Government targets.
Read MoreSince acquiring the Grangemouth site in 2005, we have reduced our CO2 emissions by 37%; however we recognise the need to go further if we are to meet our commitments to be net zero by 2045.
Read moreINEOS is committed to finding workable solutions that drive operational reliability and so help reduce emissions at Grangemouth.
Read moreWe operate in a global market which means we have to be energy efficient and competitive across of all our operations. INEOS is pioneering new forms of smarter, cleaner energy and here in Grangemouth our New Energy Plant (NEP) project is at the forefront of a site-wide focus on energy efficiency. This includes the potential to use hydrogen from our own resources to immediately displace fossil fuels and to access the wider market as soon as it becomes available at scale.
We are committed to transition to net zero by 2045 in Scotland. The critical word is 'Transition'. We are moving quickly to continue to supply the products that society needs and to significantly reduce our CO2 emissions. None of this can happen overnight and it requires rigorous and planning with safe, agile project design and implementation to make today’s conceptual ideas the practical realities of tomorrow.
At INEOS Grangemouth we are constantly evolving. In the coming years our journey will be driven by our desire to innovate, combined with our drive and capacity to invest.
In May last year we announced that plans to undertake trials at Grangemouth to test the repurposing of the Local Transmission System (LTS) from natural gas to hydrogen were moving forward. Over the past 12 months, as partners in this project, INEOS Grangemouth has been working closely with SGN in developing and further refining the project.
READ MOREINEOS are undertaking a study to lower carbon production at its manufacturing site in Grangemouth; considering energy efficiency improvements that will reduce consumption of natural gas at the site.
READ MOREINEOS are taking part in a project with SGN to bring hydrogen distribution networks a step closer to reality in the UK. Hydrogen supplied from the Grangemouth site in Scotland to the SGN project will help determine how existing natural gas networks can be repurposed for hydrogen.
Read MoreCompleted in June 2021, this £75m project, as part of a £500m investment in a system-wide upgrade, improves pipeline integrity, brings oil and gas safely to shore for energy efficient processing at Grangemouth.
Read moreWork continues on the construction of our £350m state of the art energy plant located at the heart of our operations at the Grangemouth site. There is currently much activity with extensive land preparation underway.
Read MoreIn May last year we announced that plans to undertake trials at Grangemouth to test the repurposing of the Local Transmission System (LTS) from natural gas to hydrogen were moving forward. Over the past 12 months, as partners in this project, INEOS Grangemouth has been working closely with SGN in developing and further refining the project.
READ MOREOur plans for a net zero carbon future that will sustain our business and underpin the economic development of the region have been recognised by three local Authorities.
Read moreINEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe are today announcing an exciting new application of a new polymer grade to its portfolio of products that...
Read moreINEOS takes the next significant step towards delivering a sustainable future for its businesses at Grangemouth with a move to low carbon...
Read moreINEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe joins the award-winning NEXTLOOPP project to deliver new grades of Polypropylene (PP) incorporating recycled...
Read moreINEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe and Plastic Energy have announced that they are working together on a trial to convert ‘hard to recycle plastic...
Read moreAt the height of the COVID19 pandemic the INEOS O&P UK team based at Grangemouth partnered with local Forfar based company Don & Low UK to align...
Read moreTo the naked eye, a new grade of polyethylene from Grangemouth is no different to the other 30 or so (virgin) grades produced at the site....
Read moreThe deployment of innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will further reduce emissions from its operations, demonstrating the...
Read moreThe new BSI Standard for Plastic Pellet Management marks a new era in the fight against Plastic Waste.
Read moreWe recently joined INEOS Materials & Corrosion Engineer, Philip Enegela on two days of visits to St Andrew’s Primary School in Falkirk, just 10...
Read moreAs the World focusses on meeting the challenge of Climate Change, and our Grangemouth businesses pledge to meet the Paris Agreement and the...
Read moreOver the last four months, INEOS and the Scottish government collaborated with FUEL CHANGE to stage the Grangemouth Net Zero Challenge – an...
Read moreWork continues on the construction of our £350m state of the art energy plant located at the heart of our operations at the Grangemouth site....
Read moreINEOS Grangemouth recently announced its bold plans to reach Net Zero by 2045, including a 60% reduction by 2030, having already reduced its...
Read moreSince acquiring the Grangemouth site in 2005, we have reduced our CO2 emissions by 37%; however we recognise the need to go further if we are to...
Read moreINEOS is committed to finding workable solutions that drive operational reliability and so help reduce emissions at Grangemouth.
Read moreAs an organisation we are continuing to accelerate our investment in emissions reductions and are encouraged by the progress we have already...
Read moreCompleted in June 2021, this £75m project, as part of a £500m investment in a system-wide upgrade, improves pipeline integrity, brings oil and...
Read moreINEOS is committed to helping to find the scientific and engineering solutions to the climate challenge facing the world.
Read moreWe are always looking to attract bright young people who have the right skills set and the right attitude towards their own personal...
Read moreINEOS are taking part in a project with SGN to bring hydrogen distribution networks a step closer to reality in the UK. Hydrogen supplied from the Grangemouth site in Scotland to the SGN project will help determine how existing natural gas networks can be repurposed for hydrogen.
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