44 Saltend Workers Face Redundancy as BP Mothball Research Plant
(Hull Daily Mail) More than 40 staff at a research facility at Saltend have been told they are facing redundancy. Kingston Research Ltd (KRL) is a joint venture between BP and Du Pont. The plant pilots the production of biobutanol – a new lower-carbon fuel suitable for use in road vehicles.
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A spokesman for BP said the decision to mothball the plant comes after the “successful completion of its experimental programme”.
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“The company will continue to focus on its sugar cane ethanol business and investments in Brazil and its biobutanol joint venture, Butamax.” READ MORE