INEOS has completed a £30 million conversion at its Hull manufacturing site, so it can run on hydrogen instead of natural gas. The hydrogen used at the site is produced as a co-product from existing manufacturing processes, in a model INEOS believes can be replicated across the industry.
The company said the investment is part of its strategy to decarbonise its operations across the UK and Europe and other projects underway include Grangemouth.
INEOS Acetyls employs more than 500 people around the world. In Hull, it directly employs more than 300 people, supporting hundreds more through its supply chain.