179 employee and about 250 contractor jobs at risk at Fife plant
Source-backed update · Announced reduction · ExxonMobil
EventAnnounced November 18, 2025; plant shut down February 2, 2026
ReportedNovember 18, 2025
Added to WorkHushNovember 18, 2025
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Hydrocarbon Processing · Nov 18, 2025Supports: Reported the planned February 2026 closure of the Fife Ethylene Plant affecting 179 ExxonMobil employees and about 250 contractors, with 50 employees offered transfers to Fawley.Open the sourceThe Chemical Engineer · Nov 19, 2025Supports: Reported the same employee and contractor figures and the company's reasons, including costs, market conditions and the UK policy environment.Open the sourceHydrocarbon Processing · Feb 4, 2026Supports: Reported that the plant permanently shut down on February 2, 2026, with decommissioning expected to finish by early 2028.Open the source
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The final number of redundancies after consultation, and how many of the 50 employees offered transfers to Fawley took them, are not established.
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