Bioethanol Redundancies to Start Next Week After Rescue Ruled Out

UK’s largest bioethanol plant to shut after blow from Starmer’s trade deal with Trump

Associated British Foods says 160 jobs will be lost at Vivergo site in Hull after ministers refuse to fund rescueThe UK’s largest bioethanol plant is to close after being dealt a body blow by Keir Starmer’s trade deal with Donald Trump.The owner of the Vivergo plant in Hull, owned by Associated British Foods (ABF), said it is to close with the loss of 160 jobs, just hours after the government said it would not fund an industry rescue package. Th…

Bioethanol redundancies to start next week after rescue ruled out

Plants in Hull and Redcar had warned they would close without support after deal to allow US ethanol to come in tariff-free.

Vivergo: How US-UK trade deal could bring about collapse of huge renewable energy plant in Hull

Vivergo was already being annihilated by US rivals before the trade deal allowed 1.4 billion litres of American ethanol to be imported into the UK tariff-free.

Vivergo Fuels boss says whole country would feel impact if Hull firm collapses

UK's largest bioethanol plant said it will have to start making redundancies on Tuesday if government doesn't step in