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INEOS Chlor Breaks Ground on New Cellroom ProjectIndustrialists from some of the UK’s leading companies have joined staff at INEOS Chlor to mark the official start of work on the company’s new state-of-the-art chlorine cellroom. Guests from some of INEOS Chlor’s biggest customers and suppliers including GlaxoSmithKline, Wessex Water, Huntsman, O’Hare Engineering and Intergen were given a sneak preview of the multi-million pound development that is taking shape at Runcorn Site. Commented Steve Waugh, MD of O’Hare Engineering: “It was very exciting to see so much activity at Runcorn Site and to learn of the scale of investment the company is making in Halton. This is a very important project for INEOS that will provide economic benefits locally, regionally and nationally”. Said Tom Crotty, CEO INEOS Chlor Limited: “It gives me great pride to see the start of work on our new cellroom, which forms a vital part of the overall investment we will be making at Runcorn Site over the next five years. We’re investing some £390 million at the site, which will help to underpin our business and secure the long-term future for those who work here. “This is the single biggest investment ever made at Runcorn Site, and is a clear sign of our continued commitment to Halton. By installing the latest technology we will further improve the site’s environmental performance, which is a key benefit of the project. An added benefit is that during construction we will provide employment for several hundred people, many of them local”. The centrepiece of INEOS Chlor’s investment programme, the new chlorine cellroom is expected to be operational by the end of 2005. Work is also well under way on other investments at the site, including a new steam generating boiler plant near to the site of the old Weston Point Power Station. A significant proportion of the money to be invested in the site over the coming years will be spent with contractors in the North West, providing a welcome boost to the region’s economy. Over the next few months, INEOS Chlor plans to invite councillors and community representatives to site to see progress on the investments.
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