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Article: Teesside refinery shuts and 75 workers are axed.(Sport)
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- The Journal (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Byline: Iain Laing
MORE than 75 workers will lose their jobs at a Teesside oil refinery after its loss-making Swiss owners failed to find a buyer for the site.
Petroplus yesterday confirmed that half of the 155 staff at Teesside operation would be made redundant after a tense six-month wait since they mothballed the 117,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Seal Sands.
The company, which this week announced mounting financial losses, will turn the site ...