Joining forces to 'raise the alarm' on Saltend plant

MAYOR of Hull and East Yorkshire, Luke Campbell, has teamed up with the Mayor of Tees Valley, Ben Houchen, to "raise the alarm" about two major employers that could be at risk of closure.

- By ANDREW SPENCE

The Vivergo Fuels bioethanol plant at Saltend Chemicals Park, near Hull, has been in the headlines in recent weeks with the plant warning it may soon be forced to close down as a result of the US-UK trade deal announced last month.

The deal includes the removal of the 19 per cent tariff on ethanol imported from the US into the UK. Vivergo Fuels, which is the UK's largest producer of bioethanol, claims that this will result in British firms being unable to compete with the cheaper US imports.