Industrie: „Besser als Fabrik-Schließungen“: Ineos startet vor Dänemarks Küste Europas ersten Großspeicher für Kohlendioxid

Düsseldorf and Berlin: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the outspoken CEO of the British Ineos group, frequently clashes with the European Union Commission over allegations of accelerating the decline of European industry. However, he allowed himself to be calm when he stood alongside EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in the Danish town of Esbjerg. The occasion marked the launching of a groundbreaking project in the North Sea - the first large-scale storage facility for carbon dioxide in the EU.

Every year, millions of tons of the climate-altering gas are released into the atmosphere by industrial companies. This project, dubbed Greensand, aims to permanently store these emissions beneath the seabed. For Ineos and the EU, Greensand represents a significant milestone in their mission to make European industry more climate-friendly. Ratcliffe, however, is not shy about using strong language, even on this occasion.