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Grangemouth: what happened?

As Grangemouth stops refining oil, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins ask what led to the loss of hundreds of jobs at the 100-year-old site.

Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), part-owner of the Grangemouth refinery, has blamed carbon taxes after it stopped processing crude oil.

We ask energy historian Ewan Gibbs and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Kevin Keane what led to the loss of 430 jobs at the 100-year-old site.

And Laura and Natalie question whether Martin really understands Kryptonite.

Scotcast is the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

Get in touch with us by emailing scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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Thu 1 May 2025 00:00

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