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Baton Rouge, La., October 9, 2005 - Emergency Medical Technicians in training for rescue operation for a chemical spill caused by hurricane. All first responders cleaning up the toxic conditions caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have undergone similar training. Picture from the ​The U.S. National Archives​.

Last week, INEOS CEO Jim Ratcliffe criticized the EU’s green regulations and taxes in an ​open letter​ to Jean-Claude Juncker. Stating that INEOS’ new Antwerp investment is the first of its kind in a generation, Ratcliffe’s message to Juncker is clear: relax the regulations to ensure a brighter future for European petrochemicals.

But the CEO of largest plastics producer in Europe - and now richest man in the UK - conveniently leaves some striking omissions in his narrative.

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