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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.