Grangemouth

/ ˈɡreɪndʒmaʊθ, -məθ /

noun

1. a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)

Example Sentences

The committee also concluded that both the UK and Scottish governments should have been better prepared for the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery, which shut earlier this year with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

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MPs also found that a failure of Scottish and UK governments to act sooner to prepare for the closure of the Grangemouth refinery contributed to an "avoidable" employment gap and added to the "trauma" for the surrounding area.

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The Scottish government has committed £25m to a "just transition" fund for Grangemouth, while the UK government has pledged £200m for the area.

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The experimental sail technology, on the rotor ship Buckau, was first demonstrated in 1925 on a journey carrying timber from Danzig - now Gdansk, in Poland - to the Scottish port of Grangemouth.

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Since late 2024 he has been an outspoken critic of management and governments for not doing enough to protect jobs at the Grangemouth refinery.

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