General · 26 March 2026

UK spends £100m on CO2 plant for Iran war

The UK government is investing up to £100m to reopen the mothballed Ensus CO2 plant on Teesside, approved by Business Secretary Peter Kyle. The plant shut last year after a US-UK trade deal undercut its main product, bioethanol. Its restart initially for three months is a contingency measure against CO2 supply disruptions caused by the Iran war.

By BriefTea Editorial · 26 March 2026 at 5:10

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