BriefTea
Every story in sixty words
Get the free app no ads · no paywallBusiness · 26 March 2026
Unsplash / Declan Sun
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.
Reported by BBC · How we write briefs
Understand this story
What is the Iran war? What was the Iran war? Why does the Iran war matter?More briefs
BusinessNorth Sea Oil Workers to Strike as Union Warns of Fuel Disruption BusinessOfcom Investigates Huw Edwards Complaint Over Channel 5 Drama WorldChristiane Amanpour to Leave CNN After 43 Years BusinessInquiry Finds Serious Culture Problems at UK Grid Operator BusinessPwC global revenue reaches $60bn despite Middle East challenges BusinessKemi Badenoch to host Goldman Sachs business lunch in November More business stories → Browse all stories →We would like to count visits and see which links bring readers here. That means storing a random ID in your browser. No cookies, no ads, no profile. How it works.