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AB Foods Threatens Vivergo Plant Closure Without Urgent Support

6/26/2025

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Associated British Foods (AB Foods) faces a critical decision as it considers shutting down its Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull. A new UK-US trade deal permitting duty-free American ethanol imports jeopardizes local producers. AB Foods is urgently seeking government assistance, warning that without support by September 13, the plant's closure could devastate the UK’s bioethanol sector.

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Associated British Foods (AB Foods) faces a critical decision as it considers shutting down its Vivergo bioethanol plant in Hull. A new UK-US trade deal permitting duty-free American ethanol imports jeopardizes local producers. AB Foods is urgently seeking government assistance, warning that without support by September 13, the plant's closure could devastate the UK’s bioethanol sector.