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Fife Council Orders Environmental Impact Assessment for Energetics Plan
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- TBG International Limited submitted a pre-application to convert the former Mossmorran plant into an energetics facility.
- ExxonMobil stopped production at the Fife Ethylene Plant near Cowdenbeath in February after 40 years.
- The shutdown affected more than 400 staff members.
- ExxonMobil expects decommissioning to finish by 2028 to make the site safe for dismantling.
- Fife Council says the project requires an environmental impact assessment as a Schedule 1 development.
