Ineos
Sign in to saveIneos Group Limited (; ) is a British multinational conglomerate headquartered and registered in London. it was the ninth largest chemical company in the world, with additional operations in fuel, packaging and food, construction, automotive, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and professional sports. Ineos is organised into about 20 standalone business units, each with its own board and operating almost entirely independently, although founder Jim Ratcliffe, who owns a controlling interest, and his associates, who collectively own a minority share, sit on their boards occasionally.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Ineos Group Limited
- Company.logo
- INEOS logo.svgclass=skin-invert
- Company.image
- Ineos building, Grangemouth - geograph.org.uk - 5437391.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Ineos building, Grangemouth
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.founder
- Jim Ratcliffe
- Company.industry
- Chemicals
- Company.num_employees
- 26,000 (2021)
- Company.foundation
- 1998
- Company.location
- London, England
- Company.subsid
- Ineos Automotive
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- First acquisitions
- Many subsidiaries acquired
- Establishment of a biorefinery
- Plant closure threat over union demands
- Purchase of Forties pipeline system
- COVID-19 pandemic
- More acquisitions
- Markets
- Joint ventures
- Petroineos
- Other ventures
- Ineos Automotive
- Products
- Industrial relations controversy
- 2008
- 2013
- Criticism
- Sports
- Charity
- References
- External links
Ineos Group Limited (; ) is a British multinational conglomerate headquartered and registered in London. it was the ninth largest chemical company in the world, with additional operations in fuel, packaging and food, construction, automotive, pharmaceuticals, textiles, and professional sports. Ineos is organised into about 20 standalone business units, each with its own board and operating almost entirely independently, although founder Jim Ratcliffe, who owns a controlling interest, and his associates, who collectively own a minority share, sit on their boards occasionally.
==Name== Ineos is derived from INspec Ethylene Oxide and Specialities, a previous name of the business. It is also named after Eos, the Greek goddess of dawn, and "neos" is Greek for something new and innovative. As well as being an acronym, Ineos states its name represents the "dawn of something new and innovative".