ExxonMobil Under Fire Over Fears It Could ‘Quietly’ Shut Fife’s Mossmorran Plant as European Chemical Sale Looms
Updated: 18 November 2025 Pressure is intensifying on ExxonMobil to spell out the future of its operations in Scotland and across Europe, amid mounting fears that the US energy giant could quietly sell or shutter its Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran as part of a wider shake‑up of its chemical business. Reports in Scotland and new analysis published today highlight deep concern among ministers, unions and local communities that the petrochemical hub near Cowdenbeath – which supports around 500 jobs – may be at risk as ExxonMobil explores the sale of chemical plants in the UK and Belgium and reorganises its European