Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
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4
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
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Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's industrial giant Ineos is pausing production at its three sites in Hull, blaming high UK gas prices.
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Ineos → publish → prices
Ineos has confirmed up to 4,000 jobs are affected —1,000 directly and another 3,000 in the supply chain.
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jobs → confirm → chain
The firm said gas prices in the UK are twelve times higher than in the US, and eight times more expensive than the coal-based processes used by Chinese competitors.
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prices → say → competitors
Sir Jim said: "We are being forced to mothball some of the most efficient plants in Europe, but with gas prices now 12 times the level in the US and 8 times that of China, we just cannot compete."
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we → say → China
The facilities produce raw materials used to make pharmaceuticals, clothing, cosmetics, detergents, construction materials and military explosives in the UK and Europe.
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facilities → produce → UK
Gas is used as an ingredient in its production process.
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Gas → use → process
BBC News understands that Ineos is trying to obtain liquefied natural gas (LNG) directly from the US at lower prices, but that will take up to a year.
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that → understand → year
Workers across the sites will be kept on while Ineos waits for this to happen, or for gas prices to go down.
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prices → keep → sites
Ineos is asking governments in the UK and the EU — where most of its products are exported to — to put in tariff protections against Chinese products.
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most → ask → products
One plant makes acetic acid, which is used in vinegar, paint and glue.
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which → make → vinegar
Another makes acetic anhydride, a key ingredient of aspirin, and the third makes ethyl acetate, which is used in solvents and decaffeinating tea and coffee.
He said the current government's energy policy was "economic vandalism on an industrial scale".
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policy → make → scale
The wholesale price of natural gas — used for heating homes and generating electricity — has almost doubled in the UK and Europe since July.
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price → use → July
Analysts say the main driver has been a reduction in global oil and gas supplies.
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driver → say → supplies
Ineos says that its plants in Humberside are "among the most efficient in the world", producing materials with half the carbon footprint of US rivals, and only one eighth the footprint of Chinese equivalents.
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plants → say → equivalents
Two plants are already shut and a third will stop production in coming days, the company said.
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company → shut → days
It did not immediately specify when the plants might start again, or what conditions would make that possible.
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that → specify → ?
It's the second time in less than a week that Sir Jim, who also owns a large stake in Manchester United, has heavily criticised government policy.
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who → own → policy
He told BBC News last week that he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide", which he blamed on high taxes and high immigration.
Sir Jim, whose wealth is estimated to be around £15bn, has prompted controversy in the past with his comments on immigration.
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wealth → tell → immigration
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade has been approached for comment.
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Department → approach → comment
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