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Defence firm submits proposal for weapons factory at Mossmorran site

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Forbes, N. (2026, October 14). Defence firm submits proposal for weapons factory at Mossmorran site. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/cowdenbeath-exxonmobil-hampshire-b1300762.html

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TBG International Limited has proposed converting the former Mossmorran chemical plant into a weapons components factory. The site’s decommissioning was expected to be completed by 2028, but TBG submitted plans in June to Fife Council for an “energetics manufacturing facility” that would produce explosives and propellants. The proposal includes building new structures and altering existing ones at the site, which previously employed over 400 people before its closure. Fife Council has indicated that an environmental impact assessment is required due to the nature of the proposed development as a chemical installation for explosive production under Schedule 1 regulations.

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TBG International Limited, a defence contractor, has submitted proposals to convert the former Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife into an "energetics manufacturing facility" for producing weapons components. The company plans to construct process buildings and storage magazines at the site while reusing existing offices and warehouses. According to a letter from Fife Council, this proposal requires an environmental impact assessment due to it falling under Schedule 1 development, which includes industrial-scale chemical installations intended for explosives production.

The closure of Mossmorran affected more than 400 staff members, and the site’s original energy giant anticipates that full decommissioning and dismantling will not be completed until 2028. The proposed conversion would involve significant changes to the landscape, including access infrastructure and landscaping adjustments. This development highlights the potential reuse of large industrial sites for defence purposes despite ongoing environmental concerns and previous employment impacts.

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A defence firm has submitted proposals to convert the former Mossmorran chemical plant into a factory producing weapons components. asserted

firm → submit → components

More than 400 staff were affected by the closure. asserted

staff → affect → closure

The energy giant said it anticipates it will take until 2028 to fully decommission the site and and make it safe for dismantling. asserted

it → say → dismantling

Last month defence contractor TBG International Limited submitted a pre-application screening request to Fife Council for the conversion of the site into an “energetics manufacturing facility”. asserted

Limited → submit → facility

The proposals would see the construction of “process buildings, earth-covered storage magazines with associated earthworks, ancillary buildings, access, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure”. asserted

proposals → see → earthworks

They would also see existing offices and warehouses at the site altered and re-used. asserted

offices → see → site

A letter from Fife Council to the Hampshire-based firm indicates the proposed development will require an environmental impact assessment to be carried out. asserted

assessment → base → firm

The letter states: “This is because the proposal constitutes Schedule 1 development under paragraph 6(f) of Schedule 1 to the EIA Regulations, namely an integrated chemical installation for the manufacture, on an industrial scale, of substances using chemical conversion processes, in which several units are juxtaposed and functionally linked, and which is intended for the production of explosives.” asserted

which → state → explosives

Defence firm submits proposal for weapons factory at Mossmorran site

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