Freeports

Turkish insulation panel maker to build ?45m UK factory

The £45m insulation plant is planned to be operational by Autumn 2025 and Assan is also is planning to establish a new office in Ipswich to serve the UK market.
It will produce sandwich panels filled with Polyisocyanurate (PIR), mineral wool, or polyur…

Freeport East attracts ?45m investment

Assan Panel plans to locate its first UK manufacturing facility at Gateway 14 (Image credit: Freeport East)
A sustainable building materials business headquartered in Turkey has confirmed its plans to locate its first UK manufacturing facility at Gate…

Green Freeport plan could add 19,400 jobs in qualified areas

The Scottish Government has been accused of “dodgy sums” as two green freeport schemes are set to deliver tens of thousands fewer jobs than were initially promised.
According to a report from the Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU[1]), a part of the UK’s Competi…

Can a freeport ‘level up’ the Welsh island of Anglesey?

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Natural Gas News: Freeport LNG Resumption Brightens Outlook

Price Influences and Storage Surplus
A marked downturn in prices last week was notably influenced by a decrease in feedgas deliveries to Freeport LNG’s Texas export terminal, tipping the market towards a supply-heavy situation. Adding to the bearish se…

Answers demanded on how New Forest will benefit from freeport

ANSWERS have been demanded about how New Forest residents and businesses will benefit from Solent Freeport.
Hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity, the freeport, which includes areas in Marchwood and Fawley, was officially designated at the end o…

Dartmoor will be “protected” in Freeport zone

Mrs Ward, who has 35 years’ experience in the energy industry and was awarded the CBE in 2015 for her services to business, said it is a heavy responsibility to make the right decision with public money, but the process was “rigorous” and under scrutin…