一名议员呼吁政府采取紧急行动，以保障赫尔一家化工园区就业岗位的未来。
An MP has called on the government to take urgent action to secure the future of jobs at a chemical park in Hull.
此前，工业巨头英力士于9月宣布，因英国天然气价格高企，将暂停其在索尔滕德化工园三座工厂的生产。
It comes after industrial giant Ineos announced in September it was pausing production at its three plants at Saltend Chemicals Park, blaming high UK gas prices.
贝弗利和霍尔德内斯选区议员格雷厄姆·斯图尔特表示，他已与工业部长布莱尔·麦克杜格尔会面，探讨这些工厂的未来，并呼吁在“圣诞节前达成解决方案”，因为“熟练工人的就业岗位取决于此”。
Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart said he had met with Industry Minister Blair McDougall to discuss the future of the plants and called for a "resolution before Christmas" because "skilled jobs depend on it".
商业和贸易部（DfBT）表示，政府“已采取大胆行动支持我们的化工行业”。
The Department for Business and Trade (DfBT) said the government had "already taken bold action to support our chemicals industry".
英力士醋酸酯公司首席执行官大卫·布鲁克斯称，公司“欢迎”斯图尔特对该园区的支持，并认为他“正确认识到了英力士对更广泛化工园区的重要性”以及“成千上万个依赖其未来的就业岗位”。
David Brooks, chief executive of Ineos Acetyls, said the firm "welcomed" Stuart's support for the park and he was "right to recognise the importance of Ineos to the wider chemicals park" and the "thousands of jobs that depend on its future".
英力士在9月表示，暂停生产将影响多达1000名员工，其中245人直接在园区工作。
In September, Ineos said pausing production would affect up to 1,000 of its staff, of whom 245 work directly at the site.
据BBC了解，在英力士尝试从美国以更低价格购买液化天然气（这可能需要长达一年时间）或等待天然气价格下跌期间，工人将保留职位。
Workers would be kept on while Ineos tries to buy liquefied natural gas from the US at lower prices - which could take up to a year - or waits for gas prices to go down, the BBC understands.
该公司称，英国天然气价格是美国的12倍，是中国竞争对手采用的煤基工艺成本的8倍。“时间至关重要”自2025年10月起一直致力于保护索尔滕德就业岗位的斯图尔特表示，他于11月4日与麦克杜格尔会面，旨在“推动采取紧急行动，使英力士三座封存的化工厂恢复生产”。
The firm said gas prices in the UK were 12 times higher than the US, and eight times more expensive than the coal-based processes used by Chinese competitors. 'Time matters' Stuart, who has been campaigning to protect jobs at Saltend since October 2025, said he met with McDougall on 4 November to "press for urgent action to get Ineos' three mothballed chemical plants producing again".
他说：“我对与布莱尔·麦克杜格尔的会面感到鼓舞。他理解索尔滕德的重要性，我希望他能成为那个打破官僚主义、解决此事的人。”
He said: "I was encouraged by my meeting with Blair McDougall. He understands the importance of Saltend, and I hope he will be the man to cut through the bureaucracy and get this sorted.
“但时间至关重要。我们需要在圣诞节前达成解决方案，而不是让决策在白厅拖延数月。”商业与贸易部（DfBT）的一位发言人表示，政府将“于今年晚些时候启动一项支持关键场地和企业的基金”。
"But time matters. We need a resolution before Christmas, not months of delay while decisions work their way through Whitehall." A spokesperson for the DfBT said the government would be "launching a fund backing key sites and businesses later this year".
该发言人补充道：“我们认识到，这一商业决定将意味着这对索尔特恩德的工人及其家庭来说是一段令人担忧的时期。”
"We recognise this commercial decision will mean this is a concerning time for workers in Saltend and their families," the spokesperson added.
“该公司已经表示，其决定并不一定意味着工厂将关闭，再工业化部长将继续与英力士（INEOS）及业界会面，探讨政府如何在当前挑战中给予支持。”“因天然气成本而陷入瘫痪”布鲁克斯表示，“根本问题依然没有改变”，并援引英国化工制造商“因天然气成本而陷入瘫痪，这些成本在全国范围内根本不具备竞争力”。
"The company have already said that their decision does not necessarily mean the plants will close, and the Reindustrialisation Minister will continue to meet with INEOS and the industry to see how government can support them through their current challenges." 'Crippled by gas costs' Brooks said "the fundamental problem remains unchanged", citing British chemical manufacturers being "crippled by gas costs that are simply uncompetitive nationally".
他补充道：“英力士希望在英国生产，但我们无法在永久性的竞争劣势下运营。
He added: "Ineos wants to manufacture in Britain, but we cannot operate at a permanent competitive disadvantage.
“我们需要政府采取紧急行动，降低天然气和碳的成本，为英国工业竞争创造条件。”
"We need urgent government action to reduce the cost of gas and carbon and create the conditions for British industry to compete."
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