Coryton: Possible buyer found for refinery...a Russian businessman

5:20pm Wednesday 13th June 2012 in News By Gina Marden

A BUYER may have been found to save the Coryton oil refinery - a high-flying Russian businessman.

Unite, the union representing the workers, said they undertsood a potential purchaser has contacted the government.

*Full story in Thursday's Echo

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halojump says...
1:47pm Wed 13 Jun 12

fingers crossed for the many this plants closure or convertion into a storage depot would affect

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southendshrimper says...
6:53pm Wed 13 Jun 12

hope it goes through.

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EthanEdwards says...
9:57am Thu 14 Jun 12

Russian Bussinessman? Has lots of ready cash? Did he turn up tot he meetings in a 'Chelski' shirt perhaps? The plant would probably only cost Roman about 20% of his annual megayacht budget.

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streetboy75 says...
10:02am Thu 14 Jun 12

then he will lay off half the staff

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EthanEdwards says...
1:07pm Thu 14 Jun 12

streetboy75 wrote:
then he will lay off half the staff
Only if Di Matteo is qualified to run a Gas Chromatograph Analyser Flux Capacitor....

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