Grangemouth Future Industry Board Programme Board minutes: June 2026

Attendees and apologies

• Brockwell Energy
• Calachem
• Celtic Renewables
• CVS Falkirk
• Falkirk Council
• Forth Green Freeports
• Forth Ports
• Forth Valley College
• Federation of Small Businesses
• Grangemouth Community Council
• GMB 
• INEOS
• MiAlgae
• NECCUS
• NESO
• NWF
• Piramal
• RWE
• Skills Development Scotland
• Scottish Enterprise
• Scottish Futures Trust
• Scottish Government
• SDI
• SEPA
• Storegga
• Syngenta
• UK Government
• Unite the Union
• Veolia

Items and actions

The Chair welcomed attendees and noted apologies. Actions from the previous meeting were discussed and minutes from the previous meeting agreed.  

The Scottish Government provided an update on activity since the previous meeting of the GFIB Programme Board. The Scottish Parliament Election took place on 8 May and the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport met with some GFIB members including Celtic Renewables, Forth Valley College and Unite the Union representatives on Friday 22 May, demonstrating the Scottish Government’s continued commitment to Grangemouth.  

The Scottish Government noted the conclusion of the Future Skills: Pathways to Employment Programme delivery from Forth Valley College and that a number of candidates have reported positive outcomes since completion of the programme. The Scottish Government also highlighted the continued delivery of the Grangemouth Skills Intervention for Petroineos and INEOS O&P workers made redundant as a result of the refinery closure and the Grangemouth Jobs Prioritisation Scheme which prioritises those workers for the new opportunities at Grangemouth.  

Scottish Enterprise provided an update on the Governance, Strategy and Projects Workstream. This included an update on the Grangemouth Investment Taskforce which is leading work to identify and attract entities with an interest in progressing the proposals outlined in Project Willow and any other viable opportunities across the industrial cluster. Discussion on the long-term transition of Grangemouth followed, including SAF and e-SAF opportunities and challenges.  

Scottish Enterprise then provided an update on the Innovation Workstream, highlighting the need to work at pace and ensure alignment across GFIB workstreams to drive progress.  

An update on Cluster, Strategy and Infrastructure followed, including alignment with the Grangemouth Industrial Cluster Strategy and progress on delivery and actions.  

Skills Development Scotland then provided an update on the Jobs and Skills Workstream, including initiatives to support skills transition and workforce development. The Skills Transition Centre at Forth Valley College was highlighted, which GFIB members were given a tour of prior to the meeting 

CVS Falkirk presented an update on ongoing community work in relation to the Community Engagement workstream of GFIB. This includes the development and issuing of the quarterly ‘Grangemouth Vision’ magazine to local residents to ensure they are continually informed on updates, progress and opportunities connected to Grangemouth’s transition.  

Lastly, Scottish Enterprise provided an update on Communications and Investor Outreach.  

The Chair thanked participants for their contributions to the discussion and closed the meeting.