The UK government will hold urgent talks with meat and farming groups on Thursday after CF Industries, the US fertiliser group which is the UK’s biggest carbon dioxide producer, said it would close its Billingham plant in north-east England.
CF Industries said it would temporarily halt ammonia production at Billingham as the price of natural gas, the key feedstock, has more than doubled to record levels, making it uneconomical to continue production.
CO₂, which is used by meat suppliers to stun animals before their slaughter, and the beer and soft drinks industries, is a byproduct of ammonia production.
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