Antwerp Paper (Der Morgen)

Annick De Ridder (N-VA) is alderman for the Port of Antwerp and chairman of the board of directors of Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

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ULTIMATE TEST CASE

The permitability of Ineos' ONE project is the ultimate test case for the future of industry in Western Europe. If such a world-scale project, which does meet the strictest climate and environmental standards, is no longer possible here, it will de facto mean the end for industry in Western Europe, a sector for which some flashing lights are already red. The squatter (Cracker) will be built anyway, if not with us, or in China, India, Malaysia or on the African continent. The demand for basic building blocks for high-performance plastics is simply too great, and will become at least a multiple by 2050. Where do we want that squatter to be built?

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