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Flattened – The Olefins 5 plant , which operated at Wilton for 23 years , was part of the major demolition programme .
SABIC clears way for potential investment projects as a decade of decommissioning activity draws to a close
SAFE DEMOLITION PAYS DIVIDENDS
Wilderness – SABIC and RVA staff on the cleared former industrial land , now ripe for investment .
Achievement – SABIC ’ s Keiron Mulholland .
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complex 10-year demolition programme across SABIC ’ s Teesside facilities has freed up swathes of land for future industrial development .
Ten of the global petrochemical giant ’ s plant areas , spanning 54 hectares – the equivalent of 270 football pitches – have been cleared on land that could eventually bring new jobs into the area via other interested parties keen to be part of Teesside ’ s ongoing regeneration .
Before the regeneration of the massive Teesworks site , it was Europe ’ s largest demolition project .
And after more than a decade of dedicated decommissioning work involving hundreds of people from across the North-East and beyond , the removal of SABIC ’ s redundant Teesside plant and pipeline infrastructure across two major industrial sites will finally be completed by the end of the year .
The vast and complex network occupied huge swathes of the 2,000-acre Wilton International site and included important SABIC facilities at the North Tees site , too .
The top priority in completing the work was , of course , the safety of everyone associated with the project , plus those working for companies at neighbouring facilities and , not least , the surrounding public .