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Jim Ratcliffe

Founder and Chairman (also CEO), INEOS Group Holdings S.A.

Search every verified Jim Ratcliffe interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In July 2026, Ratcliffe discussed the challenges facing INEOS, describing the European chemical industry as having "difficult market conditions" and stating that the company's priority is "staying in" business rather than focusing on carbon footprint. He expressed low trust in UK government energy policy, citing "seven prime ministers in 10 years" and saying that confidence in the government maintaining a new approach in the North Sea "would be low from everybody." He also commented on artificial intelligence, saying "we haven't figured it out yet. It's too early." Ratcliffe has continued his involvement with the Six Rivers conservation project, which he said has been "really successful" over the past decade. He described the Atlantic salmon as "one of the magnificent species in the world" and noted that humans have "eradicated 98% of all the wildlife on the planet." He also reflected on the 10th anniversary of INEOS's partnership with The Daily Mile, a school-based physical activity initiative that he said has grown to reach more than 5.5 million children. He observed that "modern life isn't what we were designed for" and that children today receive less natural exercise than when he was at school.

Recent appearances

  • Ask Jim 2 | Sir Jim Ratcliffe answers questions about INEOS and its businesses. July 2026

    July 31, 2026 · 📺 INEOS

    In this second edition of Ask Jim, filmed on the 20th July, Tom Crotty Director of Corporate Affairs at INEOS puts questions to Sir Jim Ratcliffe from employees across INEOS on the key issues shaping the business today. Sir Jim shares insights on the future of INEOS, the challenges facing the European chemical industry, opportunities created by the company's €5bn Project ONE, energy security, AI, workplace culture and the long-term outlook for INEOS Automotive. He also shares his views on leadership, resilience, The Daily Mile, Forgotten Forty, and why grit, rigour and humour remain as impo…

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  • Six Rivers: Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Saving Atlantic Salmon

    June 19, 2026 · 📺 INEOS

    In this short interview with Sir Jim Ratcliffe he discusses the work of the Six Rivers project and why he has spent the last decade helping to restore wild Atlantic salmon populations in Iceland. He explains the remarkable life cycle of the salmon, the challenges facing the species across Europe and North America, and how practical conservation measures, from reducing fishing pressure to planting trees and building fish ladders, are helping rivers recover. A fascinating insight into his environmental initiative and the belief that conservation succeeds when people give nature the space to reco…

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  • Elaine Wyllie and Sir Jim Ratcliffe Reflect on a Decade of The Daily Mile

    June 08, 2026 · 📺 INEOS

    Join Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Founder and Chairman of INEOS, Elaine Wyllie MBE, Founder of The Daily Mile, and Tom Crotty, Director of Corporate Affairs at INEOS, as they reflect on a remarkable decade of partnership that has helped transform children's health and wellbeing around the world. What began as a simple idea in a Scottish primary school has grown into a global movement reaching more than 5.5 million children, across 22,000 schools in 100 countries. In this special conversation, Elaine and Sir Jim look back on the origins of The Daily Mile, the role INEOS has played in supporting its grow…

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  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Brian Gilvary INEOS discuss the global energy landscape.

    May 04, 2026 · 📺 INEOS

    An in-depth conversation with Sir Jim Ratcliffe Chairman and Founder of INEOS and Brian Gilvary Chairman of INEOS Energy, previously CFO BP, on the global energy landscape amid geopolitical disruption. Filmed during the early stages of the Iran conflict, the discussion explores the impact of constrained oil and gas supply on prices, inflation, and global markets. The interview also examines the shifting balance between the US and Europe in energy investment, the challenges of regulation and energy security, and the future role of fossil fuels, renewables, and emerging technologies. Insightful…

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  • Ask Jim | Sir Jim Ratcliffe answers questions about INEOS and its businesses. April 2026

    May 04, 2026 · 📺 INEOS

    Filmed at the end of April, Tom Crotty Director of Corporate Affairs at INEOS puts questions to Sir Jim Ratcliffe from employees across INEOS on the key issues shaping the business today. He shares insights on the impact of the Middle East situation, the outlook for chemicals and energy markets, and why Project ONE remains a game-changing investment for Europe despite current challenges. Jim also discusses industry cycles, competitiveness, debt, and the importance of first-quartile assets, cash discipline, and reliability. Looking ahead, he reflects on growth opportunities in the US, China a…

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  • In full: Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says UK 'has been colonised by immigrants'

    February 11, 2026 · 📺 Sky News

    Speaking to Sky's Ed Conway, Sir Jim Ratcliffe said immigration was "costing too much money". Ratcliffe is the founder of the INEOS chemicals group and part-owner of Manchester United. #immigration #jimratcliffe #immigrants #politics https://news.sky.com/story/the-uk-has... SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to…

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  • 'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe | The UK Tonight

    February 11, 2026 · 📺 Sky News

    Watch the UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee for the latest news from across the UK, after Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years. The billionaire owner of Manchester Untied football club made the remarks in an interview with Sky's Ed Conway, #SkyNews #UKTonight #UK SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For…

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  • Interview with INEOS top executive, Jim Ratcliffe

    October 09, 2025 · 📺 Flows

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  • Jim Ratcliffe Reveals Deadline for Ruben Amorim at Man United

    October 09, 2025 · 📺 Times Business and Times News

    Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given Ruben Amorim three years to prove himself a great coach, saying ...

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  • Jim Ratcliffe Reveals Reform UK Support, On One Condition

    October 09, 2025 · 📺 Times Business and Times News

    He's one of Britain's most successful industrialists and part-owner of Manchester United. Sir Jim Ratcliffe - regularly found near the top of the Sunday Times rich list with an estimated wealth of over £17bn - is the founder and CEO of the chemicals giant INEOS. So what's the future for his business? Why does he think Net Zero is a disaster? And how will he make Man United 'the most profitable club in the world'? In the first episode of The Business, Associate Business Editor of The Sunday Times Hannah Prevett and Times columnist and Times Radio business presenter, Dominic O'Connell chew over…

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  • Sir Jim Ratcliffe: Man Utd owner says club “will come out fighting” | Extended interview | BBC News

    March 28, 2025 · 📺 BBC News

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has told BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan that the football club has “come off the rails” but will show grit and resilience and “come out the other side fighting”. The 72-year-old spent £1.3 billion buying a 29% stake in the club in 2024, in a deal which saw Ineos take control of football operations. Ratcliffe, a lifelong Manchester United fan, is chairman of the petrochemicals company which has a big sport investment arm. In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport earlier this month Ratcliffe addressed the side's recent struggles…

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  • Billionaire Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says club has “come off the rails” | BBC News

    March 23, 2025 · 📺 BBC News

    Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United, has told BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan that the football club has “come off the rails”. The 72-year-old spent £1.3 billion buying a 29% stake in the club in 2024, in a deal which saw Ineos take control of football operations. Ratcliffe, a lifelong Manchester United fan, is chairman of the petrochemicals company which has a big sport investment arm. In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport earlier this month Ratcliffe addressed the side's recent struggles on the pitch, as they languish in the bottom third of the Premier League…

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“The most important thing to do is protect the assets that we've got in Europe and the USA because they generally have a much lower carbon footprint than a lot of their competitors in the Far East. If they're substituted for an asset in the Far East, then the carbon footprint for the planet is going to be higher. You have to start with the economics of keeping those assets in a healthy economic place. So I'm afraid at”

“Trust is not high I would have to say given our experiences over the last 10 or 15 years in the UK. We've had seven prime ministers in 10 years and they all come in with a new idea of how best to run our energy policy. So confidence in the government maintaining a new approach in the North Sea would be low from everybody. We would need some form of assurance that if they remove the windfall tax, they're not going to ”

“There is no such thing as a renewables energy strategy. It has to be renewables plus gas. Or something else, but predominantly gas. For nuclear, you know, we've got nine nuclear power stations and eight of them are cited for closure because they're out of date. So, I mean, building nuclear power stations for the UK to cope with our 45 gigawatts of demand would take us 25, 30 years.”

“It really is utter madness to shut down that and then just rely on imports from the rest of the world when we're in a unstable position. So, so the US is a very rationally run economy. And Europe is is all over the place. So, you know, from an investment point of view, you always go to the stable rather than the unstable.”

“Project one will have a cost base way beyond any of the other petrochemical facilities in Europe because it's ethane based. And ethane is just so much more competitive than naphtha. So not only will it have a very low carbon footprint, it will have world's latest technology, world scale, and it will have a fabulous cost base. So nobody will be able to compete with project one in Europe.”

“The impact so far is it's pushed prices up and margins up. So that's been good all round for INEOS and the reason the prices have gone up is simply because a lot of capacity has been trapped inside the Straits of Hormuz because obviously Saudi has a lot of sort of base capacity in there for plastics and chemicals and what have you. So that's all trapped. It's about probably 20% of the world capacity or something like”

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