Jim Ratcliffe

“Towards the end of 2005, Ineos acquired Innovene, the petrochemicals arm of BP, for $9 billion. It quadrupled the size of Ineos overnight and brought with it some of the world's largest industrial sites.”

“The Brits are perfectly capable of managing the Brits and don't need Brussels telling them how to manage things.”

“We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership.”

“It is not necessary, nor appropriate, to sow dissent and misrepresent employees or constantly to threaten industrial action.”

“It would be nice if areas could be revitalised - like places in the U.S. such as Pittsburgh, for example, which have been transformed through shale. There you have shiny cars in a shiny city because of the development of shale in an old industrial heartland.”

“I'm not sure we could spell 'shale' in 2008.”

“Do your analysis of energy costs. Either it comes from windmills and solar or things like nuclear and shale gas. You have to think about how you provide competitive energy for U.K. Ltd.”

“Brussels has become inefficient and very bureaucratic, which makes it slow to do things. The concept of the United States of Europe will never work.”

“There's no substitute for seeing firsthand a well being drilled.”