an Essar Energy facility and the second largest oil refinery in the United Kingdom. The refinery produces one-sixth of the United Kingdom's petrol needs. Opening in 2005, of the former Ince Power Station site was redeveloped as part of a large glass bottle production factory operated by Encirc Ltd (formerly Quinn Glass until 2014). The facility initially contained two glass melting furnaces and 13 bottle production lines. It was estimated that £250 million was invested into this project and the factory outputted 1.2 billion bottles per year. In 2020 Encirc opened the world's largest container glass furnace, capable of processing up to 900 tonnes per day. North east of the village, landowners The Peel Group are developing a industrial site on a former water meadow at Ince Park. The Protos "energy and resource hub" houses a biomass power station, a timber recycling plant and designated "nature areas". The construction of a facility to recover energy from non-recyclable waste began in 2020. See also Listed buildings in Elton, Cheshire References External links Villages in Cheshire Civil parishes in Cheshire