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 it all.

Watch more:

• Sir Jim Ratcliffe on Manchester United, Farage and the future of British industry on our YouTube channel.
• This podcast on our YouTube channel.

Read more:

• Nigel Farage woos Ineos tycoon who called clean energy targets 'absurd'
• Collapse of chemical sector will put 1m jobs at risk
• I'm giving Amorim 3 years at Manchester United

Guest: Sir Jim Ratcliffe

Hosts: 

• Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times
• Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times & business reporter, Times Radio

Producer: Miriam Hall

Senior Producer: Julia Johnson

Development Editor: Sandra Shmueli

Executive Producer: Kate Ford

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Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com

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