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BUZZ-Dutch union threatens to close half of Shell Pernis refinery operation

Reuters - UK Focus

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Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 2 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc (LSE: 0LN9.L - news)

* Dutch FNV union says will reduce operations at Shell (LSE: RDSB.L - news) 's 404,000 bpd Pernis oil refinery by 50 percent on Dec. 7 if pay demands are not met, spokesman Egbert Schellenberg says

* Industrial action will also impact Shell's adjacent Moerdijk petrochemical plants

* FNV seeks 1.5 percent pay rise while Shell has offered 1 percent increase, Schellenberg says

* A Shell spokeswoman said: "The unions indicated that they intend to continue activities [as early as next Wednesday]. Should this be the case, they will have a financial consequence. We are confident that we are going to reach a solution." Further company coverage: