§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current price differential between the several feedstocks of the petrochemical industry, naphtha, gas oil and ethane (projected use).
§ Mr. GrayThe current spot market price for naphtha is $293–296 a tonne and for gas oil $268–278 a tonne. Prices for ethane will be established by commercial negotiation.
Quantity (Thousand tonnes) Average Price (£ per tonne) 1980 Jan. 1981 1980 Jan. 1981 Federal Republic of Germany 79.6 11.9 76.7 76.3 France 0.5 — 86.2 — Netherlands 23.2 — 34.0 — Belgium 14.3 0.8 61.1 74.0 United Kingdom (re-imports) 0.9 0.1 27.3 59.1 Republic of Ireland 41.2 0.2 33.2 76.4 United States of America 3,651.9 159.5 28.9 26.3 USSR 45.3 — 47.6 — Poland 445.9 — 29.8 — Australia 2,846.9 292.9 26.9 28.0 South Africa 66.4 10.7 39.8 38.6 Morocco 50.9 — 60.4 — China 66.5 — 24.8 — Total 7,333.5 476.1 29.2 29.0