§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much aluminium was exported from the United Kingdom for the years 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81; in what form it was exported; and how much of the total exports in each year was manufactured at the Invergordon aluminium smelter.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe World Bureau of Metal Statistics shows the following figures:
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Aluminium and Aluminium Alooy Exports Product 1977 1978 1979 1980 Primary aluminium and alloy 101,441 117,870 153,181 120,021 Secondary aluminium and alloy 43,368 42,174 51,495 74,108 Aluminium and alloy semi-manufactures 68,282 64,634 77,011 107,839 Of which: wire 6,935 6,088 8,870 7,534 Rods, bars, sections 13,209 11,226 9,326 15,777 Sheets, strip and plate 34,217 32,962 42,821 64,820 Foil 10,342 11,843 12,709 16,282 Tubes, pipes, hollow bars 3,579 2,515 3,285 3,480 The British Aluminium Company Ltd. has not published details of the markets for aluminium from Invergordon.