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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE CO N CIL
Request for assent of the Council under Article 54, second paragraph, 
of the E C S C  Treaty to the co-financing of the conversion from  oil 
or gas to coal firing of boilers at Tate and Lyle Refineries
C O M (84) 760 final

For Official Use Only
N ote to the Council
Subject :  Request for the assent of the Council under Article 5 4
paragraph 2  of the E C S C  Treaty to the co-financing of the  
conversion from  oil or gas to coal firing of boilers at  
Tate a n d  Lyle Refineries.
A m o u n t of the loan :  £  6.0 m . (approximately 10.11 m . E C U )
B orrow er :  Tate a n d  Lyle Refineries (a division of Tate
a n d  Lyle Industries)
Description :  T h e  co m p a n y  plans to reduce its dependence
o n  oil a n d  gas for the energy requirements  
at its sugar refinery b y  replacing four exis­
ting boilers with coal-fired installations.
T h e project, w hich will take 2  \ years to  
complete has estimated costs as follows :
£ 000
a) Boilers, ancillary plant 5,271
b) Coal/ash handling plant 819
c) Mechanical, electrical a n d
chim ney installations 2,255
d) Civil, building a n d  mis­
cellaneous w orks 1,347
e) Continency a n d  inflation 2,469
12,161

2
Anticipated Savings
T he current annual usage of gas and oil results in an energy cost of  
£  7.8 m . and this will be reduced to £  6.3 m . after the investment to give  
a  payback of 8 years. T he benefit of an E C S C  loan with an interest subsidy  
together with government grants should encourage the com pany to carry out  
the investment.
A s a  result of the investment Tate and Lyle expect to consum e 103,000 ton­
nes of coal per a n n u m  and long term contracts are being negociated with E E C  
coal producers. T he project is therefore eligible for an E C S C  loan with an  
interest rebate.
Assessment
T he M em b er States of the European C om m unity have set themselves the objec­
tive of reducing their dependence on oil imports. T he European Council of  
27 and 28 April 1980 in L uxem bourg and the Western Econom ic Sum m it of 22  
and 23 June 1980 in Venice put out very precise statements on this subject  
and expressly recom m ended a  return to coal.
In a  communication transmitted to the Council on 1 1  M a y  1981 the Commission  
examined the scope for replacing oil by coal in "other industry" (i.e . all  
branches of industry except the energy sector, the steel industry and small  
industry and crafts) and went into the problems involved;
T he Commission considers that conversion to coal in "other industry" should  
be encouraged by additional measures at national and C om m unity levels.
T he project to be co-financed is in line with the general energy policy of  
the Com m unity. At the sam e time one of its direct results will be to pro­
vide an additional market for E C S C  coal.
The proposed investment program m e is therefore also in line with the pro­
visions of Article 54, 2nd paragraph, of the E C S C  Treaty.
This project falls within the scope of the decision of the Commission to 
grant loans at a reduced rate of interest for investments aimed at prom o­
ting the consumption of C om m unity coal (O.J. N o. 343 of 3 1  Decem ber 1982)
It is proposed that this loan be granted with an interest rebate.
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