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C O M M U N IC A TIO N  F R O M  T H E  C O M M ISSIO N  T O  T H E  C O U N C IL
Request for assent, pursuant to Articles 54 (2) and 56 (2a)  
of the E C S C  Treaty to the granting of a  loan to  
Warwick International Ltd., United Kingdom
C O M (83) 771 final

Communication to the Council
oubj ect :  Request for assent, pursuant to Articles 54(2) and 56 (2a) fo the
E C S C  Treaty to the granting of a  loan to W arw ick International Ltd.  
United K indgom .
i. ΤΗί COMPANY .  ■  No. 381
Appli cant :  W arw ick International Limited
Registered Office :  W ort ley M anor R oad,
Leeds, England, L E 12 4JE
P arent c o m p a n y  of :  Ault an d  W iborg P L C
appli cant W andworth, near Mitcham,
England.
Recipient :  W arw ick International Limited.
Field of activity of :  Contract chemical manufacturer specialising in
recipi ent smaller batches for customers in the detergent,
pharmaceutical, agricultural, photographic a n d  
oil industries.

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I I .  T H E  P R O JE C T
The project consists of
Description · expanding the production and improving the processing
-------- ^  ’ of certain detergent chemicals at the company’ s  Mostyn,
No
rth Wales factory, to maintain the company's compet­
itiv e  market position, especially TAED, a  detergent  
additive which allows detergents to act at lower water  
temperatures. Hydrocarbon resins and résinâtes for  
the printing industry and other specialist chemicals  
e.g. bromines, w ill also be produced,  
b) the installation of coal burning equipment for the  
consumption of Community coal.
Cost : Land
: Buildingst 000
881
Plant and machinery 9,981
Other 552
Coal conversion 523
Total 11,937 (+ 20.891 MioECU)
Schedule : 1983 -  1985/86
Market : The C om pany is a competitive market leader in the
development and production of detergent additives  
for "cool water" washing and supply the major  
detergent producers. The market for the other  
specialised chemicals is diverse.
Environment : Environmental protection measures in accordance
with current legislation
The sectoral and competition aspects of the project have been closely examined ;  
they do not m ilitate against the granting of the loan applied for.
The project appears to b e economically sound ; it will m ake a  significant
contribution to the redevelopment of the region which is suffering the effects
of a  decline in E C S C  industries and also promote the consumption of Com m unity coal.

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i l l .  i  H F  R FG IO N
Project Location Mostyn Clwyd, North-East Wales.
Unemployment rate19.3% (22.5% male) Shotton travel-to-  
work area March 1983. U.K. averages 13.8%  
(17.1.male). Unemployment in North East  
Wales increased from 9.5% in March '79  
to 18.3% in March '82.
National aid status of project area :  Development area.
the F .C S C  industry has been an important source of employment in the area.
IV. C O N FO R M ITY  W ITH  ARTICLE 56 OF‘‘T H E  E C S C  T R E A T Y
i . CSC redundancies in  
project area1977 to 1981 Shotton travel-to-work area  
lost 7596 E C S C  jobs 72% . Clwyd  
lost 9132 jobs i.e . 70 % .
Jobs to be created by the project
T  ra^n  i n9199 by the end of. 1985  
213 by the end of 1987
All n ew  employees w ill be trained in  
accordance with the accepted industry  
practice and as a  m inim um  to Industry  
Training Board standards.
The Commission considers that the application complies with Article 56 (2a)
of the ECSC Treaty and that the new jobs to be created by the project are
capable of absorbing redundant ECSC workers into productive employment.

V. C O N V E R S IO N  L O A N- 4  -
Loan applied for £ 5.96 million (10.431 MioECU)
Loan to be granted The Commission has approved a  loan of  
£ 5.96 million(about 10.431 MioECU'
or equivalent to the above mentioned  
com pany ( 1).
Interest rebate
Job basis of interest rebate3 percentage points per year for five  
years o n  3.98 M ioECU C A rt.56 7 plus 3  
percentage points per year for five years  
on 0.40 M ioECU C A rt.54(2) J 
199 jobs suitable for former E C S C  
industry workers, to w h o m  they will b e  
offered in prio rity.
VJ. C O U N C IL A S S E N T
The Commission requests the Council to give its assent to the foregoing  
decision,.
U) In accordance with Article 56 application criteria (0J C  191, 16 July 1983)
and Article 54 (2) application criteria (0J C  343, 3 1  Decem ber 1982).