The price of the butane cylinder will fall by 5% starting this Tuesday, as stated in a resolution published this Monday in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It is the first decrease in more than two years, since September 2020, according to data compiled by Facua. The improvement comes right at the gates of lower temperatures.
The cylinder will cost 18.58 euros in its 12.5-kilogram format, after the price has been frozen at a record 19.55 euros since last May. The figure will remain at least until January 17, when the next bimonthly review will take place.
The decrease is explained by the fact that the price of the raw material -propane and butane- has suffered a decrease of 10.0%, despite the fact that the cost of freight -transport- has had a large increase (24, 0%) and the dollar -reference currency in the international market- has continued to appreciate against the euro (2.8%), according to sources from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
The maximum sale price of bottled liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) in containers of between 8 and 20 kilograms, the traditional butane cylinder, has not been liberalized. The revision of the price, upwards or downwards, is limited to 5%, accumulating the excess or defect in price for its application in subsequent revisions.
Bottled LPG is a mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly composed of butane, which serves as an alternative to natural gas for energy consumption in pressurized containers, especially in towns or urban centers without connection to the natural gas network.
Currently, 68 million LPG containers of different capacities are consumed, of which 53 million are subject to the maximum regulated price (78%).
