BASIC IMAGERY INTERPRETATION REPORT FU-CHOU CHEMICAL PLANT NO. 2 FU-CHOU, CHINA

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• Publication Date: April 1, 1971
• Content Type: REPORT

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Basic Imagery Interpretation Report
Fu-chou Chemical Plant No. 2
Fu-chou, China
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RCS 13/0003/71
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DATE APRIL 1971
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Fu-chou Chemical Plant No. 2 is located on the northeastern edge of Fu-chou,
Fukien Province (see Figure I). Steam is supplied to the plant by a collocated
steam plant. Electric power is received from the regional grid system through
Physical Features
The plant occupies an area approximately 3,350 by 1,250 feet and contains
about 95 acres (see Figures 2 and 3). It is served by rail spurs from the Fu-chou
to Chi-kou rail line. Two roads enter the plant on the southwest side. A
tributary of the canal serving the Fu-chou Iron and Steel Plant August I
connects the chemical plant with the Min River.
Operational Functions
The primary products of the plant are probably polyvinyl chloride and possibly
chloroprene. Secondary products include caustic soda, bleaching powder, chlorine,
and possibly hydrochloric acid and calcium hydroxide. The products of Area I
cannot be identified from photography. The process flow for the products is
shown in Figure 4.
Construction Chronology
In September 1958 only minor construction buildings and survey lines were
visible. By July 1962, facilities in the chlorine, caustic soda, bleaching
powder, and probable acetylene production areas were completed. By September
1963 the possible chloroprene production area was completed. By May 1965 the
possible hydrochloric acid facility and several minor support buildings were
completed. In December 1966, the probable polyvinyl chloride production area
and three buildings in the unidentified production area were complete. Since
December 1966 only minor support facilities have been added.
Operational Status
The plant was not operational when it was first observed on photography of
September 1958. In July 1962, facilities for the production of chlorine, caustic
soda, and bleaching powder were in operation. This was indicated by the presence
of a light-toned material, possibly spillage, on the ground and by rail cars in
the bleaching powder production area. In May 1963, facilities in the chlorine and
caustic soda production area were operating as indicated by the presence of rail
cars.
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CAUSTIC SODA
EVAPORATION
BUILDING
CALCIUM CARBIDE
FIRM
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POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
REACTOR
SOLID CAUSTIC SODA
CAUSTIC SODA SOLUTION
BLEACHING POWDER
LIQUID CHLORINE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
FIGURE d, PROCESS FLOW AT FU-CHOU CHEMICAL PLANT NO.
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COOLING, DRYING
LIQUEFACTION
BUILDING
HCI VINYL CHLORIDE
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REACTOR
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ACETYLENE
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In November 1964, drums similar to those used to pack calcium carbide were
observed for the first time in the probable acetylene area, suggesting that
acetylene production may have been under way. Acetylene is a necessary raw
material for production of chloroprene and polyvinyl chloride (see Figure 4).
Facilities in the possible chloroprene area could have been operating by November
1964 if hydrochloric acid was supplied to the plant from another source. The
probable polyvinyl chloride area could have been in operation when it was first
observed complete in December 1966. Variation in the number and position of the
drums on coverage through October 1969 suggests that both production facilities
were operating. This cannot be confirmed, however, because there are no other
visible signs of production in these processes.
The plant has been observed in operation on all coverage from July 1962
through October 1969 as indicated by the fluctuation in the number of rail cars
observed at the plant.
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Map
548th RTS. US Air Target Chart, Series 200, Sheet M0499-IIHL, 3rd edition,
Hsinhua News Agency. Daily Bulletin 442, Big Modern Chemical Works
Goes Into Operation In Southeast China, 17 March 1959 (CRS Plant
Folder E-000222) (UNCLASSIFIED)
Requirement
COMIREX N02
Support Number 421939
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