INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS IN YUGOSLAVIA, 26 MARCH-8 APRIL 1954

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• Publication Date: July 14, 1954
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CLASSIFICATION C011p,DL61TL,L
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIC,N DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT Economic - Industry
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Daily newspapers
26 flar-8 Apr 1954
Serbian, Croltian, Slovenian, Macedonian
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L,TI0,,01 ITl .inr: nl,,nt; whirs will have storage
space: for 100,000 kilo,-,rams; of halved anti quartered neat..(l3)
The Golubcvec mines in Croatia produce annually 430,000 tons of brown
coal, while Crestisn fecda fur brown coal total 1.2 million tons. Means are
being sought to mode: the sine_.(Li)
in the first 3 months of 1951, tie Velunje mine extracted 214,000 tons of
lignite, or 100,(V0 ^:o:re tons than in the caste period in 1953?(15)
The Rijeka liefinory is now prnduoin. fuel for reaction engines, and is
finishing were, on t.rans!'orr r oil and turbine lubricant, (b)
The bitumen disrii.l:rtion plart: and the beneol rectification plant at the
"Boris Kidric" Cokeworks (Kodsarva "Boris Kidric") in Lukavac are nearing com-
pletion. When the ccke';crl:s i; wor:.in.'- at full capacity, it will produce
225,000 tors of cake .iitines11w 11,)
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Approximately 100 new Z;acolire stations ara to be opened in 1954 on main
Yugoslav highways to supply fuel to automobiles.(4)
The "Trudbenik" Compressor Factory (Tvornica kompresora "Trudbeni.k") in
Doboj, which has been producing compressor units of 6 atmospheres, has re-
cently mastered the production of aircraft and automobile lights.(5)
The "Torpedo" in Rijeka is compl=tin;; wor.k on the serial production 120-
horsepower diesel engines for domestic ships.
Tare "Rikardo Bonnie" [Factory of A:axiliary Ship Equipment and Armatures,
Tvornica pomocnih brojn eh strojeva i armatural in Rijeka has produced a
propeller, 3.5 meter. in diameter. The factory is preparing to produce a
propeller, 5 meters er, diameter and weighing 10 tons, to be used on 10,000-
ton ships. This factory is also preparing to produce new types of pumps;
pump (6)
namely, for feeding f ei to diesel er.Oiaes and electrically powered gasoline
The "Banat" Enterprise for the R,:r:air )f Locomotives and Railroad Cars
(Preduzece za popravko. l:;Ioc:otiva i aeiezaiceiir kola "Banat") recently produced
its first railroad teccen;gcr car.(l-;)
The "Doran" Stove ahd Kitchen R=nL:e Factory (Proizvodnja peci i stednjaka
"Goran") in Zagreb plans to export 50J,000 dollars' worth of gas stoves, elec-
tric irons, and gas ranr;es to Turkey. The factory is working on new washing
machines which will not be n?wee'ed 1,y an electric motor but connected directly
with an electrical outlet. :r, nun to i hours, these machines will wash 4-5
kilograms of clothin,i in one to^i, and ail1 east 15,000 dinars.
The factory .`a- s!;ante: o rrcd,.r., lar;;c electric stoves for hotel use,
and stoves with rewlator._ .ar c:`ccz.iorx,ry use. It is also preparing to
produce a combination stove and .,:'ri;;cr'atcr,(l;)
Ln 1';51. ar.proximo al?; ;,n, t.??.,. ,;_.re spent no cnr+rgl. conatruction
at the "Edvard Kar-.lelj" [Steam 'I bine F:_etory, Tvornica parnih turbina "Edvard
Kard,elj", in Karlcvac. dent of thin was :r-:n; en completing an assembly shop
and on installations. in over 1000 c,iilicn dinars are to be spent on
modernizing plants in the factory.
The "Djuro Dja;:ovic" [Industry of Locomotives, Engines, and Bridges,
Industrija to.cocioti-.a. stroj''^a, i r,.xto.a "Djurc Dja;orie"] in Slavonski
Brod will soon begin production of sma11 construction rollers and cranes.(19)
The "Barka" Toot Ractory (i'ahrika alatki "Backs") in Senta has produced
a mud mire: to be used in 'bric;:ycrd:. iicretofnre, mud has been mixed by hur.t-% feet.
'1'rria mixer will mix as much mud in o :,ours as GO men would do in the same
period, Ind improve the _aality of to product by 30 percent.(20)
The "Getaidus" Optical. Products Factory (Tovarna opticnih proizvoda "Get-
aldus") in Zagreb is now preduci.ng bi.focai glasses, measuring instruments for
the army, telescopes, photographic supplies, magnifying glasses, lenses, and
condensors for motion-picture projectors, and microscopes, including pocket
microscopes. (21)
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he Wire
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nd Nail ducedT40 tons per workeraofofinishedn products in eksera) in Alipasin Most pro-
1953, compared ared with 22.4 tons
in 1951 and 27.1 tons in 1952.(22)
In 1953, the Ravne Ironworks (Zelezarna Ravne) in Korosko produced 30,000
more tons of steel than in 1952.(23)
The completion of construction work and assembly of installations of the
Natron Paper Factory (Tvornica natron papira) in MaglaJ was again postponed.
The plan is to put the factory into partial operation sometime this year.(24)
At the beginning of April, a new knitting installation is to be put into
operation at the "Biser" Stocking Factory (Tvornica carapa "Riser") in Bjelovar.
At first the new installation will concentrate on yarn. Later, it will pro-
duce Jumpers, pull-overs, and ladies' scarves.(25)
In 1954, over 35 million dinars will be spent on modernizing the Wool
Fabric Industry (Industrija vunenih tkanina) in Zabok. The factory will export
150,000 meters of wool cloth to Nigeria in the first quarter of 1954.(19)
By 15 April, the "Nonca Kamiseva" Silk Combine (Svilarski kombinat "Nonca
Kamiseva") in Titov Veles will be serially produ,:inr, silk thread. The labor
force is being increased from 200 to 300 workers, 1,90 of whom will be working
in the thread section.(26)
A new'. pinning mill is under construction in Zabok. The "Oroteks" [OrosavlJe
Textile Industry, 0roslavska tekstilna industrija "Oroteks") in Oroslavlje is
equipping a new dye plant. The knitting mill in Cakovec will spend 80 million
dinars on a new engine room.(27)
The "Petol,etka" Shoe Factory (Tvornica cipela "Petoletka") in Subotica
delivered;;lte first contingent of shoes for Abyssinia. A total of 11,000 pairs
valued at 20 million dinars are to be delivered.(17)
The iyarinkovic" Furniture Factory (Tvornica pokucstva "Ivo Marinkovic")
in Osijek has increased its furniture production by six times.(13)
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1. Zagreb, Narodni list, 2 Apr 54
2. Belgrade, Politika, 8 Apr 54
3. Ljubljana, Ljudska pravica-Borba, 28 Mar 54
4. Belgrade, Politika, 28 Mar 54
5. Sarajevo, Oslobodjenje, 4 Apr 54
6. Skuplje, Nova Makedonija, 3 Apr 54
7. Novi Sad, Dnevnik, 26 Mar 54
8. Ibid., 3 Apr 54
9. Ibid., 4 Apr 54
10. Zagreb, Borba, 6 Apr 54
11. Ljubljana, Ljudska pravica-Borba, 27 Mar 54
12. Ibid., 4 Apr 54
13. Zagreb., Narodni list, 30 Mar 54
14. Ibid., 3 Apr 54
15. Ljubljana, Slovenski porocevalec, 5 Apr 54
16. Sarajevo, Oslobodjenje, 29 Mar 54
17. Novi Sad, Dnevnik, 2 Apr 54
18. Zagreb, Narodni list, 27 Mar 54
19. Ibid., 1 Apr 54
20. Novi Sad, Dnevnik, 6 Apr 54
21. Ljubljana, SLovenski porocevalec, 7 Apr 54
22. Sarajevo, Oslobodjenje, 31 Mar 54
23. Ljubljana, Ljudska pravica-Borba, 7 Apr 54
24. Sarajevo, Oslobodjenje, 26 Mar 54
25. Zagreb, Borba, 2S Nar 54
26. Skop]je, Nova Makedonija, 6 Apr 54
27. Zagreb, Vjesnik, 4 Apr 54
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