STRUCTURE ACTIVITIES AND PERSONNEL OF DIA CHEMIE

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• Publication Date: September 4, 1953
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COUNTRY East
SUELJECI - Structure ..tletivities _land rerspnnel
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S'herale (German Donesticr and ro ig0 Trade - Chepistry) 7riner1.1:7
:interested in exporting. During 1q52, the ratio of chertical 1;!por* 1,4
chenical exports was 1:2; in 1953 it will be 1..312; This increase of
Inports is ascribable to the fact that the nrolitiess of Et Gerranit i
IT:portant branches of the ohm tiara industry dit not. core -t.ri to expelptt.
ti ens; this necessitated an increase in innortil Eratk.a decrease ex-
rorts. s
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The 1952 plan was fylfilled approldnat4ly 90 MrceDt. It:is not prob.,
able that the 1953 plan is being ftlfilled asopropoted. Considerable
M7bsirlio s were given to the inport and export brarchee of the chenical
industry of :Ault Germany. in 1952, the DIA fachanstelt Clienie received
650 nillion eastriarl-s. It is intererting to note that the inport
blanch of the DIA coui4 ach5eve a surplus of lit ritiololion ?astral-I sLtth
ci:nory.brench Orried i,flitth a deficit of 660 W110..onVastnarke. pf 4--s-
so-called ,650 'nil/ion subSidids, 320 million acne` wer;t to the e:
brancir":arierol-Cilat(Airia-3:30nzinel iliessl-oeileiPpeeialabenainei
Paraffin? and .7ontenwachee). The reason for the high eubildie& ii*.th-
fact that these gods mint be exported to the Seirlet Union at a price
much below the coOt of production. The above-nentioned subsidy does
not include those subs* es to the 5AGS and V123' a, The nirvii ning Fil .-,?
sidles of 330 million I .stnari s are divided f,izoitg the organic and ino.
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organic chalicals. The Fachanstaft is tryincr to decrease the subsieir.e
for 1953. This the :!:achanstalt 18 trying to achieve by selling all goods
imported r the DIA which are destined for a final consumer (co-operative
. otoreeir, pliargnOiesie efic.)"tt st copsidetablp higher.price. -
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?hie office imports automobile tirees bicycle tires, conveyer belts and
Mimeo* rubber goods for medical use and for the textil industry.
The neat important import items are conveyor belts. They are used in
the seal miner! and ere 1800 mm. and over in width. These con-
yo: belts el* so important that often a breakdown in the transport of
blew coal :ts caused by the inability to obtain a replaeement for a torn
eon-eller telt. The spanufacturers of those belts are the Conti works in
aftn4Wir eed Yhoenix and Tretkorn, Hamburg 11n East Germany tee- conveyor
belts, are proauced by SAGVairathin Blankenburs, houevereonly in slime
lees thce 1800 mm. Weis. In order to economize on foreign exchange and
else forepelitical reeeenee an attempt was made to use Rolishemade oon-
evet7 telts* bet they Add not satisfy qualitatively.
2eYar tires ere imported nets West Germany and from England; to a large
enfant tittle are also itaported from Russia and Czechoslovakia. The
I/tete:se:6 ehortago exist.' in tires for truoks and heavy tractors. A stall
!mew of bisycle tires is imported; Gseehoslovakia and West Germany :nee-
a smell amount.
Other.rubber goods imported include rubber threads for the textile InduArY;
oLeo a email amount for medical purposes. These oome from West Geriaany.
Alesetly eA increasing amount of starting ropes for glider wao itperted
tvom Czochoalovakia.
The ruttier import program fcse 1953 is about the same as it was for 1952.
The total value of the import business is approximately 18 million rublee.
The deIiveey of automobile terse during 1953 will almost exclusively be
zeds by Ruesia. These items Russia is well able to deliver and has al-
ready- fulfilled its obligation for the first and second quarters; but in
the production of tires of large dimensions Russia is weak and the de-
liveries are irregular or are not made at all.
The total import volume of thls office during 1952 was approfemately 35
million rubles. The largest ,part of it consisted of organic dyes and
Intermediate dye, products with a value of approximately 30 million raise.
Other item imported vivre: ,approximately 1000 tons Blanc fix (Barium
zuiphato preelpitated); etaamie oxide 1000 tons; bronze powder approxi-
mately AD tons; iron oxides pproximately 200 tons. The items were
eupplied mostly by West GermAny and had a value of approximately 20
million rubleo. The rest wee supplied by Switzerland (primarily by the
e:;:lbe concern). Smeller deliveries mere mode by England and Rolland.
in spite of Ines-eased textile, eredection* tee 1953 import quota for tex-
tile dyes was decreased 50 peroent. Consequently this will create an
unfavorable situation for the textile dyeing and printing industry in
Rest Germany in 1953 as the East German chemical industry does not have
a notable dye production. It may be neceseary to increase the reduced
import quota of 1952 to 1200 tons. Even this amount* which is presently'
zec1.? consideration within Vas ECA4e still unsettled as far as the dve
deliveries to the teetile iudustey are concerned and may necessitate en
additional quota allotment,. The 1952 import program of the DIA was 80
percent achieved as INftar es eves were ooncerned. The reamon for the
ron.fultillment of 20 pereant wee eclely ascribed to the poor financial
eendition of the DIA.
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In 1952 the import volume was 19 million rubles, to which another 8
million rubles from spatial non-quota assignments /met be added. This
office imports 25 percent of the pharmaceuticals from the East, and 7,
percent from the West. For l953 it is estimated that the ratio will be
approximately 20 percent to 80 percent.
DIA Import Kontaraarmaciebas charge of the import of the following
items (plan positions)t
Insulin, aureomycin, streptcanyain, caffeine, phenacetyn su1fOnamide,0
drum), veterinary medicines, serums and vaccines, laboratory ehemicalo
essential oils, barbiturates annatosat(sic)apopeque.meals (for in-
ternal %raying), various pharmaceutical raw materials, various pharna,
amities" specialties.
In 1952, 8 million rubles were spent for the import of essential oils;
for 1953,en import of 10 eillion rubles ill planned.
Insulin:
Ithe domestic production of insulin must cover about 25 percent
of the demand; 75 percent of it has to be imported annually
approximately 7 to 8 kilograms of crystal insulin,. The imported
material comes from West Germany, Holland, Denmark, and Belgium.
It is expeeted that in 1953 Poland mill offer crystal insulin.
in 1952, Russia also offered insulin in ampules ready for injoe-
tions? but the packing was so bad that the DIA rejected the of.
far.
Anti -Mottoes
There is an embargo imposed on aureowycin and4therefore,it can-
blot be bought on a normal cash or barter basis. It is obtained
by Ohemiepha, usually from the Lederle firm in the United States,
Strautopyoint
No import has been planned for 1953. East Germany seems to de-
pend on the promises of Jenapharm which assured that it would
:he able to deliver streptcayain from its own production in self-
ficient quantities and quality. Within the DIA, however, there
is great doubt, as these promises were also made in 1952 and in
the summer 1952 large import contracts with Russia had to be ar-
ranged. Additional imports had to be negotiated through Chemiepho??
Penicillin:
No imports. Export problems. lports cannot be realized, as
only depot-penicillin is asked for, which, however, is not
available in sufficient quantities. Large deliveries are made
to North Korea through aKoreanaid committee and through (tamer-
aial agreements with Borth t,orea.
Caffeine:
For the first and second quarters of 1953, 5 to 7 tons mill be
Imported under the trade agreement. with West Germany. ioor the
third and fourth quarter of 1953 caffeine exports from East
Germany are already planned and are to be serried out when at
that time the plant Van Heyden4 is made ready for fell pro.
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Fhenacetine:
In 1952, 40 tons were imported, exalusively from the West. For
W53, because of the increasing domestic: production, only 15 toes
will be imported. The imports are to come from. Russia, but it is
net certain vhether w3wia can make deliveries; therefore it is
lammed to import 3 tons .from Ehgland and the rent from
West Germany.
Sulfonamide:
AA1 invert! eeme frum the West; pZ'iI!ari-17Eleoele of Ciba. .
jnis and, ?fleetness
/*et Germany is primarily interested in all special serums, also
those defieient in albumen (eiveissarme Seren). East 'Germany is
not yet able to produce them.
1.4abormtory Chemicals (Laborehomikaliee):
Those are very important items Vhich East Germany is not able to
produce* in large quantities. Beeidee the urgently needed choral-
eels for making analyses for bacteriological, hygienic and
eadiealeteehaleal research, the lab chemicals for netealurgiaal
analyeeo ire of primary imeortanoe. The import plan for 1952
emOunted to 00,000 rubles; for 1953 the import progrem baa been
Feised to 1010,000 rubles. The principalimporters within the
1DH (Society for eommeree insidteGermany) are the Melo& firm, the
Riedel firm end the Schuchardt firm.
Perbiturates:
110 import plans were made for 1953. It is thought that vhatever Is eeedee,
can be covered by the production at the new installation at the Von **eyelet
chemical plant.
Aneateeet (ale):
For 1953 it has been planned to import 100,000 tons. It is used
for extraetion of the yellow dye for coloring margarine.
Opaque Meal (Irv): OCerey contrast podia}
Main supplier is Cilag, Switzerland, whose product Jeleronhs
much in demand.
Agar-Agar*
The 1953 import plan lists 35 tons.
The necessary import supply is approximately 5 tons every three
months. About half of 'it is given to the VBB Byck-Guelden,
Oranienberg, for the manufacture of potassium iodide.
Veterinary Aectioinest
At the end of 1952 and during the beginning of 1953 en unexpeetec
eed considerable increase of the plague among pigs made a supp4
of serum for 300000 rubles extremely urgent. An argument whethez
the serum should be bought from Poland or from the Behring firm
delayed the *lotion. After the plague had already taken a heavy
toll, it, was decided to buy the serum for 280,000 DM West from
Behring? Later on, 'oland also supplied 1000 liters of vaccine.
aehring supplied 5000 liters; the total amount bought up to the
presont time is 3000 liters of serum and 3000 liters of vaccine.
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As soon as the danger of the plague among the pigs had abated, the
Volkspolisei placed an urgent order for distenper serum, as the
police dogs were dying in the police training schools. The pur-
chase was made thrjit Ceselepha.et e7ee seee an increasing
epidemic of rabies raged, especially in South Thuringia, and the
DIA was forced to get a eurply of rabies vaccine.
Another constant problem is the battle against hoof and mouth
disease. Research in and the production of hoof and eouth serums
tales place on the island of Riems tinder Prof. liens 1oebrer.7 The
DIA in concerned insofar as it buys from. Gzebboslovakia the skin'
of the tongues (Zungenhauete) of those animals that had been at-
tacked by the diseame. These skins are then used on Riems.
.N112ERSIV Zeeteeineere-Weghgliece
In 195301 reorganization of Section VIII of DIA Chemie was umderi-t.
A new import offioe (Yontor) was created and added to the existing tires
impert offices formerly under Section VIII. The new structure is re-
ported to be as follows:
Import office for inorganio ahemistry
Import office, for organic ahemistry
Import office for mineral oils
Import office for eTechnisehe Chemie
In 1952othe first three offices had a turnover amounting to 156 millioe
rubles. ' This is alleged to have been a plan fulfillment of 101 percent.
The turnover planned for 1953 is 170 million rubles, the inorease to be
allocated mostly to the mineral oils Kantor. The planned 1953 turnover,
for organic ohemicals is 65 million rubles; for inorganic chemicals 25 minim
eebles. The 1953 planned turnover for "Teohnische Mamie" is alletqly in-
cluded in the quotas for' organic and inorganic chemistry..
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During 1952 the priority inorganic chemical import was caustic soda
(Aetenatron). Thirty thousand tons were imported, chiefly from Weir-
German hut also from Switzerland and England. Thirty thousand tons
of soda ash were imported from Poland, West Germany, Western counteter,
and -Bulgaria. In 1952,15,000 tons of sulphuric acid were imported,
most of it from West Germany and 1500 tone from Bulgaria.
5ulphur:
No imports of sulphur were planned for 1952 and 1953. East Git
is en exporter of sulphur; the sulphur cores from the residues ef
the carbonisation of lignite. East Germany exports to Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria and also to Rupia.
The sulphur export prograr for 1953 cells for 20,000 tons. The
DIA hoped in 1952 to sell sulphur favorably in the Vet. At
first it held back its sulphur in order to wait until the pricer
had risen to a favorable level. But through the inefficiency of'
the Market Analysis division (Marktbeobeehtung), the DIA offeree
its sulphur on Western markets during a period when prices beget
to fall and .when American sulphur use appearing in great quentitist
on the market.
Red lead, metallic oxides:
Eart Germany buys these chemicals from the Buergi und Tnbler
Znerich. Payment has to be made mostly in cash, either in dollerr
or in other hard currency. The Betlin representative of the firm
is Dr. Wohlgemut.
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'Ilia gam is urgently neede4 for refrigorator ships tnat carrr rerlab-
4!,A* goodie from tropical areas. In October i952 the DTA houeht ,
flush nesdc4,\ Yreon on the blank maritet in West Germany in order to ;
1:7nt a Rn==tc. rurrigerator ship ready to wall. One hundred and
fty 'kilos of Arson were Then trannno,cted in carts fromWest
'66re1in to tha Last hone. The containers, when opened, were found L
..k:, oontain outhing but tcp warner.
:.:..unaw (solo. Tonerde)4
Th 1952,, 12,000 tons were oted nd delivered to ..0..lektrodbemisohet
otaslit
plitrtd.ngt 952 was 12,000 tonsPof which b,100 tons mere
walised. The 013 planning provides for an export of 6,000 tons.
Inert Gnome=
Used for filling fluorescent lamps. Suppliers are finngary West
(*many and the Norsk Hydro firm of Norway.
T:ttsnit Oxidot
i'he 1953 import plan anutnas to 450 tons. Suppliers are Went
i4rmilny end !taly. Rutil, a titanium aompound, is imported for
Aektrochemischce nombinat bitterfeld.
most important plan positions of the organic ohomioals import or?ioc
bonen, rasvoisnolinseaxi oil, rubber, aniline, synthetic resins,
?..2.frrtel" and "Imuno16, esphalt, "Gondapechm? pyrocatechin, wood oil,
oeelatin, flaked gunpoWer, xaity acids, glycerin, demo, amyl a1-
42h016. acetic =hydride.
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ortad are 3000 tons of bonos for glue and 3000 tons for gelatin.
';.-tley aro *ported from India and Argentina; in 1952, 1000 ton* ar.
1:dved from Gsechoslovakia. The import program for these item* was
only 60 percent scoomplinhed in 1952.
Ahilinel
Ippert planning for 1913 =Malta to 1000 tons. All of it ie to be
bought from Aussie. As de5ivorton from Russia are constantly de-
..;,ITyad and in order not to impede the plants depending on the supply
aniline? attempts have been nada to buy aniline in West Germany.
hetichosing!
Aa nrucluetjon arArer tirm is poor
ouelltatively and qunntitativelT.: East Germany now buys some from
-4.?a sister plant of Barelitep Brkviert, which is located in Letmathe,
North-Rhino Wistphalia4
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synthetac resin material is used for coating the inside of
tlea and Dollars to protect them from corrosion. Imports come
Wost Germany.
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Ark; five to six thousend tons are needed for the East German soap
edustry; but only 80 percent of that amount is obtained. Imports
owe tram Norway, Denmark, Holland and principally from the Aldag
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ehief import item ie erude oil franlisteradorf. The Import proe
gram for 1952 amounted to 320,000 tone. Also imported were benzene
eldnahthelenefrom Poland *nd emeehoslovakia-
:eve Ciarbonvi-Powdert
leeert pia:rang for 1953: 150 tons, of which 40 tons are to ems
from West Germany and aepltalistio Gauntries; 110 tone from Russia.
.14aepoesible for the importation of iron carbonyl powder is the nevlye
Created DIA import office !Techniache Menden.
Sinop iron Carbonyl powder is a strategic item it is difficult to
)htain for East Gernany. Some time ago, a deal was concluded with
the B0090 firm In Bonn. The powder arrived in barrels and was de.
olered to be artificial skins. In reality only the upper layers
eontained artificsial skins while the lover part of the beer.' onn-
t,eined Imoneowder. But when the powder waS analyzed it was found
that the Bosse firm had sant just ordinary iron powder instead of
the iron carbonyl powder which had been ordered. East Germany had
peid for this cargo in Belgian francs and in English rounds.
In addition to the import of iron carbonyl, the import office
PTeohnisabe 0hemIe" is also responsible for importing bleaching
earths
and eeeendesoent gas burners. How difficult the operation
of this office is, is Shown by the fact that the office could, at
the end of t4ren 1953, fulfill its quota only up to 4 1/2 percent
when it ',timid have been 25 percent to aommelleh the annual quota?
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Wunstorferstraess 130$ Harburger Gummtwaren-Fabrik Fbcondaci,A,
HAaborgaamburg; Tretorn Ommaiund Asbestwerke A, G3 Hamburg 22,
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2. Webeteron New Internaticnal Unabridged Dietionary earries annatt&
a yellowish..red dyestuff prepared from the pu1p surrounding the
seeds. cf the annatto tree and used for coloring oiler butterv etc,
It contains bn and oreilino
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