1954 PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VEB LEUNA-WERKE WALTER ULBRICHT LEUNA

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• Publication Date: August 9, 1955
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INFORMAJION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
East Germany
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is Prohibited25X1
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DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE ACQUIRED
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1954 Production and Distribution DATE DISTR.
of VEB Leuna-Verke "Walter Olbricht",
Leuna NO. OF PAGES
1954
REFERENCES
The following ten principal products constituted about 75%
VEB Leuna-Verke "Walter Ulbricht", Leuna, in 1954:
Gasoline
Diesel lull
Annie-
Ammonium sulfate
Caprolactam
Saponificator B 30
Methanol
Phenol
8ulpfur
Formaldehyde
The production of these amounted to 939,178.7 metric
1,480,723,200 kwh of electrical energy was produced.
Gasoline, diesel, and fuel oils
a. The following quantities of
diesel fuel, and subsidiary
(quantities given in metric
Crude oil:
Light oils:
Other oils and tar:
Brown coal:
Brown coal (dried):
tons,
of the output of
In addition,
raw materials for the production of gasoline,
hydrocarbon oils were used during the year
tons);
357,104
40,766
5,670
224,365
102,589
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b, Actual Production of gasoline and diesel fuel, representing 98.9% and 94.2%
respectively of the output planned, was as follows (in metric tons):
(Note: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "#".)
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Gasoline
Iii
I9 N
I quarter 1954
II N N
55,008.6
63,575.5
77,249.2
707=
2
DI"41 Fuel
26,069
26,943
32,134
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c. ,Distribution of these two products was as follows (in metric tons):
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Gasoline Diesel Fuell
ERst German consumers (a) 39,005
13,435
port (b) 143,449
31,500
Federal German Re blic 51,082
)
61,383
State Reserves (a
9,334
2,105
Wi:dnut &.G, 2T*727
Miscellaneous 170
981
(a) through the Deutsche Aandelszentralen DAZ
(b) This included the USSR, Poland, Auriga
(
)
ho
i
a
s
wn
n original as Sonderbedarf.,
d. Production of other hydrocarbon oils (in metric tons) was as follows:
Motor oil
725
761
735
752
2,973
Turbine oil
6
29
53
133
221
Lubricating oil 190
221
220
278
909
Compressor oil
86
65
96
332
Machine all
47
32
45
164
Gear oil
7
6
27
S.S. 0112
57
68
98
43
266
3,
kagja and ammonium fate
a. Raw :oaterials (in metric tons):
Lnh$rons gypsum
$45,687
MUMIG a4
1,865
onarooal iron
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be 6, (in metric tons), representing 103.5% and 104.8% resp?etiv y of
the p; ann? out put:
Ammoniac
Ammoninm sulfate:
313,338
155,660
of Distribution was as follows (in metric tons of nitrogen content)$
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Ammonium Sulfate
Central Distributing Agency (DHZ)
7,593
97,194
VEB Chemische--Verke Bona, Schkopau
113
VEB Filmfabrik Agfa Volfen
155
VEB Thueringisches Kunetfaserwerk "Wilhelm
Pieck", Schwarza
.p
720337
VEB Kaliwerk "Glueekauf" Sonderhausen
52,209
VEB Stickstoffwerk Piesteritz
12,894
VEB Kunstseidenwerk "Friedrich Engels",
Premnitz
597
Miscellaneous VEBra
3.37
91
Federal German Republic
Export
nil
57,448
Plant consumption
167,056
927
4o
Caprolactam
a. RaRaw materials (in metric tons):
Cyclohexanone (pure)r
3,742
Ammonium bisulfate:
2,674
Sulfur dioxide (fluid):
3,775
Sulfur trioxyde:
4,602
Fluid ammonia:
1,283
Ammonia liquor:
1,627
Caustic soda: ?
17
Trichiorethylene:
170
Ammonium nitrite:
698
b, Actual Production amounted to 3,288 metric tone, representing 103% of the planned
output.
c, Distribution (in metric tons):
Central Distributing Agency (DHZ)
68
VEB Chemische-Werke Buna, Schkopau
13
VEB Filmfabrik Agfa Wolf en
1,123
VEB Elektroohemieches Kombinat, Bitterfeld
919
VEB Kunetseidenwerk "Friedrich Engels"s
Premnits
814
Export
220
5.
SaDoniftoator (Nau1astor 3 30)
a. Raw materials (in metric tons):
Kogasin:
5,Od7
Ohlorine:
2,564
Sulfurous acid:
1,972
Caustic soda:
(100% solution)
2,351
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b. Acproductioonn amounted to 6,786 metric tons, representing 116% of the planned
output.
c. Distribution (in metric tons):
Central Distributing Agency 1,606
Vi Chemisohe-Werke Bunt, Sohkopau 1,235
VES Kaliverk "Qlueokaufe Bondershausen 93
Miscellaneous VBB's 2,433
6. Methanol, uhenol, formaldeh7de, and sulfur
a. Actual 1producti , (in metric tons), representing 105%, 101,$, 107.7% and 99.1%,
respeotiwlyy of the planned output:
Methanol:
Phenol (pare):
Fornaldehyds:
Sulfur:
47,800
7,801
2,907
19,444
b. Distribution (in metric tons):
Central Distributing Agency (DaZ)
40010
19
66
5,553
VD Filmfabrik Agfa Volfen
66
2,537
VD T ingisohes X!unstfasermerk
"Wilhelm Pieck", 8chwarsa
1,88
1,594
VU Iiinstseidenwerk NFriedrich
Bagels", Premanits
-
80
VVS Xektroohem:isohes Kombinat,
8itterfeld
4,865
1,443
VIS baliwerk "Glusokauf" Bonders-
hausen
2,540
44.9
V36 Chemisohe Berke Dana, 8chkopau
13,887
171
V33 Stiokstoffwerk Piesterits
1,202
43B Rtcnmbinat Goelsau
VIB Fettohemis and Fewa-Wterk, Ew1-
Marx-Stadt
188
VSB Meta, Kunsthars- and Press-
nassefatrik &'kner
480
t+if in.l 7 e.n+.Mu^ VR t ^
2.515
1.432
3,7?4
Icport
17,503
175
,
Plant consumption
640
5,350
970
650
7. Other chemicals produced at Leuna during 1954 were as follows (in metric tons):
Actual
Nitric acid
1,700
1,852
Hydrochloric acid
1,720
1,850
Sulfur dioxide
(liquid)
n.g.
517
Ethane
n.g.
5,103
b
420
486
Filter car
on
(n.g.: not given)
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8. Labor Force
The total labor force
at Leuna on 31 December 1954 was 27,757, divided as follows:
Technicians.
2,369
Office personnel:
1,915
Skilled workers:
16,on
Unskilled workers,
6,126
Apprentices,
1,343
There were 5,796 women employed. The sum paid in salaries and wages amounted to
136,599,000 IIME, representing an average per employee of 4,921 M1Z.
1. n &, The figure for diesel fuel distribution seems to be extra-
or nor l7 low when compared with monthly distribution figures previously re-
ported.
2,
,ae 8. 8-0 oil (literally "swim-sink oil") is used for testing grades25X1
ofAard oval for ash content.
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