PENICILLIN FACTORIES IN USSR

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• Publication Date: October 13, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Penicillin Factories in USSR
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1. The establish exit 41'. the penicillin-industry in the U....>.A.
bean with lnetic.~:n assistance in 1'x,346. The first i:lant teas
::st: blished in ?,oscow. The Soviet penicillin production
started first on; a Tell scale in late 1;i.7 or early 1:40
A nur berr of additive aJ. i:ista . at.ions were ^ut into opera-
tion in 15,46/1949 and roduction was considerably increased?
It rose seven And a ,-alf txit,es from. 11,44. to 1;49, accordinr
to the press, At present the following seven penicillin
factories have been identified in the U.:a.S. .
a;0 Sve v-dlorr yhe.raical Pharmaceutical Factory in riiev
(02?'N/30?32 L)
b, . `ernicillin iae?,ory in ueninakar; (43050 IL
c o eenicillin Factory in l.insik (53?50'x/27?35': )
d, Penicillin branch plant of the iutyrski Aniline
lye Factory -;o 40.
e. renicillin Factory of t Le Karpov Crnel,:ical. Fhar-
maaceuticai 'r'unt. -
f. Penicillin r'actory in IUE;a (56050 ?1'x/24`'06' e,)
g. Penicillin Factory in Sverdlovsk (5605C'i .60040'L)
Fart of the plant started production in :4arcn l940"..
According to unconfirmed information an additional
penicillin fact ry i8 said to be in tree i ar "ast, possibly
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h';ccording, to one source, penicillin as issued in a
hosua~tal on..L in Q>acri,ency c,ses. It, c rs ae inferr,,A from
this teat ;' c Y2.icil lin production in t.-.e . , .1. is at
least fur beloi, :actuaLl re:ruir rrients I.ri 4ui.y %Iff,
er:t,, n cho. ciet r.;ade h sta;.tcuty rski Aniline ,?o ? c-
tory No 40.
a. Location and plant history= The penicillin plant
is a branch of the well-known Aniline k acto ry , ,.cc ord-
ing to the source:, the plant was built either on the
sitee, of the old factory or inm:ediately next to it, An
exact location is not available.(3) Part of the plant
was put into operation in late 1947? K large extension
building was still under construction early in 1949.
atva i.laab.l.e.
-pant i.ist ailaticsns: No IP-ior-ation is
c. roduc?tion: - eriicillia.. r,'o figures are av:. fable,
roductiorz Eta.rted in late 1947.
d. Labor force: 'No-hundred wind fifty workiae4i ve;r?e
employed i.ii ;.enicil:i.in fa;,ctorj,
6. renicillin Factory ox' the i:arpov whemic.tl 1 h-3rsdaaceuticri
rlant in "oscov.
a. Location aria ;;:Lnrit iJstorj: The ;'enicilliri l cto y
is ' brarnc;t o. tie v:e11-knovr: K,-:r,pov vremicr,l i'.lant in
the southe`isterrx art of ::o:>coy (4) 'i;tc 'enicillin
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factory was set up in the bui.Lciirr-,; of an old
industrial irssta~iation Burin : 1-,47/l;4ca The ._;iant
was iri fulll operation in va uFary i5>4(j.
b. area and plant iris ta.i:Latioi.s: 1..e plant covers
an area of about 15C x l O t,eters, spur track,
coming-, f rox ta;e north to t ae plant, w:i:> uuiaer c,)n -
struction in mid-1545--
c. rroduction: t-er.icillirA, i,o fiL;ures ari) avsaii-
ablea Pmauctiun started +n utia-s' 4L,
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d. i. bor force: stiss.ateu at five t.o sip: rzuridred
people, of ial.icft fifty ,ercent were rxom,en.
e. I over sup,: 1y: tower is supplied by fire .,oscm akower
plant throuCn the transformer stntion in tiro ,,.Lint.
t-,faa Penicillin Factory.
a. U,ocation and p.Lant history: ilie iOiLov,inK points
orient the location of the fr;ctor; : on -:uscoi :trcet
,owards t Le Diu,.;ava riiver, 5:I% :.eter?s outiz ast of
the J ugava river bridt.e, opposite synazt o-aca (5) The
construction of the plant st,,it d in I. to i;45/early
15,46 T.
lee r-'i.A.i.Yt C'iSUr:.rtbltd' Yt'&.:. ca.:.a.lc:teu in 11i4 e~,lr
b0 "re and ; lant rssta.: 1&tions: Isle :;1.irt covers an
.area of about x. 7.. zeters.
C. Production: i eni.cillin, 1.u i .;urea are avai ao:r.("1'ar t.-t1,'.e Production started in L,-ay j.4-j%
Cu ,~;ci n :
shi_p,.ients left in rou;id, brown .,;5O-cu. c:.: bottles,
d. Labor t:)rce: No riirures are rivt'i i.3::,1E
e. a'ow cr supply: tower ir, suppii~:d i'rom r ir,'a rower
Plant thro?:u~.;; tile: trar:srorrrzer? station in the ;,.La:it.
C6 :iverdlovsic r enicillin iactorr.
It is known only from the Z)oviet press tart. teas a;.-ant was
still under construction epriy in 1;4c:a i.owever, Part o;r
the :inst