PLANNED 1952 PRODUCTION OF SULPHURIC ACID IN THE DDR

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200600004-1
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: April 11, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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DATE DISTR. 21 APril 1952
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The at.tachrrier,,t, 11st.F3 the ??952 p_tanned pro( ic,-;?tion salphtrim4c acrid All
of
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MuldenhtAten (1)g dismantled hy the Soviet8
-e.,..:on1,.!;-:..,cted. The row :material to be used
fxow n81 r Drtsds.r _ (-.;rlai- 1 t,;,- 7;1213
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Another 3 also to 1..* luilt atmuldenhatem this wi b?. "11'
ctfLytio 005flfl2 of'ilaCk jack zinc sulphide). Tie
be constru:st,eo, on the same as tic former fli.P.S.C. Itl'/-3 nt
3orf3ebur5r, (transpor,ed in tote to tile T15.`z.R.) but vrill have a capaci_14r
Lbout one on.:, one-hlIC times as (Teat. The principal product of this
plart iafl lc zinc; the nain vrill be sulphorjc acid, 5 e,?
3 C.:;:aD tons of C,0q annually ?1 further plant utilizim- this SEii.1C TTOcess
:-Ac same size is to the constructed at Freiberg/Saxony. both
plant$
are to be rc..;ocly for rrodrction in 1953/5)!., (2)
Comment, Possibly fifittemeirkmuidenhtittn, 'vvB BtnJ
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procssinr: of black rack must be :-egareeC as superfluous to the normal
peace-time requirments of 'the 171, ori Final pinnt in Tlagdeburfr,
o'oie tc supply most of .lort_rany/3 pre-rar irtc reouirements; these
tuo plants togethE)r su7pIv- f-h.vo or six tinx.%s as much zinc as the
DOH cw.dd ttilize in. normal mrodw,:tion, Purthermor, c:ermany's: zinc
injnes' were T-Ar-,./.(7,`Jr In a position to ;.11ipply the entire rill-a :::a4Aer,:tai
requimments of the orip:inal (.1iesrthe Plant; most o te black jack
was importer.5 -Prom the mines in Polish Upper Liilesia, 7"...t cannot be
assumed that -bese pants arc t-;cing built for the staphar-Ac acid by-
fafroduct alone?, as the proc.,:nt shortage of sulphuric acid for the
chemical and fertilifi.er inr_instri e zii be amply overcome by the
other plants under ccnstraction, It Would seem that thenc plants
are beinr constraotedl to make full use of the black jack ontpt of
the Upper urines and that this extraordinarily 111.Er,h rro(31,1rh-
tion of zinc is for ornaments production either in the DIM or ?
for export to the 1.13ETI for utilization in the Soviet ornament
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Planned 1952 Production
36,500 tons SO3
54,000 "
formerly Chemische Fabrik von Heyden
Usissig,nearGrossenheim? Saxony)
Aleid Cuswf.gAnhalt
:Jcid Berlin-Obecheceunide Vann?, (1)
15,400
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.;rgans (former-,/ Pahlberr: -List, .7agdeburg)
25,600
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'homiefaser c*,;11Y.,zza
32,000
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150400
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11,000
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23,000
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r1al4bras;x4 (2)
11111donlatt-Ae
5,400
2,300
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;acid Salsaisdal
8,700
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VVB Nannsfele
3,700
40,000
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'Jolfen
80,000
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Possibly Attenwerk Halsbracke, VVB Buntmeten,
Comments
On account of difficulties in importing iron pyrites,
part of -nlant being set up for production of sulphuric
acid from magnesia sulpilate for latter half 1952.
Increased production of 12,0")0 tons cnnuelly pr
by Uovember 1952 Furnaces for con7arting mlphul?
from Loma to sulphr.lc acid to be installed
amt.
Entire production based on 78gnesia sulphate,
Capacity of plant to be increased by 9,000 tons
annually by and 1953; fumina sulphur to be used,
SAmma
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Apparently -figure includes 50,000 tons from. Gyps
plant which is not yet finished. First part to be
finished late 1952, second port not until end 1953
or early 1954. When completed total capacity will
be 150,000 tons annually.
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