VARIOUS BULGARIAN INDUSTRIES

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• Publication Date: September 2, 1948
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
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DATE DISTR. 2 September 1948
SUBJECT Various Bulgarian Industries
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1. The Granitoid group of cement factories located in the village of Baranovei
south of Pernik, normally produce 250 tons of cement per day. It can produce
a maximum of 500 tons.
2. The Lav Cement Factory at Pleven, produces 150 to 250 tons per day. The
quality of the cement is inferior to that manufactured. at the Granitoid
group.
3. The Vulkan group of cement factories at present being built at Dimitrovgrad,
have a scheduled capacity of up to 1,000 tons per day. A certain amount
is being produced here already, but all of it is used in construction work
for the Dimitrovgrad factories.
6. The Gebedje glass factory manufactures bottles and other glass goods. It is
situated at Lake Gebedje, west of Varna. The proprietors have been condemned
to death for speculation, and the factory is working at only 50 percent
capacity because of the lack of trained personnel.
7. The Pernik glass factory manufactures window glass. The average production
is 1,000 square meters. Since the nationalization of the factory, the
quality of the glass produced has gone down.
8. Vagona Fabrik.a, a freight-car manufacturing and repair factory, is at Gorna-
Orehovitsa.
Uspeh, a brick factory five kilometers southeast of Sofia, is the larget
brick factory in Dilgaria and has a potential. maximum of 10,000 bricks per
day.
4. Izida, a former cement factory at the village of Kurilo, has now been con
verted to a brick and tile factory. It produced the best-grade bricks and
tiles in the country as well as other constructional material and electric
insulators.
9. J?P. Rabotilnitsa, situated in the Voenna Rarapa quarter of Sofia (Military
Station) has 10,000 workers and specialists. It is owned by the State
Railways and has workshops for the repair of freight cars and locomotives.
It also makes, parts for locomotives and small motor engines.
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10, Derzavna Masina Fabrika, at Lovec, manufactures motors and machines of
various kinds for the iron industry.
11. Voena (Military) Fabrika at Kazanlik is a military factory and arsenal.
12. Voena Fabrika at Sopot.
13. Voena Fabrika at Karlovo.
14, Neptun, a Naval dockyard for construction of small vessels and sailing boats,
has now been nationalized and made part of the state naval yards of Koralovag,
south of Varna port. The two yards together employ 4,000 workers. At present
they have under construction, for completion before the end of the year, two
vessels of 1,000 tonsil and 10 large sailing ships. Besides this, various
ships are undergoing repairs there.
]5, A synthetic rubber factory is at present under construction in the Voena Rampa
quarter of Sofia. Production is expected to commence in 1949.
16. Pepede, situated at Drvenitsa (Sofia), manufactures rubber shoes and rubber
goods.
17. Sebra, situated in the industrial quarter of Sofia (southeast of Central
Station), manufactures rubber soles for shoes.
18. Perun, situated in the same quarter of Sofia as Zebra, manufactures rubber
goods. Its capacity is small.
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19. Petko Kunin, situated in/same quarter, manufactures shoes for sports wear.
20. The Bakic Factory at Sofia manufactures motor car tires, rubber shoes and soles.
It has 800 workers and is the only tire factory in Bulgaria. This factory,,
the largest in the nation, accounts for 30 percent of the goods produced in the
country. During April, May and the first half of Jure, the factory was out
of production because of the explosion of a boiler.
21. The Eternik factory at Ruse manufactures rubber shoes.
22. The Ebonit factory at Pazardzhik manufactures rubber goods and plastics.
23. Sila, at Pazardzhik, is the second largest rubber goods factory in the country
and accounts for 20 percent of the country's production. It specializes in
peasants' shoes.
24. The following smaller rubber factories are situated in Sofia:
Balkan - At Boulevard Slivnitsa No. 319
Guma - At Boulevard Slivnitsa No. 317
Kavaldjiev - At Iskar Station
Slon - At No. 6 Rue Kaspska
During 1948 the above factories producing rubber goods have been supplied
with 500 tons of raw rubber, imported from Russia. Half of the tire pro-
duction goes to Russia.
25. The Zavodi Nikola Chilov factories are situated at Kostinbrod, 35 kilometers
north of Sofia, on the Sofia-Lose road. They produce soap, glycerine,, nitro-
glycerine., gelinite and soda. These factories are the largest chemical works
in the country and employ 3,000 workers. At present they ,are working to
75 percent of capacity, but are limited by lack of raw -iterials.
26. Bulgarski Aptekarski Kooperacii manufactures pharmaceuticals, such as aspirin,
sulphantides and injection ampoulea. This company is limited by lack of raw
materials. It is situated in the village of Ilienci six or seven kilometers
from Sofia.
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2?. Vagledvuokia,situated in Sofia at No. 220 Boulevard Slivnitsa, manufactures
carbon' dioxide, liquid gases and explosives.
28. The Oxygen firm produces liquid gases. It has 50 percent of the capacity
of Vagledvuokis factory. It is 'situated in the new district of Sofia.
29. Stamenov makes gunpowder for shot-gun cartridges and explosives for use in
mines. It is situated at the village of Vrabnitsa, about five kilometers
southeast of Sofia.
30. Elovitsa produces gunpowder and is situated 12 kilometers north. of Sofia
31. Kolarov produces carbide and is located at Ilienci.
32. Bulgarska Himiceska Industria manufactures chemicals, acids and tannery salts.
It is located at No. 11. Lomsko Soso, Sofia.
33. Rodohimia produces industrial chemicals and is situated near the village of
Orlarndovtai near Sofia,
34. The following breweries are operating in Bulgarian
prochekovo Fivo - No. 22 Rue San Stefano, Sofia
Makedonia - No. 115 Rue Kozlodoui, Sofia
Shumen Pivo - At Shumen
Plevensko Pivo - At Pleven
Trnovsko Pivo - At Trnovo
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