SHOE FACTORY IMPROVISES NEEDED EQUIPMENT; EXPAND CROP-PROCESSING FACILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600360475-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2011
• Sequence Number: 475
• Publication Date: November 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Economic - Light industry
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
SHOE?FACTORY IMPROVISES NEEDED E UIPMENT;
EXPAND CROP-PROCESSING FACILITIE3
MAKES OWN PRECISION TOOLS -- Tirana, Puna, 22 Aug 50
A ahortage of high-precision spare parts has been in evidence in the shoe
factory is Tirana since the beginning of August 19'", These tools were not made
is Albania heretofore. Because c?~ the ahortage, a large proportion of the ma-
chinery in the factory was beginning to drop out of service. As a result, the
plan was not being fulfilled and quality was falling.
The management reported this critical situation and requested the neces-
sary parts from.the Ministry of Industry, but the order hen not been filled
thus far.
In March 1950, a technician at the factory, Piro Nushi, installed a new
unit of 23 Soviet "Kalenina" machines, replacing an old unit of tea machines, to
raise production in the factory. He made a new and improved transmission which
developed more revolutions per mimite. Then, after many experiments, and using
the limited facilities available at the Factory, he made a new chrome-steel
spindle ~athe?] of the same precision as the orl.ginal.
Nushi also overhauled, for the first time, a machine for sewing soles which
was out of service because many of its parts were worn out sad could not be re-
placed in the absence o? a spindle. He also made another spindle and a great
many other new tools.
NEW FACTORY TO PROCESS COTTON -- Tiretta, Baehkimi, 6 Sep 50
Fier (Albanian Telegraphic Agency) -- A factory for ginning and processing
cotton ie now under construction is the vi'??ity of Fier. This factory will
handle cotton from the Lushn,je, Valona, and other districts for the Stalin Com-
bi>$e which is.now under construction in Tirana.
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The factory will be built on a site 10,500 square meters in area. The
grounds will contain an industrial area and workers' housing. According to the
plan, two factory warehouses, a power plant, and the main factory building will
be under construction this year. The rest of the project will be finished in
1951.
At present the foundations of the two warehouses and the power plant for
the factory have been laid, The walls of the factory proper have been started,
and building materials for further construction have been procured.
TO BUILD RICE-HULLING FACTORY -- Tirana, Baehkimi, 5 Sep 50
Valona (Albanian Telegraphic Agency) -- Work began a few days ago on the
construction of arice-hulling factory which is being built with Soviet aid in
the city of Valona.
The factory will occupy as area of 20,000 square meters, and will process
about 300 quintals of rice daily. Thus, it will be able to handle all the rice
grown is Albania.
Part of the construction will be completed this year, the remainder in
A sum of 26 million lek has been allocated for the project. The "Perlat
Rexhepi" State Building Enterprise has accepted the contract.
RESUME SUGAR PRODUCTION -- Tirana, Puna, ly 3ep 50
Korce (Albanian Telegraphic Agency) -- The "Ali Kelmendi" Sugar Factory in
the city of Korce renamed operation on 1~+ September. During the idle off Bea-
son, repairs wexe made on the machinery.
This year 53 women are employed in the factory, ea compared with only 30
last year.
The crop purchase of sugar beets is proceeding more regularly than last
year, and quotas have been met since the first day. The motor pool is doing a
good ,job of transporting sugar beets +.~ the factory, in accordance with its con-
tract.
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