RUMANIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00039R000200140015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 23
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2012
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: September 25, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Rumanian Chenical Industg
Die Wichtigsten Rum anischen
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The following report disdusses the Rumanian chemical industry in
1940. It ix discusses some of the chief chemical plants and the production
of some chemicals and natural gas. This information was prepared by I.G.
Farben which at that time was preparing to take over wider control of
the industry in Rumania.
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THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY OF RUMANIA
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Rumania has at
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the basis of indigenous crude materials
has developed. Its mainspring is the demand of the petroleum pro-
cessing industry. An important factor is the presence of natural
gas. In 19L10, Sonametan, which has a monopoly in this field, pro-
duced 334 million cubic meters. The production could be raised by
150 million cubic meters according to statements made by this firm.
85 percent of this natural gas is used by industry for energy and
as a raw material; the remainder, i.e. 51 million adbic meters, is
used up in domestic consumption. This consumption may increase af-
ter the pipes to Bucharest are completed.
In the folipwing we give a brief survey of the most import-
ant branches of the Rumanian chemical industry.
its disposal extensive valuable mineral de-
have still been but slightly exploited, and
the building up of a chemical industry. On
a basic chemicals industry
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(1) Nitrogen is produced in Rumania only for ] pur-
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poses. The calcium cyanamide plant (belonging:toAitrogen tillt
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(in its Fauser plant) 1500 metric tons a year of ammonia for further
delivery to Nitramonia. Nitramonia produces ammonium nitrate and
100 percent nitric acid for *so- Prima Explosivi, Fagaras. (The Ba-
mag 14oko-plant [Hoko is a code name for an oxidizing agent consist-
ing of nitric acid] has an annual production of 3,300 metric tons).
Explosives are made by Explosivi.
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