PLANT STUDY OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF ECONOMIC REGION VII

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PROVISIONAL IMLLIGENM REPORT
PLANT STUDY OF THE IRON AMID STEEL INDUSTRY
OF ECONOIiIC REGION VII
CIAAIR PR-61
(ORR Project 23.178)
17 June 1954+
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FOREWORD
This report covers those plants in Economic Region VII which produce
metallurgical coke,, pig iron, and steel ingots, as well as steel castings
and other types of finished steel.
The primary intelligence vahe of this report lies in the basic
evaluation of plant capacity of this region as a contribution to the
capabilities of the USSR in the production of metallurgical coke, pig
iron,, stool, and finished steel products. The localization of industrial
centers and individual plants and their importance in the Soviet iron and
steel industry furnish valuable target information. Regional production
estimates of the Soviet iron and steel industry also will serve as a check
on Soviet statistics. Economic Region VII, Central Industrial, accounts
for 6.7 percent of the steel ingots and steel for castings and 7.2 percent
of the finished steel produced in the USSR. Plants of heavy industry in
the region, including those covered by this report, consume much more
steel than Region VII produces. Nine plants in Gorki Oblast account for
45.3 percent of the steel production. and 13 plants in Moscow Oblast for
37.7 peroento
This report is one of a series of regional irovisional reports that
will provide basic research data for a oomprehenaive study which is to
be made on the iron and steel industry of the USSR.
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Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Beshitaa Locomotive Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Chernaya Kolunitsa Iron Works 8
3* Ch{Akhlinka AMament Plant . ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? e ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 9
4. Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant . . U
5. Gorki Armament Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . ? . . . ? 14
6. Gorki-Bor shipyard. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7. Gorki Heavy Equipment Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8. Gorki Metallurgical Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9. Gorki Sheet Rolling Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . . . ? 23
10. Gorki Wire Products Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . ? ? ? . ? 25
U. Ivanovo Machine Building Plant. . . . ? ? ? . . . . . ? ? ? ? . . 27
12. Kirov Armored Vehicle Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
13. Kira Rolling Mill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14. Klimkovo Iron Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
15. Kolomna Locomotive Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
16. Kosaya Gore. Iron Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
17. Kostroma Machine Building Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
18. Kulebaki Steel Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
19. Lipetek Metallurgical Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
20. Lyublino Railroad Car Building Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
21. Moscow Automobile Building Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
22. Moscow Electrical Equipment Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
23. Moscow Machine Building Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . 51
24. Moscow Shell Foundry. . . . . . . . 53
25. Moscow Tube Kill. . . . . . . . . . . 54
26. Murcm Forge Building Plant. . . . . 56
27, Murom Industrial Locomotive Plant . . . 58
28. Mytishchi Railroad Car Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
29. Novo-Lipetsk Metallurgical Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
30. Novokramatorsk Machine Building Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
31. Omutninsk Metallurgical Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
32. Orekhova-Zuyevo Foundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
33. Peskovko Iran Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
34. Ramenskoye Metal Products Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
35. Shcherbakov Printing Machine Factory. . . . .?. . . . . . . . . . 72
36. Sickle and Hammer s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
37. Skopin Mining Machinery Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
38. Tula Metallurgical Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
39. Vladimir Tractor Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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42.
Voronesh Machinery Factory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Vyksa Metallurgical works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Yaroslavl' Automobile Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Apyendixs
Appendix A. Susmary Tables . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Appendix B. Gaps in Intelligence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Appendix C. Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Appendix D. Sources and Evaluation of Sources. . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Table 1. Distribution of Production of the Iron and Steel Industry
in Economic Region VII, by Oblast 1953. . . ? . . ? ? . ? 2
Table 2. Iron- and Steel-Producing Plants and Steel-Rolling Mills
in Economic Region VII, by Oblast . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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PLANT STUDY OF TIE IRON AlrD STEEL INDUSTRY OF ECOTNOL1IC
=517 VII*
Heavy industry, as represented by iron and steel, long has boon
established in the Central Region** (Economic Region VII) of the USSR.
Of the 42 plants embraced by this study, no less than 15 date back to
the nineteenth century, and 3 were established in the eighteenth century.
The region's production of pig iron in 1953 was 8.5 percent of the
production of the entire USSR, production of steel ingots and steel for
castings 6.7 percent, and production of finished steel 7.2 percent.
Within the region as of 1953 there were 14 blast furnaoes with a total
capacity of 2,335,000 metric tons (MT) of pig iron per year. Part of
this iron (probably about half) was devoted to iron castings, and the
balance was consumed in steelmaking. There were 65 open-hearth furnaces
with a total capacity of 2,075,000 'iT, 57 electric furnaces with a total
of 34,000 1:12. Thus the total annual steelmaking capacity of the region
was 2,585,000 l2. The production of finished rolled steel, steel forgings,
and finished steel castings amounted to 1,972,000 LIT in 1953.
Table 1*** presents the iron and steel production of Region VII in
1953, distributed by oblast. Listing is by order of importance with
respect to production of steel ingots. It will be noted that most of the
steel production is oonoentrated in the Gorki and lbscow Oblast, while most
of the pig iron production is in the Tula and Voronezh Oblasts.
The location of steel production is convenient to markets, while pig
iron production is relatively near raw materials. This arrangement,
otherwise favorable, almost eliminates the advantage of utilizing hot metal
for steel production, than anted ling a serious economic handicap.
* The es tes and conclusions contained in this report represent the
best judgment of the responsible analyst as of 1 May 1954.
** The term region in this report refers to the economic regions defined
and numbered on =I p 12048.1 (9-51) (First Revision, 7.52)s USSR:
Eoamomic Regions.
*** Table 1 follows on p. 2.
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Table 1
Distribution of Production of the Iron and Steel Industry
in Economic Region VII, by Oblast
1953
195 Production
Regional Percent National Percent
Oblast
Pig
Iron
Steel Finished
InnoYs Steel
Pig
Iron
Steel
is
Finished Pig Steel
Steel Iron Ingots
Finished
Steel
Gorki
81
1,149
979
3.5
45.3
49.6
0.1
3.0
3.6
Moscow
957
707
37.7
35.8
2.5
2.6
Kirov
62
217
155
2.6
8.6
7.8
0.1
0.6
0.5
Bryanek
100
65
4.0
3.2
0.4
0.3
Yaroslavl
36
21
1.3
1.1
3.9
0.1
0.1
Voronezh
1,069
35
20
45.8
1.3
1.1
3.9
0.1
0.1
Kostroma
19
10
0.8
0.5
Vladimir
15
9
0.6
0.5
Ryazan
5
3
0.2
0.2
Ivanov
k
3
0.2
0.2
Tula
123
1
48.1
4.4
,
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Total
2.335
2.537
1,972
100.0
100.0
100.0
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The relatively minor part of the Soviet iron- and steel-producing industry
situated in Region VII is distributed among many small plants, only one of which
is a completely integrated operation. A number of these plants are merely the
steel foundry departments of important manufacturing operations.
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In addition to the 42 iron- and steel-producing plants and steel rolling
mills covered by this study, Region VII contains 119 plants operating in the
field of iron and steel. Of these, 81 are iron foundries (some operating
strictly as commercial foundries and some integrated in the manufacture of
end products consuming iron and steel), and 38 are plants engaged in various
phases of steel processing, fabricating, and assembly.
Many of the plants discussed in detail in this study, such as the
Novokramatorsk Machine Building Plant at Elektrostal and the large armament
plants at Gorki and Moscow, are of more importance as steel consumers than
as steel producers. Indeed, this is the key to heavy industry in this
entire region, which consumes much more iron and steel than it produces.
As will be gathered from the foregoing, although this area surrounding
Moscow is of prime importance as a manufacturing center, it has not been
chosen by the Russians for heavy participation in post World War II expansion
of iron and steel. The reason for this is twofold. First, the coal found
in the area, while plentiful, is not of a quality suitable for the pro-
duction of metallurgical coke. Secondly, the iron ore found in the area,
while both plentiful and with substantial deposits of good quality, is so
unfavorably situated with respect to soil conditions and other features that
its exploitation has been relatively unimportant to date. At the present
time, serious efforts are being put forth to develop this iron ore, known
as the Kursk Anomaly, and if these efforts meet with success, a stimulus
will be provided to iron and steel production in Region VII, where abundant
sources of power are available and a substantial market for steel products
is at hand.
Individual iron- and steel-producing plants and steel-rolling mills
treated in this report are listed in Table 2*, grouped by oblast.
1. Bezhitea Locomotive Works (also known as Krasnyy Profintern). I/ (IR 7010252)
a. Location.
53?19' N - 34?19' E, Bezhitsa, (sometimes called Ordzhonikidzegrad J),
Bryansk Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. It is on the line
of the Moscow-Kiev Railway, I/ at the confluence of the Bolva and Desna rivers. 4
rivers. A/
b. History and Development.
A rail and structural shop was established here in 1873. A steel
foundry was added in 1876. Between 1880 and 1890 new equipment was installed
and the plant became primarily a locomotive and railroad car building shop.
Three blast furnaces were built between 1890 and 1900. These furnaces were
Table 2 follows on p. 4.
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Table 2
!root- and Steel-Producing Plants and Steel-Rolling Mills
in Economic Region VII, by Oblast
Th6usand Mattis
Gorki Oblast
Pig
Ito
Steel Ingots
and Steel
for Castings
Finished
steel
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Vyksa Metallurgical
61
350
250
Kulebaki Steel Plant
270
200
Gorki Heavy Equipment Plant
215
135
Gorki Armament Plant
18?
112
Novokramatorsk Machine Building Plant
76
46
Gorki Metallurgical Plant
45
32
Gorki-Bor ?Shipy'ard
6
4
Gorki Wire Products Plant
160
Gorki Sheet Rolling Mill
40
Moscow Oblast
Sickle and Hammer,
ElektrostaL Metallurgical Plant
L4yublino RR Car Building Plant
Kolosna Locomotive Works
Moscow Automobile Building Plant
Chukhlinka Armament Plant
Moscow Shell Foundry
Ramenekoye Metal Products Plant
Mytishchi RR Car Factory
Moscow Electrical Equipment Plant
Orekhova - Zuyevo Foundry
Moscow Machine Building Plant
Moscow Tube Mill
Kirov Oblast
Omutninsk Metallurgical Works
Kits Rolling Mill
Kirov Armored Vehicle Plant
Chernaya Kholunitsa Iron Works
26
Peskovko Iron Works
20
Klimkovo Iron Works
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Thousand Metric Tons
Bryansk Oblast
Pig
Iron
Steel Ingots
and Steel
for Castings
Finished
Steel
Bezhitsa Locomotive Works
100
65
Yaroslavl' Oblast
Shcherbakov Printing Machine Factory
30
17
Yaroslavl' Automobile Plant
6
4
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Machinery Factory
35
20
Novo-Lipetek Metallurgical Plant
672
Lipetsk Metallurgical Plant
397
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Machine Building Plant
19
10
Vladimir Oblast
Plural Forge Building Plant
Muram Industrial Locomotive Works
Vladimir Tractor Plant
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Machine Building Plant
'Tula Oblast
Kosa~ya Gora Iron Works
Tula Metallurgical Works
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550
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fueled with charcoal and operated on Krivoi Rog ore, but for some unknown
reason these furnaces were not successful and were dismantled in 1902.,-f
Modernization was begun in 1929, V and.ae of January 1936 the plant had
an open-hearth shop, one 1400-sin roughing mill, one 250 mbar mill, and
one Erhardt tube mill.,,/ Soon after the outbreak of World War II and
before the invading Germans reached the area, all movable equipment and
facilities of this plant were evacuated to Krasnoyarsk. g/ 2/ The Germans
occupied and operated the plant for a considerable period during World
War II. l0
c. Raw Materials and.0ther Inputs.
Cast iron in the form of pigs is received from the Ural area. 11/
Scrap and fuel oil are delivered by rail. 12J Timber is rafted down the
Bolva River. / Steel alloying materials are received from unknown sources
via Moscow. Sand comes from local pits, and limestone from local quarries. I1
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal and coke are delivered daily by rail / from the Donets area. 16
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with 2 oil-fired cupolas, each with capacity
of 10 MT per hour. f Supplementary equipment consists of 3 coal-fired
drying ovens and 2 Band-molding machines. 18
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 4 oil-fired open-hearth furnaces, each of 25 MT capacity.
These furnaces produce ingots for rolling f and steel for casting in the
eteeaf oun,which is equipped with 6 molding machines and 1 annealing
furnace. 20 It is estimated that this shop produces 100,000 Mt of ingots
and steel for castings per year, based on 3 heats per day per furnace.
g. PrimarY aollinAMills.
There is one 100-m 3-high breakdown mill.
h. Finishing Facilities.
There are four oil-fired reheating furnaces. f These furnaces
serve a 250-;ma 3-high bar mill, a 3-high ekelp mill, and a tube mill, all
of German origin.
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i. Intrapl.ant Services.
The plant operates a power station with one Russian turbogenerator
of 20,000-kw capacity, and one German turbogenerator of 15,000-kw capacity.
The plant also uses 20,000 kw brought from outside sources. There are 4 trans-
former stations in the plant which reduce line power to 380 volts, three-phase
AC. 21 Industrial 'water is derived from the nearby Desna River 2 f and is
pumped into the plant by a pumping station operated by the plant. / An
elevated storage tank holds a reserve of industrial water. 2'' Drinking
water comes from the Bezhitsa water supply. &8/ A spur from the Roalovl-
Bryanak Railroad leads into the plant and reaches all receiving and shipping
points. 3,f Auxiliary operating facilities include a foundry cleaning shop
with sandblasters, haasaers, chisels, and grinders; 2OJ a machine shop
equipped with lathes, drills, shapers, and various other machine tools;
and a forge shop with one United 2,000-MT hydraulic press, one 5-ton steam
hammer, 8 smaller steam hammers, and 5 oil-fired forge furnaces together
with various shears and save. There is a galvanizing unit with four
galvanizing baths. 22/
J, Products and Production.
From the rolling mills come angles, channels, tees, and other shapes;
rounds, squares, and flat bars; and narrow plates. The tube mill produces
boiler tubes. Frain the steel foundry coma bogie wheels for armored vehicles,
spiders for locomotive and tender wheels, and various other steel castings
as required for locomotive and railroad oar construction. 2V The gray iron
foundry produces railroad car wheels and various other car and locomotive
parts. Some miscellaneous objects such as valves, weights, safes, and
household equipment are sometimes produced here. W The total production
of finished steel in 1952 is estimated at 65,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
A11 steel produced at this plant is consumed by the plant fabri-
cating and assembly shops for the output of railroad locomotives and cars,
armored vehicles, cranes, and other items of heavy industrial equipment. 16/
1. Plant Efficiency.
Only two-thirds of the finished output of the gray iron foundry is
reportedas usable.. There is an unduly large proportion of defective
material in the output of the steel foundry. / In 1951 rejects, owing
to careless preparation of molds and molding sand, from both foundries
were reported at the rates of 30 percent to 60 percent. Molds often broke
because of pressure from gas. Furnaces were not carefully handled and
workers were reported as lacking in interest. 22/
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m. Administration.
Beshitea Locomotive Works operates under the direction of the
Ministry of Transport in Moscow, which is under the Ministry of Transport
and Heavy Machine Building. 9/
n. Personnel.
Key personnel include Ambrovakin, Directorhl/; Itarchin, Deputy
Director; and Kolshenko, Chief Engineer. "/
2. ChernM Kholunitsa Iron Works. (IR 7010610)
a. cation.
58?51' N - 51?42' E, Chernaya Kholunitea, Kirov Oblast, Central
Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. ]/
b. History and Development.
This plant appears to have been founded in 18%. Prior to 191? it
was known as Cherlakhlouaitek Iron Works. The present blast furnace was
rebuilt and put into operation in 1929. zI /J
a. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
This is a charcoal burning furnace, and fuel is readily available
inasmuch as the location is in a hardwood area where the production of
charcoal is no serious problem. Iron ore also is 4prived locally, from
the deposits in the Kirov Basin.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e.. Ironaking Facilities.
There is one charcoal-burning blast furnace, 72-cu a Volume. The
rated production capacity is 26,000 MT ,per year. 5-1
f. 3~ Facilities.
None.
g. Primary R s.
None.
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h. Finishing Facilities.
None,
i. Intraplant Services.
No information available.
Products and Production.
The .stimated output of pig iron is 26,000 MT in 1953.
k. Distribution.
Presumably this pig iron is consumed by foundries in the nearby area.
1. Plant Efficiency.
The plant is reported as overfulfilling the plan for production of
cast iron in 1946. W
m. Administration.
This plant belongs to the Republic Metallurgical Trust under the
Ministry of Metallurgy.
n. Personnel.
No information.
3. Chukh].inka Armament Plant (also known as Voyennyi Zavod No. 48). l?f
(IR
55?44' X - 37?46' E, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial Region,
RSFSR, USSR. This plant is situated in the village of Chukhlinka, district
of Perovo, in the southeast outskirts of Moscow. / It is an the Moscow-
Ryazan highway, about 1 lnn south of the Chukhi i nka railroad station.
b. History and Develoraent.
The plant appears to have been established about 1930. During recent
years, was additions have been made, but no further develop=cnte are known
to be under consideration. !// No war damage was experienced, perhaps because
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most of the movable equipment was transported to the area of the Urals
at the onset of hostilities in 1941. Everything was brought back in 1946,
and by 1949 operations were completely reestablished. 1f
a. Raw Materials and other Inputs.
Inputs include scrap, pig iron, lime, and sand for molds.
d. Coal- and Coke.
The plant receives 400 MT of coke and 12o MT of coal by rail each
month. ?/
e, ro AakinaFac s.
There is an iron foundry with four coke-burning cupolas.
fo S Pac3lities.
There is a steel foundry with two electric furnaces that appear to
have been recently installed. These furnaces are 5 a in diameter and 4 m
in height. 2/ It is estimated that they have a steel capacity of 15 MT
each, and produce a total of 30,000 MT per year.
Priss=y R0111AR Mills.
Diane.
h. Finish3agiFaoi1 itiOO.
Dion,
i.. Intrsuiiut,_8Srrloss.
Slestricity oamss from an wd dentifisd source in Moscow, through
a transforaer station at the plant. The plant is served by switches of
Soviet-gtuge railroad track. LO/
~. Pro cte aLnd?Producton.
Products are steel castings for bomb parts, artillery carriage parts,
wining machinery parts, 1.1 J and ball bearing races. 12 Production of
finished castings is estimated at 18,000 MT per year,
k. Dietribu .
The entire output of the steel foundry is consumed by the plant.
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1. Plant Effici-owaxy.
No information available.
a. Administration.
Operation of this plant is under the control of the Soviet Air
Force. 1!
n. Personnel.
4. $lektrostal Metallurgical 'lant (sometimes called Noginsk Steel Works,
also known as Belyayeva . 1(IR 7012270)
a. Location.
55?47' N - 38?28' E, Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. The site is 60 km east of Moscow, and 7 k south of
Noginsk.
b. History and Development.
The earliest record of steel production at E1ektrostal is 1934,
and in that year rolling mills appear to have been installed also. f The
official designation of this community as the town of Elektrostal took
place in 1938. A/ A partial record of the development of steel and finished
steel production is as follows:
Thousand Metric Tons
Year
Steel Ingots
Finished Steel
1934
75
42
1935
78
56
19
170
127
1952
247
183
2f
At the time the Germans menaced Moscow? parts of the Elektrostal plant were
evacuated to Sverdlovsk and to Molotov, but the evacuated units were re-
turned to Elektrostal during the summer of 1942, and by October of that year
everything was back in operation. / Elektrostal now has the second largest
electric furnace capacity in the USSR. 2/
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C. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Oil cones from the Baku area'. which represents a rail haul of
about 2,000 lam. 10 Dolomite is shipped from Satka, which lies about 1,000
In to the east. / In 1943) pig iron and scrap were received from unknown
sources in amounts of 20,000 MT and 200,000 MT respectively. f Water is
distributed throughout the plant by an underground piping system; the
source of water is unknown. II/
1. Coal and Coke.
Fuels are locally mined peat, and an inferior grade of brown coal
which comes from the area around Moscow. lA
a. Ironaak ng Facilities.
f. Stee1a Ong Facilities.
Steel-producing facilities at Elektrostal are as follows: 2 tilting
open-hearth furnaces, 23-sq a hearth area each, estimated capacity 60 MT
each; 5 electric furnaces, Demag type, 25-MT capacity each; 1 electric
furnace, Heroult type, 15-MT capacity; 3 electric furnaces, Reroult type,
8-NT capacity each; 1 electric furnace, Greaves type, 3-MT capacity; f,
1 electric furnace.. Union of Electric Trust type, 3-MT capacity; 4 electric
furnaces, Heroult type, 1.5-MT capacity each; and 1 electric furnace, high-
frequency, 1.4-MT capacity. Although ingot production in 1952 appears
to have been only 21+7,000 MT 16 (78,000 XT open-hearth and 169,000 MT
electric), it is quits possible that this tonnage my have been geared to
requirements, as the maadwaam annual production capacity of these furnaces
probably is about 304,000 MT (97,000 MT open-hearth and 207,000 MT electric).
Estimated steel production in 1953 is 290,000 MT (92,000 MT open-hearth
and 198,000 MT electric).
g. ft&ea Ro Mills.
There is a blooming mill, 3-high, with 800-mi diameter rolls. f
h. Finishing Facilities.
There are 3 finishing mills which are described as follows: 1 heavy
bar mill, 3-high, one stand 660- and two stands each with 610-ma-diameter
rolls; 1 strip mill, 4-high, 5 stands each with 350-mm-diameter rolls;
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Finishing facilities include 21 heat-treating furnacess and 25 cold-
drawing machines. 12/
i. Intraplant Services.
Electric power is produced very cheaply by using locally mined
peat as fuel. The powerplant that serves Elektrostal generates 78,000 kw. Qf
There is a forge shop equipped with four large steam haemsrs which are
occupied mainly in producing crankshafts for tanks. Also this shop con-
tains 10 small, electrically operated drop hammers, and 6 oil-fired heat
treating furnaces. A/
3. Products and Production.
Elektrostal produces only high-quality steels, making special
grades for such end uses as turbine blades; valves; fusing wires for
electric bulbs; delicate electrical, radio, and telephone equipment; and
other complex instruments. f In addition to its production of stain-
less steel, heat-resistant steel, and high-speed tool steel, Elektrostal
has produced no rase than 200 new alloys since the end of World War II. 2'f 7,_ A/
These new alloys include special nonmagnetic steels, and also unusual alloys
such as 35-percent nickel steel. / The output of finished steel products
in 1952 is reported to have been 183,000 MT. 26 These products include
forgings, shell casings, arnorplate, boiler and other high-quality plate,
tool steel bare and other bars, sheets, and strip. _2.V It should be
emphasized that Elektrostal is a quality producing plant, where the primary
ain is to make new and improved grades of steel rather than to follow
established patterns of production. Some special grades are produced at
Elektrostal in extremely small quantities and at tremendous expense as
compared with ordinary grades. L81 It is presumed that this accounts in
large part for the fact that these furnaces may not realize their full
production potential. Estimated finished steel production for 1953 is
200,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
Principal consuming locations for Elektrostal products include
Moscow, Gorki, Molotov, and Ufa. Vf Elektrostal supplies more than
100 manufacturers with high-quality stainless and alloy steels. Among
chief consumers are aircraft builders and ball bearing manufacturers. 201
Alloy and stainless products of Elektrostal are used by Stalmogorak and
Svir power stations and by powerplants for Donbas, Kuzbas, and Moscow
area coal sines. Stainless steel produced at Elektrostal was used
for the stainless trim on the Kremlin and in Moscow subway stations. 3?f?.
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1. Plant Efficiency.
Based on reports from various types of sources and covering most
of the period since the end of World War II, it must be concluded that
Elektrostal is a well-managed and efficiently operated plant. The steel
melting plan for November 1946 was exceeded by 8 percent. The rolled
steel plan for the same month was exceeded by 14 percent. / By 1947
the plant had achieved rolling levels set for 1950. / The steel pro-
duction plan for May 1947 was exceeded. / By April 1948 the melting
norm for 1950 had been achieved. 16/ By 1949 steel production had
increased 48 percent over prewar levels. In 1950, furnace No. 4 achieved
production of 6.77 MT per 1,000 kw of electric power, exceeding the
progressive norm by 0.9 percent. The rest of the shop then pledged to
exceed the performance of furnace No. 4 in 1951, to increase production
by 1 percent above the progressive norm, and to make 63 heats of steel
between furnace linings. / A rigorous policy governing scrap selection
has resulted in important conservation of scarce alloy.. La/ The time
per melt in certain furnaces has been out from 5.83 hours to 5.71 hours. 22/
Elektrostal has learned how to produce nitrided stainless steel and reduce
nickel requirements by as such as 40 percent,
s3. Administration.
The Elektrostal plant belongs to Glavspot'stal,.which is under the
chief Administration of the Metallurgical Industry. AV
n. Personnel.
The Director (in 1948) was M.E. Koreshkov. k The Chief Engineer
(in 1951) was M. Zuyev. 1 There were 6,000 employees in 1943, / and
presumably the number is approximately the same today.
nt Plant (also known as Wovoye Sormovo,: and as Stalin Plant
Mlft,
5. ki
No. 92 . 1 IH 7011918)
a. Location*
56"20t N - 44 OO' E. Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR,
USSR, / This plant is in Sormovo, a suburb of the city of Gorki. It is
northwest of the center of Gorki, and southeast of the Volga River. The
Gorki-.Balakhna Railroad borders the plant on the northeast side.
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b. History and Development.
A plant for the production of armament was started at this site
during the 1920'x. It was modernised in 1934, and was expanded during
World War II. It is the second swot important armament plant in the USSR,
ranking next to Molotov lion Plant. A/ The plant appears to have escaped
war damage, although there are some bomb craters within the plant area.
Theme craters are kept filled with water for fire-fighting purposes. If
a. Raw 2rriial..and Other Inonts.
Pig iron comes from Magnitogorsk by rail at a rate of about 300
tone per day. Scrap is received by rail from various sources; a large
stock is always on hand. Limestone cases from local sources. J Ferro-
manganese and ferroailicon are received by rail from Zestafani. V Xi~ekel,
chrome, and lead came from the Ural area via Kaman!. / Petroleum is
delivered by barge ftrcm Baku via the Volga, and is pnwped direct from barge
to the plant. Paints, lacquers, lubricants, pipe, and steel shapes are
received as needed under requisition. 2/
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal in undetermined quantity is received by rail daily from the
coalfields centering around Stalinogorsk. 10
e. Ironsaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with two cupolas. 11
f. 8teei_in? Facilitieg.
Steel for the steel foundry and for the rolling mill is produced
in 8 open-hearth furnaces, each of 3041T capacity. These furnaces are
tapped every 10 hours; and thus have a capacity of 187,000 MT per year,
which is their estimated production in 1953. W The furnaces are oil-
fired. lU. / In addition to castings, they produce ingots of circular
section, 1.2-m high, 75-cm diameter at the base, and 50-cm diameter at the
top. 1.. .
g. Primary Rolli Mills.
In the rolling department there are 5 soaking pits and a rolling
mill with 5 stands of rolls in train. ,lf This mill produces billets,
,both round and square, to be processed in the forging department. 16
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h. Finishing Facilities.
There is a steel foundry, and also a forge, well equipped with
presses and hammers.
i. Intranlant Services.
There is a machine shop appropriately equipped with machine tools.
Electric power is derived from a power station at Balakhna, via a high-
tension line carrying 75,E volts. This voltage is appropriately stepped
down by transformer stations within the plant. LS/ The plant is served
throughout by a Soviet-gauge railroad. f
J. Products and Production.
The direct products of the steel department are steel castings#
such as armored vehicle parts, J gun mount parts, and pump housinge3 2?]/
and forging billets to be converted into gun barrels, shells, / axles,
crankshafts, handtools, and the like. 321 The production of finished
products is estimated to be 52,000 MT of steel castings, and 60,000 I'IT
of forginge, or a total of 112,000 MT in 1953.
k, Distribution.
Some finished steel is shipped away from time to time to destinations
unknown, but most of the castings and forgings produced here are consumed
by the home plant in armament fabrication and assembly. 24
1. Plant Efficiency.
In 194$ production activities were intense but disorganised, with
100 people doing the work of 30.
m. kdminietzation.
This plant operates under the Ministry of Defense Industry.
n. Personnel
The foundry alone has about 240 employees. The plant works 3 shifts
~an was Director in 1942.
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per day, 7 days per week. 2' Amo Serge I
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Samoan" was Assidtant Director in 1949. ~7!
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6. Gor]d.-Bor Shipyard (also known as Teplokhod). (IR 7000744)
a. Location.
56?201 N - 44?001 F. This plant is on the north bank of the Volga
River in Gorki-Bo r, a suburb of Gorki, Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. J
b. History and Develonaent.
Two electric furnaare of 311T capacity each were installed and put
into operation here in 1935. f Same alterations were made in 1941, when
the plant was converted to the production of armament for the duration of
the war. V tom/
a. Raw Iteriale and Other Inyuts.
Steel and iron scrap is constmed in the amount of
year. 11 Electric power come from the city of Gorki.
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal is received from the Donets Basin. 21
IronaWdnR Facilities.
None.
Stee]msldng Facilities.
There are 2 electric furnaces with a
These furnaces produce 6,000 MT of steel for
blem Rollins Mills.
None,
h. Finishing Facilities.
There is a steel foundry. 2/
i. Intragpmt Serices.
No information available.
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combined capacity of 6 MT.
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J. Products and Production.
Products are exclusively steel castings for ship construction and
marine engines. 10 The output of finished castings is 4,000 MT per year,
part of which is alloy steel.
k. Distribution.
The entire output of steel from the furnaces and foundry is con-
sumed by the local shipyard. Ig/
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
The plant is administered by the Ministry of Shipbuilding.
n. Pers.
No information available.
7. Gorki Heavy Equipment Plant (also known as Nrasnoye Sormovo Shipyard
and sometimes called A.A. Zhdanov Shipyard. It is Plant No. 112).
(IR 7007098)
a. Location.
56?20' N - 44?OO' E. Plant No. 112 is in Sormovo, a suburb that
lies a little northwest of the city of Gorki. The plant is on the south
bank of the Volga River, about 6 Ion upstream from its confluence with
the Oka. J Sormovo is in Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR,
USSR.
b. History and Development.,
Krasnoye Sormov celebrated its 100th anniversary in July 1949.
The plant was modernized between the two World Wars. The steelmaking
facilities provide steel exclusively for the plant fabricating operations,
which before World War II consisted of the construction of railroad
locomotives and cars, heavy machinery, and light river and lake craft.
During World War II, the plant was occupied exclusively with the construction
and repair of armored combat vehicles. !/ At the end of the war, recon-
version was made promptly to prewar activities, with emphasis on the
production of submarines. / World War II damage was alight, and has been
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c. Raw Materials and Other Inuuts.
Pig iron in the form of pigs weighing 40 kg is received by barge
from unknown sources.. 2/ Oil cameo from the Baku region by barge and by
tank car. / Scrap is derived from local sources, as well as from unknown
sources by barge. Limestone and magnesite are received by barge. 2/ The
plant water supply is piped from the Volga River. 10
d, Coal and Coke.
Coal for the local powerplant and for miscellaneous heating pur-
poses is received by rail from the Donets Basin. /
e. IE2gMWggFaciilities.
There is an iron foundry with two cupolas. IR/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
To provide steel for the steel foundry and the rolling mills, there
are 8 open-hearth furnaces with an estimated capacity of 40 MT each and
combined hearth area of 153 sq m, and 2 electric furnaces of 3.5 MT capacity
each, U/ Total steel production for 1953 is estimated at 215,000 MT
(207,000 MT open-hearth and 8,000 MT electric).
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
The rolling department is equipped with a steam-powered Lam/ 700- t
blooming mill. There are four stands of rolls, of which the first stand
is reversing.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Finishing rolling facilities consist of 1 bar mill 510-m.* with 4
stands of rolls; 1 bar mill 350-m,, with a roughing stand 470- and 6
finishing stands each 350 mm; and 1 plate mill, 3 -high, with rolls of
750/500/750-nen diameter and 2-m long. 16 All of these mills are steam-
powered. 17
i. Intranlant Services.
Steelmaking facilities are supplemented by a steel foundry with
molding shop, 18/ an iron foundry, a machine shop, / and a drop forge
shop. W There is a shop that turns out solid forged and rolled steel wheels.
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This shop has 1,500-MT-capacity press, that rough-forms the. wheel from a
disc, a 504M-capacity press that punches out the center, and a rolling
mill that rolls the web and rim to finished dimensions. A/ The plant
is serviced throughout by a Soviet-gauge railroadb and also operates a
fleet of 30 trucks. f Krasnoye Sormovo has its own coal-fired power
station of 4,000-kw capacity, and derives supplementary power from the
large electric power station at Balakhna. a/
J. Products and Production.
The principal products of the foundry were cast steel turrets
and bogie wheels for tanks during World War II, and since the war have
been miscellaneous castings for railroad equipment and water craft. 2V
The rolling mills produce armorplate up to 3.5 a long, up to 1.8 a wide,
and up to 30 cm thick. 311 Other rolling mill products are ship plates
up to 5 a long, flats, rounds, squares, angles, channels, apd tees. 26
Forged products include propeller shafts and'railroad car wheels.
End products of Krasnoye Sormovo are railroad locomotives and care,
email, ships, Diesel engines, field pieces, and armored combat vehicles..
The production of Kraenoye Sormovo may be summarized ae follows;
Thousand Metric Toni
Year
Steel
Rolled Steel and
Finished Castings
1934
84
53
1935
91
75
1952
206
129
1953 (eat)
215
135
Distribution.
All of the steel produced here is consumed at the home plant.
Plant Efficiency.
In 194$ the year's plan was fulfilled as follows: steel production,
116 percent; rolled steel, 116 percent; and castings, 123 percent. In
contrast to this good showing, it was reported that 30 percent of production
was rejected on account of poor workmanship. VO
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m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Transport and Heavy Machine
Building.
n. Personnel.
Simonov was Director in 1944. N.N. Smelyakov was Director
in 1950. f
8. Gorki Metallurgical Plant (also known as Kaganovich, Plant No. 113).
IR 7001476)
a. Location.
56?20' N - 44?OO' E. This plant is located on the west bank of
the Oka River about 14 km from its confluence with the Volga 2f, in the
city of Gorki, Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. I/
b. Histoi and Development.
The plant was established 10 to 15 years before the beginning of
World War II, and all steelmaking facilities were in operation as long
ago as 1935. A/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Pig iron at a rate of 20,000 MT per year is received from unknown
sources. Scrap in the amount of 25,000 MT per year is procured through
normal commercial channels, of which the most important is the home plant. 5-1
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal is received from the Donets Basin.
e. IR2REWAS Facilities.
There is a gray iron foundry with three cupolas. 2/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is 1 open-hearth rurnace with hearth area of 1-5.05 aq a.
The estimated capacity'of this furnace is 40 MT, and annual output is
estimated at 30,000 MT. There are 2 electric furnaces, each with a capacity
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of 7.5 MT. These electric furnaces are estimated to produce 15,000 MT
per year. Total steel production in 1953 is thus estimated at 45,000 MT.
These furnaces cast small ingots, weighing about 800 pounds each. 2/
g. Primary Rolling Mille.
There is a 4-stand billet and slab mill that produces billets 10 cm x
10'cm x 30 cm and slabs of unknown dimensions. This mill is served by three
oil-fired heating furnaces. 10
h. Finishing Facilities.
There are two finishing mills. One is a 2-high bar mill of four
stands, with rolls of 250-mmn diameter. This mill is rated at 20,000 Mr
annual capacity. There is also a plate mill, 3-high, with rolls of
600/500/600-mm diameter. This mill is rated at 36,000 MT annual capacity.
i. Intrapl?ant Services.
The plant in served by the Moscow-Gorki railway, which runs two
switches into the plant. a/ A narrow-gauge system also serves the plant.
Five Studebaker trucks are used to supplement intraplant transportation..
Serving both the steelmaking facilities and the adjacent machine tool manu-
facturing plant are 3 machine shops, 2 foundries, and a forge shop with
4 heating furnaces, 4 drop hameiers, and 1 press. U/
J. Products and Production.
Products are carbon steel, allay steel, and tool steel, 16 in the
form of armorplate and bars. / Armorplate is produced at a rate of
80 tone per day or approximately 24,000 tone annually. LS/ Production in
1953 is estimated at 32,000 MT of finished steel.
k. Distribution.
Almost all the steel produced here is consumed by the adjacent
machine tool factory. 21
1. Plant Efficiency.
The plant is reported as making steel in excess of plan during the
early part of 1952. 22
a. Administration.
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In 1943 there were 3,000 employees, of whoa 70 percent were woeea.
9. 22M &Og" polling Will (also known as Kravadnay& Zavod).
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a. Loaation.
560241N - 44?OO' E. This mill is situated near the northeast
limit of Gorki Bor, a suburb of Gorki, in Gorki Oblast, Central Inaustrial
Regj.on, RSFSR, USSR. The exact site is 3 km north of the Volga River and
500 m northeast of the Eor-Kirov Railway. 2V
b. History and aoMpt.
At or near the location of an established plant manufacturing metal
furniture and other household goods, ground was broken in August 1947 for
the installation of a strip mill and allied facilities being brought from
Germany. J As of October 1948 the mill had been set up but was not yet
in operat on, l*/
o.
Raw Nateri, ? Other wts.
No information available.
d.
Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e.
Iron'
kjng Fa,~ci~.ities.
None.
f.
Stee,j
k1gg Facilities.
None,
g.
Primary Rolling )UUa.
None.
h.
Fini shins Facilotiss
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h. IshinaFacili_ ties.
The mill is a sheet or strip mill that was shipped from Germany
and relocated here. There are 4 stands of rollp Yeerved by 3 Soviet-
built oil-fired heating furnaces. if Auxiliary equipment brought from
Germany includes an Achenbach-Busch--Huetten straightening press, a Junkers
flattener, and 2 German shears, one of which is capable of shearing
thicknesses up to 15 mm. 2/
i. Intraplant Services.
Power is received from the Bor electric power station, which is
just north of the mill. 10 There is a transformer station within the
plant area which reduces the line voltage to 220 volts AC. / Water
supply comes from a well in the plant area. 12 A switch from the Bor-
Kirov Railway enters the plant and connects with loading and unloading
points. / An oil supply is kept in concrete underground oil bunkers./l,~lf
J. Products and Production.
.The product of this mill is believed to be hot-rolled strip
suitable for automobile bodies and fenders, IV in an amount estimated
at 40,000 MT in 1953. (See Gaps in Intelligence).
k.stribution.
The main outlet for the product of this mill is Gorki Motor
Vehicle Plant, Molotov No. 1, in Gorki. A secondary outlet is Gorki
Armament Plant Novoye Sormovo, Stalin No. 92, also in Gorki. 16/
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. A4) nistration.
No information available.
n. Personnel.
No information available.
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a. Location.
56 ?20' N - 44?b0' E, Gorki, Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial Region,
RSFSR, USSR. I The plant is near the center of the city of Gorki, a
little to the west of the Oka River, and about 10 km from the confluence
of the Oka and Volga rivers. The Moscow - Daershinak Railroad is 1 km
north of the plant. I/ %b. History and Development.
The wire and wire product mills and other facilities were in-
stalled in 1928. 1/ This plant appears to have escaped damage during
World War II. 1/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
About ten 40-ton carloads of billets are received every day to
provide raw material for the wire factory. These billets are 12 on x
12 cm x 4j m long, source unknown. Fuel oil for heating the furnaces,
and coal for the power plant are delivered every day in tank cars and
gondola cars respectively. Quantities and sources of these ftels are
unknown.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmakina Facilities.
There is a foundry with 3 cupolas, each of 3-m diameter, 4-s
height. 2/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
g. Primary Bollin? Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
There is one oil-fired continuous heating furnace. There is a
rod mill consisting of 1 roughing stand of 500-mm, 8 intermediate stands
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of 280/250 mm, and 4 finishing stands of 250 mm. There are two mills
for rolling strip. One is an Elias mill; it has 3 stands 4-high, and
produces strip 0.4 to 4.5 my thick. The other is a Robertson cold-
rolling mill; it has 3 stands 4-high, and produces cold-rolled strip
0.16-mm minimum gauge by 350-mm maximum width.. / 2/ Finishing
facilities include wire-drawing machines with the customary annealing,
acid-bath, oiling, liming, and galvanizing adjuncts. There are auto-
matic machines for the manufacture of nuts, screws, and bolts, as well
as nails in a large range of sizes. 10
i. Intranlant Services.
The plant has its own power station, with 3 coal-fired, steam
powered turbines, generating 3,500 kw. This powerplant?was built in
1941. 11 Industrial water is derived from the water system of the city
of Gorki, and is.stored in a tower in the plant area. L2/ The plant is
served by Russian-gauge railroad, with sidings at all key points, con-
necting with the Moscow-Dzerzhinsk Railroad. 14/
3. Prod ucts and uction.
Products are wire, barbed wire, nuts, screws, bolts, nails, hoops,
and bands. The plant produces a wide range of consumer products, including
leaf springs, bushings, washers, wheel rims, electric irons, electric
switches, light fittings, power plugs, bedsprings, bedframes, and the like.
Another important item of production is motorcycles, which are assembled
here, incorporating wire and other items produced at the plant T6/ The
wire produced here ranges in size from 1 mm to 5 mm in diameter. A
special product is Nikolin wire, which is a high-resistance electrical
wire. / At least 180 MT of steel wire are shipped away daily. 18
Approximately 12 tons of nails are shipped away daily. )/ Nails range in
size from 1 mm thick by 8 mm long, to 8 mm thick by 80 mm long. / Pro-
duction of cold-rolled strip in 1953 is estimated at 100,000 MT, production
of wire and wire products in the same year at 60,000 MT. a 22j
k. Distribution.
Some of the wire produced here is consumed within the plant through
further processing into nails and other wire products, some goes to the
plant department that assembles motorcycles and uses wire for wheel spokes,
and the like, and some is shipped to destinations unknown. Screws are
shipped by rail to the Zia automobile factory in Moscow. Nails are shipped
by rail to various points, including Ural'sk, Moscow, and Leningrad. 21V
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1. Plant Efficiency.
In 1947 the plant was reported to be grossly inefficient in
accounting. Pilferage was not unusual, and products of the plant were
often encountered in black markets of the local area. / Operations
were carried on with a notoriously high percentage of waste, and large
quantities of defective material were always lying about. 261
m. Administration.
The plant is under the administration of the Ministry of Machine
Buil ding. 2'
n. Personnel.
There are about 4,000 employees, operating in 3 shifts.
U. Ivanovo Machine Buildin Plant (also known as TorI hash Nine Equipment
Factory). 1 (IR 1024202)
a. Location.
57?23' N - 34?30' E. This plant is situated immediately east
of the main station of the Ivanovo-Moscow Railroad in Ivanovo, Ivanovo
Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. ,
b. History and Development.
The plant was built in 1944.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Pig iron, scrap, / and molding sand are received by rail.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
a. tronmakkS Facilities.
There is a gray iron foundry with two small cupolas.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The steel-casting shop contains 2 electric furnaces of 2 tons
capacity each, / Estimated steel production in 1953 is 4,000 MT.
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g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intranlant Services.
The plant operates a forge and a machine shop. 2/ In connection
with the steel foundry there are a molding shop and a drying shop. l0
The plant is served by a spur from the Soviet-gauge Ivanovo-Moscow Rail-
road. ].l
J, Products and Production.
The steel output of this plant is represented by castings and
forgings such as gears, wheels, axles, and other parts 12 required for
the heavy machinery that is the and product of the plant. W Estimated
production of finished steel is 2,000 NT per year.
k. Distribution.
The entire steel production of this plant is consumed by the
associated manufacturing operations.
1. Plant Efficiency.
One quarter of the output of finished steel is rejected because of
inferior quality or workmanship. ifi/
in. Administration.
The plant is under the Ministry of Heavy Machine Building. L
n. Personnel.
There are 250 employees. 16/
12. Kirov Armored Vehicle Plant (alm known as Kuibyshev Armament Plant,
Plant no. 38 1/, and as May let ,/ Crane Factory). (IR 8013403)
a. Location.
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12. Kirov Armored Vehicle Plant (also known as Kuybyshev Armament Plant,
Plant No. 38 1/, and as May 1st J Crane Factory). (IR 8013403)
a. Location.
58?33' N - 49?42' E. This plant is located at Kirov, Kirov Oblast,
Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. / The exact site is 3 km north-
northeast of the Kirov railroad station, 1 km east of the railroad between
Kirov and Kotlas. A/
b. History and Development.
The original installation dates back to 1905, 'i but the modern
plant was built during the decade preceding World War II. V The plant
as it now exists is made up in part by the armor department of Plant
No. 174 (Voroshilov) evacuated from Leningrad, and in part by the
armored vehicle department of the Kuybyshev plant evacuated from KoliDmna
in October 1941. J/ Although no war damage was sustained, the plant was
generally refurbished by German prisoners of war in 1945.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Sand, loam, pig iron, and iron and steel scrap are received from
unknown sources. 2/
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal and coke are received from unknown sources. 120/
e. Ironmakina Facilities.
There are two gas-fired / cupolas IV which operate during
alternate weeks, resulting in a production of 25 MT of gray iron castings
per day. / One gas-fired furnace is devoted to annealing these castings. 1_}f/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is a steel foundry IV equipped with one electric furnace
of 2-MT capacity. This furnace is tapped 3 times per day and produces
2,000 MT of steel per year. All of this steel is devoted to the production
of steel castings. 16 The estimated output of this furnace in 1953 is
2,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
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h. Finishing Facilities.
A core furnace, a molding floor, a sand mill, and a cleaning shop
are adjuncts to the steel foundry. 17 Operated in connection with the
steel foundry is a forge shop with 6 heating furnaces and 6 steam hammers.
Castings and forgings are finished in a machine shop equipped with milling,
drilling, planing, and turning machines. 18
i. Intraplant Services.
A supply of industrial water comes from the Vyatka River.
Power comes through an overhead high-tension line from a central power
station at Kirov. There is a transformer station at the plant that
steps down the AC voltage from 500 to 380 volts. / The plant is served
throughout by a network of narrow-gauge railway trackage, Ig/ supplemented
by a fleet of 15 motor trucks. 92/ '
J. Products and Production.
The electric furnace steel is used for castings such as gearwheels,
pistons, and cylinders that are used as parts for cranes, armored vehicles
and other machines produced as end products of this plant. 2t The fur-
nace also casts ingots 80 cm x 45 cm x 30 cm that are forged into crank-
shafts, axles, and other parts of the end products turned out by the
plant. / / Output of finished steel castings is estimated at 1,000 M
in 1953.
k. Distribution.
The entire output of both the steel foundry and the gray iron
foundry is consumed in the production of the cranes, tanks, assault guns,
and the like, made at this plant.
1. Plant Efficiency.
About one-third of the castings produced here are defective
because of shrink holes, and sometimes a whole series of track wheels has
to be sent to the scrap heap. 2$
m. Administration.
The plant is under the Ministry of Railr ad Transport.
n. Personnel.
The foundries are operated on 3 shifts, with about 100 workers on
each shift. Mi/
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13. Kira Rolling Mill (also known as Kira Steel Plant). I/ (iR 7042828)
a. Location.
59?21' N - 52?141 $, Kira, Kirov Oblast, Central Industrial Region,
RSFSR, USSR. Kira is about 160 1cm northeast of Kirov ?s/ 3/ on the Molotov
Railroad, near Omutninek.
b. History and Development.
An iron works at this site is supposed to have been founded in
1773. Until 1917 the operation was known as Kirsineki Iron Works. In
1944 the plant employed 1,600 workers. '/
c. Raw Materials and Other Innate.
40,000 MT of pig iron per year is supplied from blast furnaces
in the Urals. 60,000 MT of scrap per year is procured through normal
commercial channels. Iron ore comae from the Urals. J
d.
Coal and Coke.
Coal comes from the Donets Basin. 2/
e.
Ironmakin
Facilities.
None.
f.
Ste a
_lmakina Facilities.
_
The plant has 2 open-hearth furnaces, each of 50-MT capacity.
1953 production is estimated at 90,000 MT.
Primam Rolling Mille.
It may be presumed that the boo-i heavy bar mill listed under h
serves as a breakdown mill for the 280-nam bar mill and for the sheet
mill.
h. Finishirag Facilities.
There is a heavy bar mill with two stands of rolls. This is
described as a 3-high mill, 600-nun-diameter rolls. In addition to
breaking down ingots into blooms and slabs, this mill probably
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fin shy-rolle some of the larger sises of bars. The light bar mill also
has two stands of rolls. It is a 3-high mill, 280-s -diameter rolls.
There is a third mill, which is not designated as to type, but which
probably is an old-style, 550-mm hand-operated sheet mill with. 2. stands
of rolls. Wire-drawing facilities not further described) are available.
i. t~s.
This plant is served by a spur from the Kirov-Molotov Railroad. 10
Power is derived from a nearby power plant (TETs), exact location of which
is unknown. Capacity is 87,000 kw, with increase planned to 187,000 kw. All
J. Products and Production.
The products of this plant are plates (including armorplate), sheets,
merchant bare, and tool steel bars. 3 f 1 / Estimated 1953 production
of finished steel is 67,000 MT.
k.. Distributica.
A large portion (possibly 24 percent) of the output of this plant
is shipped to Plant 38 (Crane Factory imeni lot of May) at Kirov. j/
Wire is shipped to Kuybyshev GES and to the Volga-Don Canal project. 16/
Other outlets for the products of this plant are the refineries of the
Kirov and Gorki Oblasts.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available,
m. Ad istration.
Kirs Rolling Mill is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. 8
n. Peril.
There were 4,000 employees operating in 3 shifts in 1942. 12/
14. Klimkovo Iron Works. J (IR 7010969
a. Location.
58055' N - 510151 S. Klimkovo,Kirov Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. Klimkovo is on a spur railroad track,.70 km;
from the main Kirov-Molotov Railroad. f
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b. History and Development.
This plant appears to have been founded in 1810. Prior to 1917,
it was known as Iron and Steel Works in Klimkovski. 1/ After being re-
built, the present blast furnace was put into operation in 1928- 3,1
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Iron ore is procured from local sources in the Kirov Basin.'
Charcoal is produced locally from hardwood forests of the area. V
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal, which is used or miscellaneous purposes, but not for coking,
comes from the Donets Basin.
e. Ironmakinx Facilities.
There is one charcoal-burning blast furnace, with 73 cu m volume.
The rated iron-producing capacity originally was 10,000 MT per year,
but: this stack is reported to have produced at the rate of 0.65 MT per
cu m per day in 1948, which is equivalent to about 16.000 MT. per year. 10
Estimated production in 1953 is 16,000 MT.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Roiling Mills.
None.
i. Inter Services.
No information available.
3. Products and Production.
The output of this furnace is pig iron, probably of the type
known as foundry iron. Estimated production in 1953 is 16,000 NT. 1_,]/
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k. Distribution.
Production probably is entirely consumed by iron foundries in the
general area.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
This operation is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. l2
n. Personnel.
Unknown.
15. Colomna Locomotive Works (also known as Kuybyshev RR Locomotive Plant). J
(IR 1011091
a. Low.
55?05' N - 38?45' E. This plant is in Koloenla, about 2 km from thf
confluence of the Oka and Moskva rivers. The exact location is opposite
the railroad station of the Kolomna-Ryazan line in the suburb Golutvino,
in the Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial. Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. H tor DevelQpmept.
This plant was founded in 1871 and until the 1917 Revolution
was known as Corporation of Kolomna Machinery Construction. The main
item of production always has been railroad locomotives. Plant equip-
ment was evacuated to Kirov and Krasnoyarsk in 1941, but operations of
the plant at Kolomna were resumed in July 1943.,+ There was considerable
war damage, but reconstruction had been completed by 1946, at which time
the plant was enlarged. #
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
In 1943 inputs included 20,000 MT of pig iron, 40,000 MT of
scrap, / petroleum from the Baku area, and iron ore from Krivoi Rog
and the Ural Legion.
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal is received from the Donets Basin. J
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e. Irons Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with six smell cupolas. 2/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 4 open-hearth furnaces with a combined hearth area of
52 eq m, and one 3-ton electric furnace. 10 The total 1953 Production
of these furnaces is estimated at 78,000 MT (75,000 MT open-hearth and
3,000 MT electric). The open-hearth furnaces are believed to have a
capacity of 25 MT each.
g, primary Rolling Mills.
None.
Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry and forge.
i., Intraulant Services.
The plant operates* 3,000-kw steam-electric power plant, fueled
with peat and coal. / The forge is equipped with 4 large presses and
4 smaller presses, 2 steam hammers, 6 pneumatic hammere, and adequate
heating and annealing furnaces. 12 A narrow-gauge railway services the
plant throughout. _U/
J. Products and Production.
Steel products consist of 27,000 MT per year of railroad axles and
other forgings, and 21,000 MT per year of steel castings. Total 1953
finished steel production is estimated at 48,000 MT. Lam,/ End products
of this plant are railroad locomotives, diesel engines;, and heavy
machinery.
k. Distribution.
All steel production at this plant is home consumed. 16
1. Plant Efficiency.
The steel melting shop, the steel foundry, and the forge shop have
been criticised for poor quality of production and for irregular deliveries.
During 1949 there was a waste of 9,752 man-hours because forgings and
castings were produced with too large an allowance of metal. This is
equivalent to a loss of 5 percent of the time. of workers involved.
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m, Administration.
This plant is administered by the Ministry of Transport and
Heavy Machine Building. 18
n. Personnel.
K. Takovlev was Director in 1952. f
16. Kosaya Gora Iron Works (also known as Kosogorsk Metallurgical Works,
imeni Dzerzhinakiy, I/ and Tula Metallurgicial Plant). / (IR 7006980).
a. Location.
54?09' N - 37?33' E. This plant is located at Koeaya Gora, about
9 km south-southwest of Tula; Tula Oblast, Central Industrial Region,
RSFSR, USSR. The Voronka River flows past the plant.
b. History and Devehapment.
The plant was established in 1896 as a very small enterprise, and
does not appear to have been of much importance in the days of the Czars. !~f
During the decade preceding World War II, the three blast furnaces were
modernized and were blown in during the yearn 1936, 1937, and 1939. 11
When the Germans menaced Moscow, everything movable was evacuated to
Magnitogorsk and Nizhniy Tagil. The evacuation was completed in September
1941,- and everything not transferable was demolished. ?/ An soon as
possible after the withdrawal of the Germans, the plant was rehabilitated
and the three furnaces were rebuilt. The third and last furnace was
finished in November 191421, and by 1946 prewar production had been
exceeded by 50 percent. 8
C. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
There are many large pockets of 40-percent-Fe ore in the Tula and
Lipetak areas, and these ores are readily available to Kosaya Gora. 2/
Bogoroditsk and Kiveyevka are mentioned as local mines supplying ore to
Koeaya Gora. 10 Much of this ore is loaded at Dedilovo on the Moscow-
Donbas Railroad and is consigned to Tasnaya Polyana for delivery to the
Kosaya Gora plant. 11 Manganese ore is delivered from Chiatura. f
Limestone comes from local sources. 1V
d. Coal and Coke.
In 1941 the blast furnaces were fueled (at least in part) with peat
coke produced in the Red'kinskiy peat-coking plant at Red'kino on the
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Nikolayev Railroad between the towns of Il'ino and Kalinin. The peat coke
produced there was shipped by rail to Kosaya Gora. 1~/ Coke is also
received from the Donbas. Coal for steam and miscellaneous purposes is
shipped by rail from mines in the vicinity of Shchekino, acme 50 km south
of the plant.
e. Ironwmaldng Facilities.
There are three blast furnaces. The latest details (1939) of
these furnaces are as follows:
Date Working Volume
Furnace of Blow-in in cu m Hearth Bosh Stockline Bid
No. 1 1939 364 4,200 5,720 4,200 2,750
No. 2 1937 365 4,200 5,720 4,200 2,750
No. 3 1936 697 6,000 7,000 5,000 3,600 16
After the retreat of the Germans all three of these furnaces were rebuilt
and considerably enlarged; this rebuilding program was completed on
6 November 1944. / The present working volume of these furnaces is
unknown, but based on increase in the rate of production reported under b
and ledge by workers to increase production from .77 to .87 MT per cu
m, it is estimated that total capacity of the three furnaces in 1953
was 573,000 MT. IV As adjuncts to the blast furnaces, there are 15
blowers, 12 stoves, 3 dust catchers, a compressor plant, / and a
gas washer. 22 Cast iron pigs 40 cm long, 20 cm wide, and 10 cm thick
are produced. f
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
A cast iron pipe foundry i$ operated as an integral part of the
plant. _4/
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i. Intranlant Services.
A switch from the double-track, Soviet-gauge, Moscow-Korel Railroad
enters the plant from the station at Tasnaya Po],yana. 2 A narrow-gauge
railroad serves the various departments of the plait. Auxiliary
facilities include an ore treatment plant and a lima processing plant,
a forge shop with one drop forge and several compressed air hammers, and
a machine shop equipped with all necessary facilities for repairs.
Water is derived from a nearby artificial lake, where there is a pumping
station capable of supplying 30,000 liters of water per minute. RV Power
is produced by Tula Regional Heat and Electric Power Plant, with a
capacity of 50,000 kw. JO/ A transformer station at the plant receives
power through an overhead high-tension line and reduces the voltage by
means of a transformer station at the plant. / A cement plant is
operated as an integral part of the works, utilizing granulated blast
furnace slag as a raw material for cement manufacture. 12/
J Produets.and.Production.
The principal product of these furnaces is pig iron, / although
ferromanganese, spigeleisen, and ferrosilicon also are produced.
Totaa...production of the 3 furnaces is reported to have been 220,r40O MT in
1934, ' / 382,000 in 1939, and is estimated to have been 573,000 MT
in 1953. 17/ The foundry connected with the furnaces produces cast iron
pipe and cast iron mine car wheels. f f Iron that is not consumed by
the plant foundry may be foundry iron that is shipped to other foundries,
or may be basic iron that is shipped to steelmaking furnaces.
k. Distribution.
Every 3 or 4 days about 20 carloads of pig iron are shipped
away to destinations unknown. AJO
1. Plant Effic ien ,
During recent years this plant has made a very enviable showing.
For the first !5_1 months of 1944 the blast furnace shop was rated the
best in the USSR. U/ The plant won the Challenge Red Banner of the State
Defense Committee in that year, and was allowed to retain it the following
year. 12/ They overfulfilled the production program in May 1947, and won
the Third Class Premium in that year. l,f During the last half of
1948, workers pledged to reduce the planned coefficient from 1.30 to
1.15._Q/ On 20 December 1952 the plant completed the 1952 production
plan. ~f With characteristic Soviet emphasis on production achievement,
however, the management neglected maintenance to such an extent that com-
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complaints were registered about the rundown condition of the plant. These
complaints appear to have been Justified as recently as 1950, when the
foundry roof fell in and timely repairs were not made. AZ/
m. Administration.
Kosaya Gora Iron Works is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. hal
n. Per 1.
In 1950 there were 600 workers, 50 percent of them convicts,
operating on 3 shifts. if In 1950 the Director was Sergeyev, and the
Chief Engineer was Tseytlin. IOJ
17. Kostroma Machine Building Plant (also known as Rabochi.Metallist).
IR 7004425)
a. Location
57?40' N - 400521 E, Kostroma, Koatroma Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. The exact site is on the south bank of the Volga
River, at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma rivers.
b. History and DeveloPMent.
A plant at' this site was established during the Czarist era and
was enlarged and improved after 1918. 3f The works suffered extensive
damage by bombing during World War II.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
No information available.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information availablet
e. IronmaIMg Facilities.
There is a gray iron foundry with four small cupolas-3-1
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is one V ED-type electric furnace of 3-MT capacitThe- This
furnace was put in operation in 1934. The 1953 production of furnace
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is estimated at 3,000 MT. There is also 1 open-hearth furnace of 15 MT
capacity, with an estimated 1953 production of 16,000 MT. / 2/ Total
1953 estimated production is 19,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Hills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. ,Inttraplant Services.
No information available.
J. Products and Production.
The output of these furnaces is composed exclusively of steel
castings. Production in 1953 is estimated at 10,000 MT. The end pro-
duct is heavy machinery, principally excavators. ,/
k. Distribution.
Castings produced here are consumed entirely at the home plant. 2/
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
This operation is under the Ministry of Construction and Road
Machine Building. 10
n. rersonnel.
No information available.
18. Kulebaki Steel Plant (also known as Kirov Steel Plant). (IR 7014104) J
a. Lo_.
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18. Kulebaki Steel Plant (also known as Kirov Steel Plant). J (IR 70141043
a. Location.
55?25' N - 42?30' E, northeast quarter of the town of Kulebaki,
Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial Regions RSFSR, USSR. 2/ The plant is
bordered on the north by the Murom-Kulebaki RR.
b. History and Development.
The plant was founded in 1866, although present installations and
equipment are relatively modern. tV Of the 6 ezieting open-hearth fur-
naces, 2 were built shortly after the and of World War I, 2 were built
in 1934, , / and 2 were built during the course of World War II. V The
plant was not evacuated, nor was it seriously damaged during World War II. J/
c. Raw teri l and Other Inputs.
In 1949 the principal inputs were pig iron and scrap, received by
rail in amounts of 150,000 MT and 230,000 MT respectively from sources
unknown. / Other inputs are peat and wood which are procured as needed
from local sources. 2/ Fuel oil is delivered by rail from Baku, a haul
of about 1,800 km. L01 Other inputs include ferromanganese, ferrochrcme,
ferrosilicon, and nickel. / L2/
d. Coal and Coko.
Coal for heating purposes is received from an unknown source.
Coal consumption amounts to 120 MT per day at the local power plant
described under 1, / and 30 MT per day for miscellaneous purposes. ].t
e IronmaldnS Facilities.
There is a small iron foundry with one gas-fired cupola. jj/
This foundry produces gear for tanks and heavy machinery, and other
castings. 16
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 6 open-hearth furnaces, each of 50 MT capacity. iz/
Four of these furnaces are moderately old and are fired by gas from
seven wood-and peat-burning gas producers. The other two were constructed
during World War II and are oil fired. 18 The usual charge is 80 percent
scrap and 20 percent pig iron. f Each furnace is tapped every 8 hours,
thus producing 3 heats per day per furnace, & but pushing for production
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results in these furnaces being down for relining and repairs for longer
than normal periods. / The open-hearth shop has 6 ladles, each of 50-MT'
capacity. Ingots are of three types: octagonal in section for con-
version to wheel tires; rectangular in section for conversion to plates;
and square in section for conversion to rails, shapes, and bars. / Steel
production in 1953 is estimated at 270,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
There are 3 soaking pits 21 and 1 blooming and slabbing mill. ?jj
h. Finishing Facilities.
Finishing equipment is described as follows: one 750-mm, 3-high,
3-stand rail and structural mill 26j; one 500-mm, 3-high, 3-stand bar mill;
1 Lauth-type, 3 -high, single-stand 800/500/800--mm plate mill; and 1 rail-
road wheel tire mill. / Finishing facilities include an armor ,plate
treating department with 6 gas-fired heat treating furnaces. 2 There is
also a rail straightening press. 22
i. Intraplant Services.
This steel works has its own powerplant, which is a homemade con-
trivance consisting of 2 locomotives providing steam to ran 6 generators. LO/
This powerplant generates 12,000 kw. / Water is pumped from underground
sources and is filtered. / The water is potable. / Gas is generated
at the battery of gas producers mentioned under f. The plant is serviced
both by Soviet broad-gauge railroad 1/ and by a system of narrow-gauge
trackage throughout the plant. 0/ There, are 7 narrow-gauge steam loco-
motives.* 36/ The plant manufactures its own firebrick at a kiln inside
the plant,, with a capacity of 40,000 chamotte bricks per. day. There
is a forge shop with 4 gas fired heating furnaces and 4 steam hammers,
plus miscellaneous equipment. Ve There is a machine shop fully equipped
with machine tools for plant maintenance work and also for machining
forginge.produced in the plant. 22/ _42Y
J. Products and Production.
The principal products are railway car and locomotive tires,
structural shapes, plates (including armorplate), f bars (including
rounds, squares, and flats), / and axles. / Armorplate is- used for
tanks and assault guns.. It is generally of the following dimensions:
1.30 m wide, 2 m long, 10 to 80 mm thick, U/ The forge shop produces.
various forgings, including rotating rings for tank turret's. The
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foundry produces many miscellaneous castings. The tire shop produced
3,900 MT of tires during the 4th quarter of 1944. AV A. historical record
of production is as follows:
Thousand Metric Tons
Year
Steel Finished Steel
1934
139,000
124,400
1935
1%,500
150,600
1950
250,000
183,00O N/
1953 (est)
270,000
200,000
k. Distribution.
Important outlets for the products of Kulebaki are the State
Automobile Plant No. 1 in Gorki, and Kraenoye Sormovo No. 112, a machine-
building. factory in Gorki. Each of these plants regularly receives large
tonnages of finished steel from Kulebaki. Structural shapes and rails
are shipped principally to Minsk, and most of the railroad wheels, axles,
and locomotive forgings go to Odessa. 511 Armorplate is consumed largely
at a tank-building plant about 12.krn south of Kulebaki, with some ship-
ments going to Gorki and to Kirov. 521
1. Plant Efficiency.
This plant during recent years has been conducting a campaign to
recover rechargeable metal from its slag dump, and up to May 1950 had
recovered 25,000 MT of such material. IV In response to stimulation for
steel production, one open-hearth furnace produced 8 MT per day per sq in
of hearth area as compared with the`noxn of 4 MT, and completed a melt
in 6 hours 5 minutes as compared with 8 hours. r5 Rejects at the foundry
amounted to as much as 50 percent, which was attributed to a lack of
skilled workers.
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Transport and Heavy Machine
Building. 57/
n. _ Pers o nnel.
There were 8,000 employeesin 1950, including 2,000 women-and
an unspecified number of forced laborers. IS/ The work day is divided
into three 8-hour shifts. 60
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19. Li]etsk Metallurgical Plant (also known as Svobodny Sokol Steel Plant). i/
(IR 7002264)
a. Location.
52?38' N - 39?38' E, Lipetsk, Voronezh Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. The exact location is at Chugun Station, 0.7 km from
the center of the city, on the Moscow-Donets Basin Railroad.
b. History and Development.
The two blast furnaces at this site were first built in 1912,
and have since been rebuilt and enlarged. ,S/ The first reconstruction took
place in 1929. At the outbreak of World War II, everything movable was
evacuated to Tbilisi and Kutaisi. V Such installations as were left were.
pounded severely by the Germans, but as soon as danger of bombing was past,
rehabilitation and improvements began. ,j/ Both furnaces were restored,
and Furnace No. 2 was blown in on 29 January 1947. 2/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
These furnaces operate principally on brown limonite ores from
nearby ore fields. 10 The Syrenkie mine, some 200 km away, supplies most
of this ore,'which has an iron content of only 33 to 36 percent and is
enriched with 55 to 70 percent iron ore from Krivoi Rog. / Limestone
comes from local quarries. 12
d. Coal and Coke.
Coke is shipped from ovens in the Don Basin, about 350 km to. the
south. This coke contains 85 percent fixed carbon, 10 percent ash, and
1i percent sulphur.. There was a considerable loss in flue dust prior to
1943. Coke was used at a rate of 2,160 pounds per metric ton of iron. =d/
Coal from local mines is not suitable for coking, but is used for steam
and miscellaneous purposes. 11
e. Ironmald.ng Facilities.
The two blast furnaces at this plant are describeddas follows:
Working Volume
Furnace in Cu m
No. 1 537
No. 2 630
Hearth
Bosh
Stockline
Bill
4,420
6,400
5.000
3,470
5,500
6,500
5,000
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Although the rated capacity of these furnaces in 1942 was 480,000 MT,
in 1948 they produced only 330,000 MT and in 1953 it is estimated that
production was 397,000 MT based on a coefficient of 1. L6/ There is an
iron foundry with 4 cupolas, having a total capacity of 120,000 MT of
castings per year. U/
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
g. Primacy Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
None,
i. Intraplant Services.
Auxiliary units include a machine shop, a brick-making plant, an
iron foundry, and a laboratory. 18 Adjacent to the foundry is a cast
iron pipe plant with two units capable'of producing 112,000 MT of sewer
pipe per year. IV This plant has its own source of power; a small
operation fueled with local coal and generating 3,000 kw.
J. Products and Production.
The sole product of these two blast furnaces is foundry iron.
Production of pig iron was reported to have totaled 389,000 MT in 1942.
Since that year the furnaces have been remodeled, and estimated production
in 1953 is 397,000 MT. Secondary products include large cast iron sewer
pipe, bombs, radiators, and parts for vehicles. 39/
k. Distribution.
An unknown but probably very substantial part of the pig iron pro-
duced by these blast furnaces is consumed by their iron foundry, with any
surplus being shipped to other foundries in the area. 2'
1, Plant Efficiency.
Workers pledged to achieve a coefficient of 1.20 (plan was 1.49)
during the last half of 1948. 2Jil
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in. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. 22/
n. Personnel.
There were 1,000 workers employed here in 1947.
20. Lyublino Railroad Car Building Plant (also known as the Mozherez RR
Equipment Plant, and the Kaganovich RR Equipment Plant). / (IR 7006445)
a. Location.
55?40' N - 37?44' E. This plant is located in the western part of
Lyublino, a suburb of Moscow, in the Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. It is on the line of the Moscow-Kursk Railroad, some
14 km southeast of the Kremlin.
b. History and Development.
This plant was established during Czarist times for the purpose
of building railroad cars and car parts. The oldest building in the area
was built in 1907. Other buildings were added from time to time until
1930. / Some of the equipment was evacuated to Kuybyshev in 1941 and was
returned after the retreat of the Germans. 1/ War damage was insignificant
and was quickly repaired. i/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
1943. J
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal in unknown amounts is received from the Donets area. 3/
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with two oil-burning cupolas. / Cast
iron railroad car wheels are produced here.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is a steel foundry equipped with 3 open-hearth furnaces and
2 electric furnaces. 10 Each of the open-hearth furnaces has a hearth
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area of 16 eq m and an estimated capacity of 30 MT. / The electric
furnaces have a capacity of 3 MT each. Igtj 12/ The 1953 estimated pro-
duction of steel ingots and steel for castings is 100,000 MT (94,000 MT,
open-hearth and 6,000 MT electric).
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None*
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry and forge.
i. Intraplant Services.
Transportation is-afforded by the Moscow-Kursk Railroad which runs
a switch into the plant. 4A forge and machine shop are operated in con-
nection with the foundry. A transformer station in the plant receives
power from a power station in Moscow../
J. Products and Production.
Products of the steel foundry are-railroad car couplings, parts
for air brakes, and various other car parts. Products of the forge are
axles, which are forged from 25 x 25 x 160 cm ingots, and other car forgI.ngs.
Steel ifor~ the forge is heated in an oil burning furnace, and after forging
is heat treated. 16 Finished cabtings and forgings are estimated to
amount to 65,000 MT per year.
k. Distribution.
Products of the steel foundry and forge are devoted exclusively to
railroad oars and car parts produced at the home plant.
1. Plant Efficiency.
During 1950 the open-hearth plant attained a record coefficient of
m. Administration.
Administration is under the Ministry of Railroad Transport.
n. Personnel.
Director in 1949 was Voroshilov../
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21. Moscow Automobile Buildinit Plant also known as Stalin, also Zia
or Vehicle Flint). 9)
a. Location.
55?45' N - 37035' E, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. The site of the plant is in the southern part of
the city, in a bend of the Moscow River, about 8 km from the Kremlin.
b. Hi= and Development.
This operation dates back to Czarist times, and was extensively
reconstructed after 1925. j
c. Raw Materials. and Other Inputs.
Inputs include pig iron, scrap, and ferroalloys.
Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with four cupolas producing gray and
malleable iron. Iron production from these cupolas is also used as hot
metal in the electric furnaces of the steel foundry.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The steel foundry is equipped with two electric furnaces.. These
electric furnaces are 4 motors in diameter and have an estimated capacity
of 12 MT each.. The operation of this foundry is flexible, and depends
on the nature of the products to be made. Sometimes the iron from the
cupolas is turned directly into iron castings, and sometimes it is carried
in hot metal transfer ladles to the electric furnaces. When operating
on hot metal, these electric furnaces are tapped 8 times per day and have
a total annual capacity of 60,000 MT of steel. 5-1 1953 production is
estimated at 40,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
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h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intraplant Services.
The foundry derives its power from the coal-fired thermal-electric
powerplant of the automobile factory. V Capacity is unknown. Spurs
from the mainline railroad enter the plant.. 2/ The foundry is supported
with the usual auxiliary facilities, such as cleaning, sandblasting,
hardening, grinding, and machining.
J. Products and Production.
Products of this steel foundry are limited to steel castings for
various autombile. parts. 2/ Production in 1940 amounted to about 12,000 MT
of steel castings. 10 Estimated production in 1953 is 24,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
Most of the steel production of this foundry is conned in auto-
mobile construction at the home plant, II/ with any surplus presumably
being diverted to other plants.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
The plant is under the direction of the Ministry of Machine
Building. 12
n. Personnel.
The Director was Pisskop in 1949.
22. Moscow Electrical Equipment Plant ealso !mown as Dynamo). I/ (IR 7007350)
a. Location.
55?45' N - 37?35' E, Moscow, Moscow Mast, Central Industrial Region,
RSFSR, USSR. It is in the southern part of the city, on the west bank of
the Moscow River, about 1 1a southeast of the Saratov freight yard. f
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b. History and Development.
This enterprise was established in 1897 by a Belgian stock company,
and later was taken over by Westinghouse. After the 1917 Revolution the
plant was nationalized and expanded. A further drastic expansion took
place in 1930, when the plant became so large that it was spoken of as
the Giant Works. I/ Everything movable was evacuated to Magnitogorsk in
1941 k/ and was returned in 1942.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
In 1943 the foundry consumed 11,000 MT of steel and iron scrap.
Electricity is derived from sources within the city of Moscow.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry, of character and capacity unknown. it
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The steel foundry has 2 electric furnaces with a combined capacity
of 13 MT. / These furnaces have a rated annual capacity of 13,000 MT of
steel. Estimated 1953 production is 13,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h, Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
J, Intraplant Services.
No information available.
J. Products and Production.
Products of this foundry are steel castings in an estimated amount
of 8,000 MT in 1953. 5/
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k. Distribution.
The output of the steel foundry is consumed exclusively by the
home plant 10 in the manufacture of parts for such and products as
electric locomotives, / motors for street cars, 12 cranes, and other
heavy machinery.
1. Plant Efficiency.
The iron foundry has developed a modified type of cast iron that can
be substituted for steel in bearing housings and similar parts. I Steel
foundry practice here follows modern approved methods, including controlled
hardness and the utilization of atmospheric pressure during crystalli-
zation. J The foundry department at this plant saved over 1.5 million rubles
out of the 1948 budget. 16
a. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Electric Power Stations and
Electrical Industry. U,
n. Pell.
N.A. Orlovski was Director in 1945, N.I. Krestov in 1951.
M.I. Sinaiski was Chief Engineer in:1951. 18
23.
Moscow Machine Building Plant (also known as Mashinstroitel).
IR 7009157)
a. Location.
55?45' N - 37?351 E, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR,. It is within the Stalin Rayon, which is in the
eastern part of Moscow.
b. History and Development.
Original buildings of this plant bear the date 1927, which is
believed to be the year of origin of the plant. / Facilities were
evacuated to Siberia in 1941, and were reestablished after the retreat
of the Germans from before Moscow. There is no evidence of war damage,
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Pig iron and scrap are received from unknown sources. 511
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Coal is received from unknown source.
e. Iron Facilities.
There is an iron foundry, the equipment of which is unknown.
Production amounts to 2,000 MT of iron castings per year,
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There ie a steel foundry equipped with 1 electric furnace with
3 electrodes. This furnace has a capacity of 3 MT. / It is tapped
3 times per day and produced 3,000 MT of steel in 1953. 2
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intraplant Services.
A Soviet-gauge railroad track enters the plant, 10 but the plant
also is served by a narrow-gauge railway. W Electric power is derived
from an unknown source in Moscow. 12 Water comes from hydrants connected
with the city water supply. 12/
3. Products and Production.
Products are castings, including dredger parts, railroad car buffer
supports, ljf gearwheels, and machinery bases. jj/ Estimated production
of finished steel castings in 1953 is 2,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
No information available.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
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m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Transportation. 16
n. Personnel.
No information available.
Moscow Shell Foundry (also known as Losinoostrovskaia Plant, T/ and
Babushkin Machine Factory. 31) (IR 7007352)
a. Location.
55?45' N - 37?35' E, Moscow, between the localities known as
LosinoostrovskaiaV and Babushkin; 4/ Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and Development.
No information available.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Inputs include scrap iron and steel in unknown amounts. Electric
power is derived from local sources. V
d. Coal and Coke.
Ironmaking Facilities.
None.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 8 electric furnaces, each of 3-MT capacity. V The total
1953 steel production is estimated at 24,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
There is a steel foundry, but details of equipment and operation
are unknown. 2
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i. Intraplant Services.
No information available.
3. Products and Production.
This foundry produces steel castings only, principally in the form
of ammunition for artillery. f 1953 production is estimated at 14,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
The entire steel production of this foundry is consumed by the home
plant.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
mo Administration.
No information available,
n. Personnel.
No information available.
25. Moscow Tube Mill (also known as Krasnaya Pipe Plant). (IR 7006446)
a. Location
. 55?45' N - 37?35' E, Moskva Fili, Kiev Rayon of Moscow, Moscow Oblast,
Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and_Davdogment.
The original plant consisted of a butt weld tube mill, which was pit
into operation in 1932. & Facilities for cold rolling, electric welding,
and annealing were installed during.the ensuing 2 or 3 years. At that
time the plant was known as Tube Rolling. and Tube Electric Welding Works.
In subsequent years the plant was expanded and modified from time to time,
and the Kramatorsk Engineering Works was cormtissioned to build mechanized
equipment of a new design that was scheduled to be installed in 1951. At
that time the old coal burning heating furnaces were to have been replaced
with new regenerative furnaces burning producer gas. I
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c, Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
The raw material is hot-rolled strip in coils, received from
Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine imeni Stalin. L/ This represents a
rail haul of approximately 2,000 ka. Other inputs include sulphuric acid,
electric current, and water. ~5f
d. Coal and Color.
Coal for the gas producers and for miscellaneous purposes is the
noncoking brown coal from the coalfields in the general Moscow area.. J
s. Iionmaki~na, Facilities.
None.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
ss.
g. Primary Rolling MM s.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Some of the hot-rolled strip received from Magnitogorsk is cold-
reduced to thicknesses of 0.6 mm to 6mm, in widths of 38 mm to 198 mm.
This cold-rolled strip is then cold-formed into tubes, and electrically
welded in two machines of type ASHT-60 manufactured by Leningrad Electric. Works.
Tubes are normalized and finally coated. Some of the hot-rolled strip is
heated, drawn through a welding bell, formed into tubes, and butt welded.
J. Intraplant Services.
The plant is served by a switch from the West railroad (Soviet
gauge). There is a boiler house, and also an electric power substation- .9/
In addition, there is a consumer goods plant manufacturing tubular furniture,
bicycle frames, and the like. 10
J. Products-and Production.
The principal products are tubes for machinery and construction
industries, boiler tubes, gas pipe, and water pipe. / Except for the
smallest sizes, tubes are produced with threaded ends and a screwed-on sleeve
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1950, production was 26,000 MT of tubes. / Estimated production in 1153
is 26,000 MT.
k. Distribaion.
Products are distributed to aircraft builders and to bicycle,
machinery, tractor, boiler, transformer, metal furniture, automobile, and
agricultural implement manufacturers. J / Some specific customers are
Moscow Motor Vehicle Factory imeni Stalin, Gorki Motor Vehicle Factory
imeni Molotov, Moscow Transformer Factory, bicycle factories at Riga and
Penaa, boiler factories at Taganrog and Podorsk, miscellaneous customers
in Leningrad, Kiev, Kharkov, Novosibirsk, and the local consumer goods
plant. Gas and water pipes have important outlets in Moscow in the
Saratov-Moscow gas system and the Moscow Gasapparat Factory. U/
1. Plant Efficiency.
There has been a consistently steady increase in production at
this plant. L6/
m. Administration.
Originally Moscow Tube Works belonged to the State Trust for Iron
and Steel Pipe, under the Chief Administration of the Metallurgical
Industry. f In 1950)control of the plant was transferred to Glavtrobostal
and the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy. ma/
n. Personnel
The plant employs 1,800 people, operating in 3 shifts. The Director
is Kolyada. The Chief Engineer is Konyashenko. 12/
26. Murom.For a Buildin Plant (also known as French Communist Party Steel
Plant). 1 (IR 700211
a. Location.
55?36' N - 42?02' E, Muiom, Vladimir Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and Development.
This operation was established in 1887 3/ for thZrIn rpose of building
heavy machinery, especially forges and forge equipment. July 1941
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production was converted to tank bodies and tank turrets. Since the
end of the war, production of forges has been resumed.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
No information available.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmakinx Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with 2 cupolas, producing 9,000 MT of
iron castings per year. ,7f
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is a steel foundry with 1 electric furnace of 5-MT capacity.
Estimate of production in 1953 is 5,000 MT. f
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
A. Intraplant Services.
Power is derived from Balakhna. 2
3. Products and Production.
The steel foundry produces parts for forges and forging equipment. 101
During World War II, the foundry was devoted to production of steel castings
for tanks. / The output of finished steel products is estimated at
3,000 MT in 1953.
k. Distribution.
The entire product of the foundry is consumed by the has plant. 12/
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1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
Administration of this plant is under the Ministry of Transport
and Heavy Machine Building. 12J
n. Personnel.
No information available.
27. Murcm Industrial Locomotive Plant (also known as Dzerzhinskiy RR
Repair Shop). 1 (IR 700221
a. Location.
55?36' N - 420021 E. This factory is in the southeaste art of
Murom, Vladimir Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. rn
b. History and Development.
Little is known about the early history of this plant except that
it was built prior to World War II. It was established for the purpose
of producing industrial locomotives, but at the beginning of World War II
it was converted to the production of tank hulls and turrets. After the
end of the war, the plant was reconverted to production of industrial
locomotives.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs,
No information available.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaldng Facilities.
None,
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The plant operates a steel foundry, with 1 electric furnace of 5 MT
capacity. 1953 production of steel for castings is 5,000 MT.
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g., primary Rolling Mills.
None,
h. Finishing Facilities,
Steel foundry.
i. Intraplant Services.
No information available.
3. Products and Production.
Products of this foundry are castings for the end products of the
plant, which are industrial locomotives and similar equipment. 1953
production of finished steel is estimated at 3,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
The entire output of this foundry is consumed by the home plant.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
This plant is administered by the Ministry of Transport and Heavy
Machine Building.
28. Mytishchi Railroad Car Factorr, No. 40. / (IR 7002822)
a. Location.
55?54' N - 37?44' E, Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. The factory is on the east side of the Moscow-
Yaroslavl' Railroad, just south of the Mytishchi railroad station. a/
b. History and Development.
This plant was rounded in 1897 for the purpose of manufacturing
railroad rolling stock.12/ Expansion and modernization took place from
time to time prior to World War II. Facilities were evacuated to Katav-
Ivanovsk in October 1941, and returned in 1942. Armament and munitions
were produced during the war. A/
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a. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
In 1941 3,000 MT of pi iron from Tula and 3,000 MT of scrap from
local sources were consumed.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaldng Facilities.
None.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 2 cupolas and 2 Bessemer converters with a total con-
version capacity of 3.5 MT. Liquid metal for the converters is provided
by the cupolas. / The pre-world War II annual steel production of these
converters is reported as 5,000 MT. Estimated maximum capacity is 28,000 MT,
and estimated 1953 production is 14,000 MT.
Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intraulant Services.
The plant is served by a spur from the Moscow-Yaroslavl Railroad. 7/
J. Products and Production.
This foundry was built in order to furnish steel castings for the
railroad rolling stock manufactured at Mytishchi. During World War II the
foundry was devoted to production of steel for munitions of war, but after
the retreat of the Germans reconversion was promptly made to castings and
forgings for railroad cars./ Production of finished steel in 1953 is
estimated at 8,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
All of the steel produced in these furnaces is consumed by the home
plant. 2/
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No information available.
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Administration of the Ministry of Trans-
port and Heavy Machine Building. 10
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No information available.
29. Novo-Li tsk Metallur ical Plant (also known as Vareykis Steel Plant).
(IR 7011101)
a. Location.
52?38' N - 39?38' E, near Lipetsk, Voronezh Oblast, Central
Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. The location is at Kazinka railroad
station, east of Lipetsk on the Moscow-Donets Basin Railroad. A/
b. History and Development.
.
Construction was begun in 19313,/ and blast furnace No. 1 was blown
in on 6 November 1934. Blast furnace No. 2 was blown in on 4 November 1935. J
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
These furnaces operate largely on the local iron creep which are
distinguished for their low phosphorus content but contain only about
33 percent to 35 percent iron. The low phosphorus is highly desirable
for'the production of foundry iron, but because of their low iron content
the local ores are blended with richer ores from Krivoi Rog. 1/
d. Coal and Coke.
Coke for these furnaces is shipped from the Donbas because the
local coals are not suitable for coking. ,?/ Local brown coal from the
coalfields around Moscow is mixed with other coal and used for steam and
miscellaneous purposes. .2/ 10
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e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There are two blast furnaces, described jut before the outbreak
of World War II 11 as follows:
Date Working Volume
Furnace of Blow-in in cu in Hearth Bosh Stockline Bits Bell
No. 1 1939 930 7,000 7,850 5,600 3,960
No. 2 1940 930 7,000 7,850 5,600 3,960
In 1935 the rated capacity of each furnace was 250,000 MT. In 1942 the
rated capacity of each furnace was 300,000 MT. 12/ Estimated production
of pig iron in 1953 11 'is 'as follows:
Thousand Metric'Tons
Number o1 Volume Number Production
Funacos cu m Coefficient Working R Ms Productiion
2 1,60 0.94 340 672
f. Steelmaking Facilities,
Now.
g. Mills,
None.
h. FinieingFacilities.
None,
i. Int ra,plant S rvices.
There is a wing machine for casting grates and other simple
cast iron objects. W. Power is derived through a high-voltage trans-
mission line from. the Voronezh State Regional.Powerplant which was put
into operation. in 1934 with one turbogenerator,of the condensing type
generating 24,000 kw. 16 An additional unit generating. 25,000 kw was
installed subsequently affording a total of 40,000 kw. iz/
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These furnaces produce only foundry iron. The plant produced
200,900 MT in l V4; 247,8OO MT in 1935; 500,000 in 1936; and 600,000 MT
in 1%2. 18 Estimated 1953 production is 672,000 Mr.
k. Distribution.
An unknown tonnage is consumed at the plant casting operation.
The rest of the output is distributed to foundries in the general area.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Metallurgy.21
no Personnel.
There were 3,000 employees in 1941. A2/
30. Novokramatorek Machine Build Plant (also known as Stalin Machine
Building'Factory - NKMZ . IR 9003836)
a. Location.
55047' N - 38?28' E. This plant is immediately adjacent to the
Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant in Elektrostal, Moscow Oblast, Central
Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and Develon nt.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, a factory for the
production of airplane engine parts was evacuated from Elektroetal and
was replaced by certain facilities and equipment of the Kramatorsk Heavy
Machinery Plant at Kramatorsk, which was then threatened by the Germans.
The new installation was thereafter identified as Novokramatorek Machine
Building Plant. It acquired certain equipment from its next-door neighbor,
Elektrostal Metallurgic Plant, and operated continuously through the
war and subsequently.
c. Raw Materisla and Other Inputs.
Pig iron, firebrick, and alloying metals are received from unknown
sources. Fuel oil is delivered by tank car. / Scrap is derived from home
sources, supplemented by deliveries from nearby industrial plants. 1, /'
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d. Coal and Coke.
Solid fuels used are commercial coke, brown coal from the Moscow
area, and peat from nearby sources. 11
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with three small cupolas. W
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 2 electric furnaces, each of 10 tons capacity; 1 electric
furnace of 3 tons capacity; 1 electric furnace of 30 tons capacity; and
1 oil-fired open-hearth furnace 7/ of 35 tons capacity. / The total pro-
duction of ingots and steel for castings is estimated to be 76,000 MT in
1953 (34,000 open-hearth and 42,000 electric).
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intraplant Services.
Auxiliary facilities include a forge and press ouop, with a
hammer section and a press section. The press section is equipped with a
Schloemann press of 1,500 tons 21, together with presses of 800 and
600 tons as well as some lighter presses. Associated with the foundry
are a pattern shop and a machine shop. 10 The plant is served throughout
by a Soviet-gauge railroad. 11 Water is derived from the municipal water
supply. 12 Electric current comes from Noginsk / and is transformed
to the required voltage in a central transformer station and distributed
as needed. ]1
3. Products and Production.
The 1953 output of finished steel castings and forgings is estimated
at 46,000 MT. This steel foundry and forge turn out articles that are
required for fabrication and assembly into such end items as bridges,
cranes, heavy machinery, and rolling mill-components.
k. Distribution.
The entire output of steel from these furnaces is consumed by the
fabricating and assembly departments of the Novokramatorsk plant. 16
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1. Plant Efficiency.
The casting and forge pressing shops lost the Red Banner in 1950
because 'of substar[dard quality of output and delays in production. iz/
In 1948, morale of workers was low, due to unreasonable pressure from
management to exceed production norms. 18
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Transport and Machine Building. 12/
n. Personnel.
Throughout the war and until 1948, the Director of the plant was
Yefim Stepanovitch Novoselov, who had been Director of the Central Research
Institute of Heavy Machine Building. As of 1953, the Director was
Kondratskiy, the Deputy Director was Chvirov, and the Chief Metallurgist
was Odintsov. 20 The number of employees is stated to be 3,500, ?-1 but
this includes all employees of the plant. It is estimated that about
1,000 employees are involved in the iron-and steel-making and finishing
processes.
31, Omutninsk Metallurgical Works. (IR 7010973)
a. Location.
58040' N - 52?12t E. The plant is situated south of the railroad
station at Stalinaya, which is on the Molotov Railroad line. I/ Stalinaya
is a suburb of Omutninsk, Kirov Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR,
USSR.
b. History and Development.
This plant dates back into antiquity, in terms of modern industry,
and celebrated its 175th birthday in 1948. 3/ Prior to 1917, the operation
was known as Iron and Steel Works of Omutninsk. ,! At one time it boasted
a blast furnace, which was removed in 1929. 5/ Of recent years nearly all
of the plant has been rebuilt, and new open-hearth furnaces and other
facilities have been installed. / The third, newest, and largest open-
hearth furnace poured its first steel in 1946. 3/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
In 1945 and 1946 the pig iron used for steelmaking at Omutninsk
came from blast furnaces in the Urals, representing a rail haul of some
600 km. Scrap is derived largely from local sources, and also from
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Sovzcbe Germany, from the Molotov plant at Gorki, and elsewhere. 2/ Water
for industrial purposes is supplied by the city water works. 10 Electric
current is produced locally. / Wood for fuel is procured in large
quantities from nearby forests. Iron ore for use in the open hearths
comes from mines in the Urals, about 700 km away. D
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal canes from the Donets Basin, but in relatively small quantities
inasmuch as wood is the principal fuel.
e. Iron?aking Facilities.
None.
f. Steeloaking Facilities.
There are three open-hearth furnaces. Two of them have a hearth
area of 33 eq m?each and a capacity of 35 MT each. Their combined pro-
duction is estimated at 68,000 MT per year. f The third furnace has a
capacity of 70 MT and the annual production is estimated at 57,000 MT. 16
Estimated total production in 1953 is 125,000 MT. There is a small.puddling
furnace, reputed to be the only one in the USSR. Production of wrought
iron in this furnace is unknown, but probably is insignificant. iz/
g. Primary Rollinx Mills.
There is no mill at this plant designated as a blooming or billet
mill, but ingots probably are broken down into billets for the bar mills
and slabs for the sheet mill by the unit known as a heavy bar mill. This
mill is 550, 3-highs 2-mod. 18
h. Finishing Facilities.
The breakdown mill mentioned-under g, above, probably also serves
as a finishing mill for the production of heavy bars and structural shapes.
Other finishing mills are listed as follows: one 3 -high., 3-stand 450-c
medium bar mill; one 2-high, 7-stand 280-mm small bar mill; and one 2-high,
single-stand 550- sheet mill. 12/
i. Intraplant Services.
Plant facilities include a machine shop, a refractory brick pro-
ducing shop, 20 and an oxygen producing unit. There is a narrow-
gauge track system throughout the plant. a/ There is a hydroelectric
plant in the steelworks area, which supplies power not only to the steel
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marks but also to the to' of Ou Aninak. 28 _ Thin eleatrio plant is
operated by the overflow from a nearby lake. fit}/ Water for the steel
works comes from the Omutninsk water system.
3. Products and Production.
The products of this plant are sheets &6/s bars, bands, bar shapes,
and light structural sections. 2' Certain special qualities, such as
spring steel, tool steel, &8/ and wrought iron are produced. & Pro-
duction of rolled steel in 1953 is estimated at 87,000 MT per year.
k. Distribution.
Shipment of 1,000 MT of semifinished steel is made each month to
Kirov Plant No. 38 at Kirov, for further conversion. Lo/ The balance of
Omutninsk production is distributed among various manufacturers in the
Kirov and Gorki Oblaets.
1. Plant Efficiency.
The works fulfilled both steelmaking and rolling production plans
ahead of time for the first 6 months of 1952.
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. /
n. Personnel.
The Director's name is Oleynov. 4/ The plant operates on 3 shifts,
with 2,000 workers, 60 percent of whom are women. V
32. Orekhova-Zu vO Foundry (also known as Baryshnikov Foundry).
(IR 7001983)
a. Location,
55?49' N - 38?59' E, town of Orekhova-Zuyevo, Moacdw Oblast,
Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. The Zuyevo Rivbr is 500 m north
of the plant, which is skirted on the south by the Gorki-Moscow Railroad.
b. History and Development.
A plant is reported to have been established here in 1918, a and
steel production began here at least as long ago as 1933. A/ The primary
function of this plant is the manufacture of light machinery.
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c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Raw materials consumed by this foundry each year include 3,000 MT
of pig iron received from Tula, and 3,000 MT of iron amd steel scrap
received from Tula and other sources, including the home plant.
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.,
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
The plant operates two small cupolas for the production of iron
for castings and for use in the Bessemer converter.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is a Bessemer converter with a capacity of 1 MT, and an
electric furnace with an estimated capacity of 3 MT. It is estimated
that these facilities produced 10,000 MT of steel in 1953 (4,000 MT
electric and 6,000 MT Bessemer).
g. P mary Roller Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
I., Intraplant Services.
No information available.
3. Products and Production.
Products consist of steel castings for gears, clutches, and other
machinery parts. 2/ The estimated production of finished steel castings
is 4,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
Output of the steel foundry is entirely consumed by the home plant,
which is devoted to the production of light machinery. 10
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
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m. Administration.
Administration of this plant is under the All Union Trust for
Production of Machines for Light Industry, which is under People's Com-
missariat of Light Industry and Food Industry of the USSR. W
n. Personnel.
No information available.
33. Peskovko Iron Works. (IR 7010972)
a. Location.
59003' N - 52022' S, Peskovko, Kirov Oblast, Central Indu$iai
Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and Development.
This is one of the very old industrial eetablishmente of the USSR,
having been founded in 1771. Prior to 1917 the plant belonged to the
Omutninsk Mining Firm, N.. P. Pastukhov, and was known as Iron Works
Peskoveki. / The present blast furnace was put into operation in 1931.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Iron ore comes from the -Kirov Basin?
d. Coal and Coke.
No coke is produced or consumed here. The operation consumes coal
only in insignificant amounts for miscellaneous purposes. The blast fur-
nace operates on charcoal, which is produced locally from the hardwood
forests surrounding the area. V
a. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is one charcoal burning blast furnace with a working volume
of 71 Cu in. / The estimated 1953 production of pig iron is 20,000 MT.
F. Steelmaking Facilities.
None.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
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None.
i. Intranlant Services.
A spur railroad line connects the furnace area with the main
Kirov-Molotov Railroad. / Water transportation also is available via
the Vyatka River. / The plant has its own electric power station, the
capacity of which is unknown. .2/ There is a gray iron foundry operated
in connection with the blast furnace. LO/
J. Products and Production.
This furnace produced 20,000 MT of foundry iron in 1953. lI 12
k. Distribution.
Output goes to the local foundry and possibly to other foundries
in the general area. 12/
1. Plant Effigiengy.
No. information available.
m. Administration.
This plant is operated under the Republic Trust for Omutnostal,
which is an authorized agent of the People's Cammissariat of Heavy
Industry of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR. 11
no Personnel.
No information available.
34. Ramensk Metal Products Plant (also known as Metis Nail and Wire
Factory). 1 (IR 7002517)
a. Loca ion.
55034' N - 38014' E, Ramenskoye, in the eastern env-irons of Moscow,
-Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR.
b. History and Devsl2gMt,
There is little information about this plant prior to World War II.
The earliest available reports show that the plant had a finished steel
capacity of 42,200 MT in 1940,-with a planned capacity of 96,000 MT in 1942.
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c.. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
During World War II pig iron and scrap were received in amounts of
12,000 MT and 20,000 MT per year respectivelyo d, Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmakinrt Facilities.
None,
f. Stselmakinit Facilities.
There is 1 open-hearth furnace of 6.5 sq m in hearth area and 15 MT
estimated capacity. 2/ The estimated production for 1953 is 15,000 MT.
g. Primary R llinR Mills.
Presumably one of the trains of rolls mentioned under h serves as
a breakdown mill
h. Finishing Facilities.
There are three trains of rolls that produce wire rods. These
rods go to the adjacent wire drawing shop which is equipped with 1 heavy
wire drawing bench, 2 medium wire drawing benches, 2 tins wire drawing
benches, 1 scraper drawing bench, and 10 multiple drawing machines.
Finishing facilities include an annealing and processing shop, and a wire
nail installation with 94 nail-making machines.
i. Intraplant Services.
There are two. gas producers and a boiler house installation. 1/
Products and Production.
This shop produces wire and wire products, including cables,
telegraph wire, and nails. I/ The estimated 1953 output of these pro-
ducts is 43,000 MT (see Gaps in Intelligence).
k. Distribution.
No information available.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
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No information available.
n. Personnel.
No information available.
35. Shcherbakov Printing Machine Factory No. 808. il (IR 7024733)
a. Location.
58403+ N - 38050, E, Shcherbakov (formerly known as Rybinsk),
Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. J
b. History and Development.
The early history of the printing machine factory is unknown, but
the steel foundry built as a department of the plant was started in 1942
and was in operation in 1943? j/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
The steel foundry received 12,000 MT of pig iron and 20,000 MT
of scrap in 1943. if
d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
a. Ironmakinx Facilities.
The steel foundry operates 2 open-hearth furnaces, with a combined
hearth area of 13 eq in. V The capacity of these furnaces is estimated
at 12 MT each. The 1953 production of poured steel is estimated to be
30,000 MT.
g. .Primary Rolling Mille.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
Intrapiant Services.
No information available.
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~. Products and Production.
Products are steel castings for printing presses and for armament.
The estimated total production of finished steel castings in 1953 amounted
to 17,000 MT.
k. Distribution.
Output is consumed exclusively at the home plant.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available*
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Machine Building. 10
o nnel.
n. Personnel.
No information available.
36. Sickle and Hammer (Serp i Molot), (also known as Moscow Metallurgical
Plant IR 7014092) 1
a. Location.
55045' N - 37035' E,'Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. / The plant is located 4 km east-southeast from the
Kremlin, and 1 km south of the Kursk railroad station / on the Gorkovski.
Railroad. A/
b. History and Development.
The plant now known as Sickle and Hammer appears to have been
established in Moscow in 1883 as a primitive wire and nail shop. Two
years later this operation took the name "Association of the Metal Plant
in Moscow," and during the following decade installed two small open-
hearth furnaces, a couple of bar mills, a cable shop, and some auxiliary
shops. At that time, not only was this the only steel plant in Moscow,
but it was the only steel plant in the entire central part of Russia. V
In Czarist days the plant was operated by Gushon and Company, which,
during the years prior to the 1917 Revolution, built the following facilities:
4 open-hearth furnaces with 40-MT capacity each, 1 open-hearth furnace with
15 MT capacity, 1 open-hearth furnace with 10 MT capacity, 1 open-hearth
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furnace with 3-MT capacity, ,one. 600-mm 3-high blooming mill, 1 medium
bar mill, 1 small bar and wire rod mill, ;a steel casting shop, and a sheet
mill with 5 old-fashioned stands of rolls. 7/ ./ By 1921 the economic
and industrial upheaval caused by World War I, the Revolution, and military
intervention had simmered dorm, and the plant began a program of moderni-
zation and expansion. All of the open-hearth furnaces were'redesigned and
enlarged. The shop equipment was supplemented by installation of improved
charging machines and overhead cranes. Manual operations were mechanized.
The 600-mm blooming mill was converted t o a 700-mm mill and its furnaces
were rebuilt. Improvements were made to the various finishing mills; new
annealing, pickling, and other processing facilities were installed. 2/
Sheet rolling capacit was doubled and 2 lines of 4-high cold rolling sheet
mills Mere added. 10 After these modern physical features had been
introduced, attention was concentrated on quality, and the plant began to
turn out the stainless, alloy, and other special types and grades of steel
(including bimetallic products) for which it has become famous. At the
beginning of World War II part of the plant equipment was evacuated to
Omutninsk. II/ Installations left in Moscow do not appear to have been
damaged severely by bombing, but nevertheless operations during the early
years of the war were almost at a standstill, because workers either were
in uniform at the front or were engaged in throwing up defense works around
the cit;r. W After the Germans had retired from the immediate vicinity
of Moscow operations were reestablished, and by the middle of 1942 Sickle
and Hammer was producing steel for munitions. for the front. Since the
armistice, this plant has resumed the program interrupted by war and today
is the 23d 131 largest steel producer in the USSR -- still emphasising
quality, Q apparently with. very good suooesso a/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Materials conswaed by this plant include pig iron, scrap, ferroalloys,
iron ore, aluminum, limestone, and sulphuric acid. W 16
d. CoA and Coke.
Coal for steam and miscellaneous purposes is brown coal from fields
in the general Moscow area,. iz/
e. Iroamaking Facilities.
None,.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are two open-hearth shops. Shop No. 1 contains four 70-tcn
oil-fired open-hearth furnaces; plant No. 2 contains free 70-ton oil-
fired open-hearth furnaces and two 10-ton electric furnaces. 18 The open-
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hearth melting practice at this plant is 65 percent scrap and 35 percent
pig iron. / The plant emphasizes up-to-date operating practice and has
introduced such features as the use of oxygen to increase temperature and
reduce melting tide, automatic valve and damper control, and various
improvements in mechanization. &0/ The rating coefficient is 7.15 but
this often has been greatly exceeded. A phenomenal coefficient of
19 has been reported. , 1953 steel capacity is rated at 340,000 MT
(320,000 MT open-hearth and 20,000 MT electric). Shop No. 1 casts its
steel in ingots about 50 cm by 50 cm by 2 m. All ingots are hot topped.
Shop No. 2 produces steel castings including such items as engine and
tank parts, railroad crossovers, parts for escalators, and parts for
electric power stations. 21 ,. A record of open-hearth and electric steel
production at Sickle and Hammer is as follows:
1916
1928
1929
1934
1935
1936
-1937
1938
1948 260
1952 331
1953 (eat) 340
g. Primal? Rolling Mills.
There is a 750-mm blooming mill which had 4 soaking pits until
1946, when improved and increased heating facilities were added. 321
In 1948, the norm for rolling ingots was 360 ingots per 8-hour shift.
This norm was frequently exceeded, and sometimes as many as 470 ingots
per shift were rolled. This mill was converted from an old 600-mm
mill in 194? and improvements were installed to handle heavier ingots
and increase production. 311 Billets produced are principally 15 by 15 cm
and 10 by 10 cm. 12/
h. Finishing Facilities.
Finishing facilities are as follows: one 700-mm, 3-stand, 3-high
heavy bar mill; 1 medium bar mill with 1 roughing stand, 3-high, 600-mm,
and 4 finishing stands, 2-high, 450-mm; 1 small bar mill with 1 roughing
stand, 3-high, 450-mm, and 6 finishing stands, 2-high, 300-mm; 1 wire -rod
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2-high, 250-am, and 4 finishing stands, 2-high, 250-mm. Sheet mills are
of the old-style type. Sheet mill shop No. 1 contains 10 sta*ts, 2-high,,
600-mm; Sheet mill shop No. 2 contains 5 stands, 2-high, 600-rms. Cold
rolling facilities are listed as 1 Krupp cold rolling mill, 4 -high;
2 Schmitz cold rolling mills, 4-high; and 1 Schmitz cold rolling mill,
2-high. There is a separate wire shop, modernized shortly before World
War II and now considerably expanded. / Wire drawing installations
consist of 725 reels and 13 annealing furnaces. !/ There is a hot strip
mill, 8 stands in line, rolls 1 m wide /, served by a continuous fur-
nace. 26/ There are 5 annealing furnaces, as well as normalizing furnaces
and pickling and tinning facilities for processing sheets and strip. IZ/
i. Intraplant Services.
Incidental facilities include a calibrating shop for ball bearings,
a tempering shop, a cable shop, a bimetal shop f, a gray iron foundry a/,
gas producers A, a fabricating shop, a forging and pressing shop, a re-
fractory shop, a repair and machine shop, a consumer goods shop making
items of consumer goods from mill products that otherwise would be wasted
and a general laboratory controlliingsmall laboratories located in the more
important mill units. W 'Mater is derived from the Moscow Water Supply
System, supplemented by two wells sunk in the plant area. f Power is
delivered by underground cable U/ originating at the Central Powerplant
in Moscow, There is a transformer station within the plant area. lam!/ The
works has a well-equipped railroad transport system which handles inputs of
raw materials and dispatches the output of finished products. There is
also a large motor transport fleet.
3. Products and Production.
Sickle and Hatttrner plant produces steel in the following forms and
qualities: Wire rods up to 20 mm in diameter; / wire, including gal-
vanized wire 0.4 mm to 2 mm in diameter, carding belt wire 0.23 mm to 0.6 mm
in diameter, needle wire, motor winding wire, piano wire, telephone wire,
parachute wire, 8 and copper-clad wire, Lam/ bars, including concrete rein-
forcing bars, 0 calibrated bars up to 43 tarn in diameter for ball bearings,
rounds, squares, hexagons, and bar shapes / (bars are produced at a rate
of 7,500 MT per month; calibrated ball bearing stock bars are produced 8t a
rate of 1,750 MT p,r month M/); plates up to 150 cm wide, including afmorplate,
copper-clad plate, stainless, deep-drawing, and galvanized ,mil/; hot rolled
and cold rolled sheets up to 150 cm wide, / including copper-clad sheets;
and hot rolled and cold rolled strip, 20 cm to 80 cm wide, by .08 mm to
1.5 mm thick /, including copper-clad strip 321 (production of strip
amounts to about 23,000 MT per year).. Other products are rails, 381 tin
plate, 12/ and wire rope and cables up to 50 mm in diameter. Cable is proo-
duced at a rate of 420 MT per month. LO/ Steel castings in the form of
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railroad crossovers, caterpillar track links, 61 gears, 62 and the like,
represent an important part of the output of Sickle and Hammer. Some of
the qualities and grades produced here are stainless and all s, such as
nickel-chrome, chrome-molybdenum, nickel-chrome-aluminum, b f magnet
steel, nonmagnetic, heat-resistant, abrasion-resistant, electrical re-
sistant, transformer quality, and so-called "pure iron" of the Armco
type. 6j/ A record of finished steel production at Sickle and Hammer is
as follows:
Thousand Metric Tons
1916
24
1928
76
1929
97 /
1934
118
1935
142
1936
191
1937
205
1938
214
1948
187
1952
238 L8/
1953 (eat)
245
k. Distribution.
In general the products of Sickle and Hammer are consumed by the
aircraft, automobile, tractor, armored vehicle, & machine building,
instrument making, machine tools, electrical, chemical, and agricultural
implement industries. ~?l These industries are well represented through-
out the highly industrialized district in and around Moscow. 12/
Specifically, this plant has made representative shipments of steel
castings to the Kalinin plant in Moscow for use in pumps for the Volga-
Don canal. The Moscow Dynamo plant is an important outlet for various
rolled products. / The Gorki Automobile plant is a customer for sheets
and bars. , The Budenny plant in Moscow consumes small shapes and bare
for the construction of agricultural implements. / Plates are shipped
to Red Proletarian machine tool plant in Moscow. 7
1. Plant Efficiency,
Sickle and Hammer seems to have acquired a well-merited reputation
for progress and enterprise in steel manufacturing. Their outstanding
achievement was the introduction of the use of oxygen to intensify open-
hearth processing. 2Z/ A valuable economy was achieved through the
judicious control of slag in the steel-making process, whereby the fur-
naces in this plant save 100 to 200 kg of ferromanganese per melt.
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After having been twice decorated for exemplary work, / the rolling
mill crews participating in all-Union competition made an especially
good showing in May 1946. 22/ In steel production the plant has made
progressively good showings from year to year; and in the first nine
months and 12 days of 1949, the plant had produced an amount of steel
equivalent to the entire planned production for 1950. 81 Open hearth
plant No. 1 has been called the best open-hearth furnace department in
the USSR. 82 Through such devices as charging burnt lime and faggoting
fine scrap, the melting period in exceptional cases has been reduced to
a little more than 5 hours, with production of about 9 tons per sq m
of hearth area. a Keeping pace with ingot production, the plant pro-
duced 6,500 tons of rolled steel products above the 1949 plan. 8! To
dim this idealistic picture, there have been complaints bedause the
wire rgd'mill experienced lost tine due to failure of auxiliary service
in the handling of finished products. 12/ Furthermore, as much as
30 percent of ball bearing stock has been reported as being of poor
quality. V.
in. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. 8'
no Perms.
There were 12,000 employees in 1949, L8/ about half of them
female. $ Gregori M. Ilyin was Director and SenGron Chesnokov was
Chief Foreman in 1947. ,.V. Marmorstein was Chief Engineer in
1949.. Belozerov is head of the milling shop. Leonov is Party
Organizer.
37. Skopin MininMachinery Factory. (IR 7000811)
a. 'Location.
53?501 N - 39?321 E, Skopin, Ryazan Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. I/
b, Historyand Develognsnt.
The first plant buildings on this site were erected before World
War I. J Time of the installation of the steel foundry and electric
furnace is unknown.
c. Raw Materials and Other DIM so
Electricity is derived from local sources. Scrap was received
from unknown sources in the amount of 6,000 MT in 1943.
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d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
None*
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The steel foundry at this plant is equipped with 1 electric
furnace of 5 tons capacity. 1k/ Estimated steel production-in 1953 is
5,004 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
I.. Intrdyla nt. Se.
mining equipment. / The eati!aated production of finished steel castings
is 3,000 MT.in 1953.
k. Distribution.
Products of this foundry are consumed exclusively by the-home
plant. J
1. Plant, Efficiency.
No information available.
m. ',dministraticn..
This plant is under the Ministry of Metallurgy. T/
n. Personnel.
No information available.
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Productsd Production.
Products are exclusively steel castings for mining upachinery and
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38. Taal ta11ur ical Work~cs (also kwon as Novi -.Tulsld Io)tailurgica1 rliant)
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a. Location.
54?121 N - 37?36' E. This plant is located about. 8 km southeast
of Tula, in Tula Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. The
exact sits is at the southeast li::iit of Kri oluchya, which is a suburb
of Tula. The plant lies in a bend of the Upa River, and is split by a
branch of the railroad between Tula and Uzlovaya. :Z/
b. History sand Deve3l e
Ground was broken in 1934, with completion planned for 1937../
The original program contemplated 2 blast furnaces with a total annual
production of 483,000 MT.
The first furnace,, with a working volume of 930 cu m and approximate
capacity of 900 MT per day, was blown in during 1936, and a duplicate
furnace was completed 2 years later.
These two furnaces as they existed before the evacuation at the
onset of World War II are described as follow:
Date Working Volume
nave of Blow-in in cu m
No. 1 1936 930
No. 2 1938 930
Hearth
Bosh
Stockline
Big Ee11
7,000
7,850
5,410
3,960
7,000
7,850
5,410
3,960
On this basis these.furnacea were rated at 600,000 MT total pro-
duction per year. 21 Movable equipment was evacuated to Vagnitogorsk
during August and September 194]. and everything not transferable was
destroyed by the Germans. After the war the plant was restored
promptly. Furnace No. 1 was rebuilt alon the original lines, but furnace
No. 2 was drastically revised in style.
c. terials and Other in gQ
Iron ore is readily available from local minor deposits in the
Tula and Lipetsk Oblasts. LO/ Specific mines that furnish iron ore for
this operation are Barsukov, Kireyev, and Bogoroditsk. 11 Limestone for
the blast furnaces and scrap for the foundry am supplied from unknown
sources. 12 Water is derived from the Upa River, / and electric power
is furnished by the local powerplant.
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d. Coal and Coke.
Coke is shipped from Stalino, about 800 km away. 1 Coal for
power and miscellaneous purposes also comes from the Donets Basin. L6/
e.. Ironmaking Facilities.
When these furnaces were rebuilt after the war, No. 1 was con-
structed more or less along the lines of the original and now has a
working volume of 940 cu m. V/ No. 2 was rebuilt along radically different
lines and is very much smaller than the original. Although No. 2 now has
a working volume of only 330 cu m, it is reported to produce almost as
much tonnage as the original furnace. 18 This is achieved through the use
of special oxygen blowers, producing 30 percent oxygen-enriched air blast.
Oxygen is produced here by a new process which supplies oxygen cheaply
enough to justify this type of industrial use. This type of air blast
almost doubles the normal productivity of the furnace, and incidentally
reduces coke consumption by 25 percent. / The total capacity of the
two furnaces is reported as 550,000 MT per year, and that is the estimated
production for 1953. &0/ It is noteworthy that No. 2 furnace was the
first blast furnace in-the USSR to employ oxygen-enriched air blast. axi
f. Steelnnaking Facilities.
None.
Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
None.
i. Intraplant Services.
When Tula Metallurgical Plant was built, a powerplant with a
24,000-kw, steam-driven turbogenerator was included as part of the
original project. 22 In 1947 a duplicate turbogenerator was installed,
so that this powerplant now generates 48,000 kw. 311 The powerplant is
adjacent to the blast furnaces, to which power is carried by an overhead
cable. 21 Coal is used as fuel, although blast furnace gas also is
utilized. / This power plant serves the local population and various
miscellaneous industries as well as Tula Metallurgical Works. / Water
is derived from the Upa River through a cast iron pipeline 75 cam in
diameter. a/ The plant is entered by a single-track, Soviet-gae rail-
road, connecting with the amain line between Tula and Uzlovaya. 2 The
various plant departments are served by a network of narrow-gauge rail-
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3. Products and Production.
These furnaces produce foundry iron and also basic iron for
steelmaking. Iron is produced as pigs, 50 cm x 20 cm x 7 cm. / A
foundry associated with the blast furnace specializes in railroad cross-
overs, frogs, switches, and similar castings. / t Agricultural
implement castings also are made here.
k. Distribution.
In addition to tonnage consumed by the plant foundry, pig iron
from these furnaces is distributed rather widely. Among other customers
are plants in Grozny serving the petroleum industry, the machinery plant
of the Sovkhoz in Trubetskaya, Nalchik Plant No. 4, the Krasny Sulin
plant, Salsk repair plant, a foundry at Armavir, the Pobeda plant at
Stalino, various Leningrad plants which are producing electrical equip-
ment for powerplants on the Volga River, and the furnaces at Elektrostal. /
1. Plant Efficiency.
The plant foundry was awarded the Challenge Red Banner and first
prize, and the blast furnaces were awarded the second rize, for out-
standing performance in December 1946 competition. 2-8/ 22/ The blast
furnaces won the third prize in May 1947.
In February 1947 the pendulum swung the other way, and the
foundry lost the Challenge Red Banner for not fulfilling the conditions
of competition. Q/ Blast furnace workers pledged to achieve a co-
efficient of 1.05 (plan was 1.12) for the last half of 1948. L2
in. Administration.
This plant operates under the Ministry of Metallurgy. tom/
n. Personnel.
LLI
There were 3,000 employees in 1937 operating on 3 shifts
Veligura was Director in 1944, lam/ J. Dementiev was Director in
i974,
and Danchenko was Director in 1947. A/
39. Vladimir Tractor Plant (also known as Zhdanov Tractor Plant).
IR 7019504
a. Location.
56?10' N - 40?25' E.. This plant is situated on the northern
outskirts of the city of Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR,,USSR.
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b. History and Development.
Construction of this plant was started in 1944 and was completed
in 1949. This enterprise is an important producer of tractors.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Raw materials for the steel foundry at this plant are pig iron
and scrap. There is no available information about quantities or sources
of these materials. Al
d. 4pa1 and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
The tractor plant operates two g- iron foundries, each of which
is equipped with 2 or 3 cupolas. 3.1
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
Located in one of the foundries is an electric furnace of German
manufacture. This furnace is 5 m high and 3 m in diameter. It has an
estimated capacity of 5 MT and produces steel for castings and forgings.
The 1953 production is estimated at 5,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mille.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
There is a steel foundry and a forge shop with 6 hammers. T/
i. Intraplant Services.
There is a machine shop with all necessary facilities. .g/ Power
is derived from the same source that supplies the entire tractor-building
complex-,2/
3. Products and Production.
Products to this furnace consist of castings for tractor parts
and steel for tractor forgings. 10 Production of finished steel is
estimated at 3,000 MT per year.
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k. Distribution.
All steel produced here is consumed by the home plant in the con-
struction of tractors.
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
in. Administration.
This plant is subordinated to the Ministry of Machine Building. L2/
n, Personnel.
As of 1949, the Director was Kliminkov, the Assistant Director
was Severov, and Foreman of the Foundry was Druning.
40. Voronezh Machine Factory (also known as Komintern Machine Building
Plant . 1 (IR 7018770
a. Location.
51?38' N - 39?12t E. This plant is situated in the northwest
quarter of Voronezh, / Voronezh Oblast, Central Industrial Region, RSFSR,
USSR. V
b. History and Development.
The plant appears to have been established in the early 1920's
for the purpose of producing armored vehicles, which represented the
main output of the plant until 1942. / Early in that year the plant
was evacuated to the Urals, and the plant buildings were destroyed by
the retreating Russians. Reconstruction was started in 1945 and was
scheduled to be complete by 1950. V Since the war the plant has been
devoted to the production of excavating and other heavy machinery. 1
Two open-hearth furnaces were first installed here in 1933, each with
7.4 aq m hearth area. .Z/ These furnaces were rebuilt later to a larger
capacity.
a. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Deliveries of raw materials include pig iron, iron and steel
scrap, 2/ limestone, fluorspar, hematite iron ore, ferromariganese,
ferrosilicon, and aluminum. All of these materials are shipped to
Voronezh by rail. 10
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Coke from Stalin II/ and coal are received by rail. 12
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
There is an iron foundry with two coke-fired cupolas.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There is a steel foundry with 2 oil-fired open-hearth furnaces, !
each of 20 MT capacity. II/ These furnaces have a steel-producing
capacity of about 35,000 MT per year. 16 They are tapped three times
per day. IV Estimated steel production in 1953 is 35,000 MT.
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel Foundrye
i. Intraplant Services.
Power is derived from a powerplant in Voronezh. LS/ The plant
is served by a switch from a Soviet-gauge railroad. 12/
J. Products and Production.
The steel foundry produces cast steel parts for excavating and
other types of heavy machinery. 32/ The estimated 1953 output of
finished steel castings is 20,000 MT. _/
k. Distribution.
Steel produced here is consumed exclusively by the home plant. f
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
This plant is under the Ministry of Transport and Heavy Machine
Building.
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The Works Director in 1949 was Sokhin.
41. Vyksa Metallurgical Works (IR 7014103).
a. Location.
55021' N - 42012' E. Vykea, Gorki Oblast, Central Industrial
Region, RSFSR, USSR. / The site is just east of town, beside a small
lake. The Moscow-Kazan Railroad runs past the plant,12/
b. History and Development.
A metallurgical plant was founded here in 1885, and prior to the
1917 Revolution was known as Vylcea Works Corporation. 1/ The blast
furnaces, some of the open-hearth furnaces, and most of the rollin mills
date back to Czarist days. / Open-hearth furnaces No. 5 and No. 6 were
built in 1933 and 1934 respectively. / The blast furnaces have dis-
continued operation from time to time, / but it is believed that two
of them are in operation today. / This was the fourth plant in the USSR
to produce welded pipe. 2/
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Iron ore comes from local pockets in the Vykea Basin. Before
World War II sinter was snipped from the Ural region. 10 Scrap is
derived from normal commercial sources. 11/
d. Coal and Coke.
In 1941 coke came from the Donets Basin. 12 Local peat also
is used as fuel.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
The two blast furnaces now believed to be operating are No. 1
with 118 cu m volume, and No. 3 with 132 cu m volume. 1&/ The potential
production of these furnaces was reported as 75,000 MT in 1941, / and
production is believed to have been 81,000 in 1953, based on a coefficient
of 1.05.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 10 open-hearth furnaces with a total hearth area of
360 aq m. The capacity of these furnaces is 50 MT each, and the current
annual production is 350,000 MT, L6/ contemplating slightly more than
2 heats per day per furnace.
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A partial record of ingot production is as follows:
1934
122,900 HT
1935
171,000 HT 18
1938
184,438 MT
1947
195,000 MT LO/
1948
242,000 MT W.
1950
248,000 HT 22
1953
350,000 MT est)
g. Primary Rollin:t Mills.
A 500-mm 2-high reversing mill serves as a breakdown mill for all
finishing mills at this plant. V 2/
h. Finishing Facilities.
Operating in connection with the breakdown mill is a bar mill with
3 intermediate 2-high stands, each 330-mm, and six 2-high finishing stands,
280/265-mm. This mill produces bars, shapes, and ekelp. 26
Other finishing mills are: No. 1 Lauth plate mill, 1-stand,
3-high, 700/500/700-mm; No. 2 Lauth plate mill, 1-stand, 3-high, 700/500/
700-mm; 3 sheet mills, each 2-high, 480-mm; IV 1 butt-weld pipe mill; f
and 4 lap-weld pipe mills. 32/
i. Intraplant Services.
Auxiliary facilities include a plant for concentration of the local
lean iron ore, a dolomite plant, gas producers, 2 ana a welding
shop. Power is derived from a local powerplant, the capacity of which
is unknown. 22/ Operating in close connection with the furnaces and mills
is a fabricating and repair shop for the fabricatl4ou, aseembl3r, and repairs
of railroad rolling stock and armored vehicles. IV
J. Products and Production.
The products of this plant are shapes, bars, plates (including
armorplate), sheets (including roofing), skelp (as an intermediate pro-
duct), and pipe, 21/ both butt-welded and-lap-welded. Some cold
drawn tubing in undetermined amount is produced from cod rolled strip
shipped to Vyksa from an unknown source. I
Based on an output of 40,000 MT of tubes in 1942, f output of
hot rolled products in 1953 is believed to be distributed as follows:
Pipe and tubes 3/8" to 4" diameter 40,000 HT
Other products 210,000 H7
Total 250=000 MT
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k. Distribution.
This plant supplies steel products to builders of railroad rolling
stock, armored vehicles, and machinery. 12/ An important outlet is the
adjacent shop that builds and repairs railroad care and armored vehicles.
Another important outlet is the State Auto Plant "Molotov" at Gorki, to
which Vykaa has shipped as much as 84,000 MT in a year. Shipments of
4-inch gas pipe are made regularly to Rostov and Baku. 2 Other desti-
nations for pipe and tubes are Kuybyshev Power Station, Tsimlyansk GES,
and Stalingrad GES. M/
1. Plant Efficiency.
Some of the open-hearth furnaces are reported to be completing
heats in 6 hours, as compared with a norm of 8 hours. /a The plant over-
fulfilled its complete metallurgical cycle plan during 1946? W Pipe
welding shop Section 1 was awarded a Second Premium for outstanding per-
formance during the May 1947 competion. // Pipe welding shop Section 2
received an award in the All Union Socialist Competition in 1947.
m. Administration.
The plant is administered by Truoostal tV, under the Ministry of
Metallurgy. LO/
n. Personnel.
There were 7,000 employees in 1941. / The Director was Sharapov
(in 1948). L The Chief Engineer was Gorodetskiy (in 1949). JJ/
42. Yaroslavl! Automobile plant (also known as YAAZ). I/ (IR 7005892)
a. Location
57?35' N - 39?50' E-, Yaroslavl', Yaroslavl' Oblast, Central
Industrial Region, RSFSR, USSR. It is 2 km north of the railroad station
in Yaroslavl', J on the main line of the Moscow-Volagda Railroad.
b. History Development.
Electric furnace No. 1 was installed in 1934, electric furnace d-1o. 2
in 1935. The plant appears to have suffered no war damage.
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
In 1944 about 6,000 MT of steel scrap was received by rail.
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d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
Ironmaking Facilities.
None,
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 2 electric furnaces of 3 tons capacity each. / Esti::Iated
production of steel in 1953 is 6,000 MT. / Each furnace has three elec-
trodes. 2/
g. Primary Rolling Mills.
None.
h. Finishing Facilities.
Steel foundry.
i. Intraplant Services.
Electricity is derived from a central powerplant in Yaroslavl'. This
plant supplies electricity to the town and all of its industries. 10 Water
comes through a tunnel from the Volga River, which is only a few Ion distant.
The plant is serviced by a switch from the Moscow-Volagda Railroad. 12
3. Products and Production.
The steel foundry in this plant produces steel castings for auto-
mobile trucks. 1 / Production in 1953 is estimated at 4,000 MT of finished
steel castings.
k. Distribution.
Steel production of this foundry is consumed exclusively by the
home plant. :1J
1. Plant Efficiency.
No information available.
m. Administration.
Administration is by WATO, 16 under the Ministry of Machine Building.
n. Personnel.
No information available,
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1. Bezhitsa Locomotive Works Number Capacity Production
Metallurgical Coke 0 0
Byproduct Batteries 0
Total Byproduct Ovens 0
Beehive Ovens 0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces 0
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces 4
Converters 0
Electric Furnaces 0
Finishing Facilities:
400-mm roughing mill
250-mm 3-high bar mill
3-high ske.lp mill
65
1 tube mill
Powerplant Capacity, 35,000 kw
2.
Chernaya Kholunitsa Iron Works
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total byproduct Ovens
0
Bee-hive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
26
26
Blast Furnaces
Steel
0
0
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
0
Converters
0
0
Electric Furnaces
0
0
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Thousand Metric Tons
2.
Cherna Kholunitsa Iron Works
Number
Capacity
Production
Continued
Finishing Mills
Powerplant Capacity,
no information available
3.
Chukhlinka Armament Plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
30
30
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
2
Steel Foundry
18
18
Powerplant Capacity, none
4. Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
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(Continued)
Thousand Metric Tons
ical Plant
M
ll
t
Number
Capacity
Production
4?
e
urg
a
Elektrostal
(Continued)
Steel
97
92
Open-hearth Furnaces
2
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
16
207
198
290
Finishing Facilities
800-nm bloomer
1 heavy bar mill
1 strip mill
1 light bar mill
Powerplant Capacity, 78,000 kw
200
5
Gorki Armament Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
0
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
187
187
Open-hearth Furnaces
8
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
0
1 Billet Mill
Steel Foundry
52
60
Forge
Total Finished Steel
112
Powerplant Capacity, none
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Gorki Bor Shipyard
Metallurgical Cole
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Thousand Metric Tons
Number Ca` city Production
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant capacity, none
7. Gorki Heavy rMjmqnt plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
1 Bar Mill, 510 mm
1 Bar Mill, 350 a..
1 Plate Mill, 2 in
Castings
Total.
Powerplant Capacities, 4,000 kw
6 6
0 0
7
w
208
7
213
75
60
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Thousand Metric Tons
$.
Gorki Metallurgical Plant
Nvmbe__ r
capacity
Prod` n
0
0
M 4a11ur ical Coke
NP g
0
By-product Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
0
Beehive Ovens
0
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel
1
30
30
open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
0
15
Electric Furnaces
2
15
Finishing Facilities
1 Bar Mill
1 Plate Mill
Tom
20
36
56
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
9.
Gorki Sheet Rolling Mill
0
0
Metallurgical Coke
0
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
0
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
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Thousand Metric Tone
9. Go ki Sheet'Rollin Mi11
Continued Number Capacity Production
Steel
Open-hearth Furnace
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
1 Strip or Sheet Mill
Poxerplant Capacity, none
10.
Gorki Wire Products Plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
0
Toad Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Daces
0
0
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
1 Rod Mill (wire)
1 Hot Strip mill (strip)
60
1 Cold Strip Mill ( )
100
160
Powerplant Capacity, 3,500 kk
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Thousand Metric Tons
Plant
ildi
B
Number
Capacity
Production
11.
ng
u
Ivanovo Machine
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
4
4
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
2
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
2
2
12.
Powerplant Capacity,
no information available
Kirov Armored Vehicle Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
steel
2
2
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
0
Finished Steel
1
1 (castings)
Powerplant Capacity, none
97
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13. Kira Rolling Mill
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
TTotal Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Thousand Metric Tons
Number Capacity Production
0 0
Finishing Facilities
1 Heavy Bar Mill
1 Light Bar Mill
1 Old-style Sheet Mill
Powerplant Capacity, 87,000 kw
14. Klimkovo Iron Works
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Number of Ovens
Pig Iran Capacity
Number of Blast Furnaces 1
Steel Capacity
Number of Open-hearth Furnaces 0
Number of Converters 0
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
Finished Steel Production
Rolling Mill Capacity
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90 90
67
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W
k
i
N umber
Capacity
Production
15.
or
s
ve
Kolomna Locomot
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
75
75
Open-hearth Furnaces
4
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
1
3
3
Total
3.
21-8
La
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
21
21
Forge Shop
27
27
Total Finished Steel
48
48
16.
Powerplant Capacity, 3,000 kw
Kosaya Gora Iron Works
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
573
573
Blast Furnaces
3
0
0
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
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16. Konya Gora Iron Works Number
(Continued)
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities 0
Cast Iron Pipe Mill
Powerplant Capacity, none
Thousand Metric Tons
CMcity Production
17.
KostrosaawMichine Building Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
Open-Hearth Prnacee
1
16
16
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
1
3
3
Total
19
19
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Pow*rplant Capacity, no infor-
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Thousand Metric Tons
18.
Kulebaki Steel Plant
Number
Capacity
Production
Metallurgical. Coke
0
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0.
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel
270
270
Open-hearth Furnaces
6
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
0
Finishing Facilities
1 Rail and Structural Mill
1 Bar Mill
1 Plate Mill
1 Tire Mill.
Powerpl.ant Capacity, 12,000 kw
19. Lipetak Metallurgical Plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
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0 0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
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19.
Li tek Metallurgical Plant
Number
Capacity
Production
(Continued)
Finishing Facilities
Cast Iron Pipe Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, 3,000 kw
20.
Lyublino Railroad Car Building
Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
94
94
Open-hearth Furnaces
3
94
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
2
6
6
Finishing Facilities
Steel Forge
Steel Foundry
65
Powerplant Capacity, none
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Thousand Metric Tons
21.
Moscow Automobile Building Plant Number
Capacity Producti
n
o
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
60
40
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
24
22.
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
Moscow Electrical Equipment Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
13
13
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
.
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, none
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Thousand Metric Tons
23. Moscow Machine Building Plant Number Capacity Production
Metallurgical Cole
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
3
3
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
2
2
24.
Powerplant Capacity, none
w Shell F20qrY
Mosco
_
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Oven's
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iror
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel
24
24
Open--'hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
8
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
14
14
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
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Thousand Metric Tons
25.
Moscow Tube Mill
Number
jacity
Production
2
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel
0
0
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
0
Converters
0
0
Electric Furnaces
0
0
Finishing Facilities
26
26
Cold Rolling Strip Mill
1
Electric Weld Mille
2
Furnace Butt-welding Mill
Powerplant Capacity
1
26.
Murom Forge Building Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
5
5
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
1
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Thousand Metric Tons
26. Murom Fore Building Plant
Continued
Number Capacity Production
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, none
3
3
27.
Murcm Industrial Locomotive Plant
0
0
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
0
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
5
5
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
1
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
3 3
3
28.
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
Mytishchi Railroad Car Factors[
0 0
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
0
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
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Thousand.-Metric Tons
28. Mytishchi Railroad Car Factory Number Capacity Production
(Continued)
Steel Ingots and Castings 28 14
Open-hearth Furnaces 0
Converters 2
Electric Furnaces 0
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
29. Novo-Lipetsk Metallurgical Plant
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries 0
Total Byproduct Ovens 0
Beehive Ovens 0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces 0
Converters 0
Electric Furnaces 0
672 672
Finishing Facilities 0
Powerplant Capacity, none
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0
torek Machine Building
m
N
k
Number
Capacity
Production
3
.
ovo
ra
a
Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
0
0
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
34
34
Electric Furnaces
42
42
Finishing Facilities
76
Z
Foundry
21
Forge
25
31.
Total
Powerplant Capacity, none
Omutninsk Metallurgical Works
Metallurgical Coke
0 0
Byproducts Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0 0
Blast Furnaces
0
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31. Omutninsk Metallurgical Works
Continued
Thousand Metric Tons
Neer Ca_ city Production
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
125 125
Heavy Bar Mill )
Medium Bar Mill )
Small Bar Mill )
Sheet Mill )
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
87
32.
Orekhova-Zuyevo Foundry
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
Total, Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
1
6
6
Electric Furnaces
1
4
4
2
10
10
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, no infor-
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33. Peskovko Iron Works Number Capacity Production
Metallurgical Coke 0 0
Byproduct Batteries 0
Total Byproduct Ovens 0
Beehive Ovens 0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces 0
Converters 0
Electric Furnaces 0
20 20
Finishing Facilities 0
Powerplant Capacity, none
34. Ramenekoye Metal Products Plant
Metallurgical Cope 0 0
Byproduct Batteries 0
Total Byproduct Ovens 0
Beehive Ovens 0
Pig Iron 0
Blast Furnaces 0
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces 1
Converters 0
Electric Furnaces 0
Finishing Facilities
3 Rolling Mills
'.-,'ire Drawing Facilities
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
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Thousand Metric Tons
35.
Shcherbakov Printing Machine Number
Cam tr
Production
Factory No. 808
,
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
30
30
Open-hearth Furnaces
2
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
0
Finishing Facilities
0
Steel Foundry
17
36.
Powerplant Capacity, no infor-
mation available
Sickle and Hamner
Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
7
320
320
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
2
20
20
Total
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(Continued)
Thousand Metric Tone
36. Sickle and Hammer Number Capacity Prods n
(Continued)
Finishing, Facilities
700 mm gar Mill 1
450 mm Bar Mill 1
300 mm Bar Mill 1
250 mm Rod Mill 1
1-m, Strip Mill 1
Cold Rolling Mills 4
Wire Drawing Facilities
245
Powerplant Capacity, none
37. Skopin Mining Machinery Factory
Metallurgical Coke 0 0
Byproduct Batteries 0
Total Byproduct Ovens 0
Beehive Ovens 0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces 0
Steel Ingots and Castings
Open-hearth Furnaces 0
Converters 0
Electric Furnaces 1
0 0
5 5
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry 3
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
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Capacity aril Production, 1953
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Thousand Metric Tons
38.
Tula Metallurgical Works Number
Capacity
Produce on
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
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0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
550
550
Blast Furnaces
2
Steel
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
0
Finishing Facilities
Iron Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, 48,000 kv
39.
Vladimir Tractor Plant
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Oven
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
5
5
Open-hearth Furnaces
0
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
1
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
3
3
Powerplant Capacity, unknown
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40.
Voronezh Machinery Factory
Number
Capacity
Production
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
0
0
Blast Furnaces
0
Steel Ingots and Castings
35
35
Open-hearth Furnaces
2
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
0
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
20
20
41.
owerplant Capacity, none
Vyksa Metallurgical Works
Metallurgical Coke
0
0
Byproduct Batteries
0
Total Byproduct Ovens
0
Beehive Ovens
0
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
2
al.
61
steel
350
350
Open-hearth Furnaces
6
Converters
0
Electric Furnaces
0
Finishing Facilities
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Thousand Metric Toms
41. V ksa Metallurgical Works Number Capacity Production
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Finishing Facilities
Shape and Bar Mill
?.Late Mill
Sheet Mill
Butt weld Pipe Mill
Lap-weld Pipe Mill
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Metallurgical Coke
Byproduct Batteries
Total Byproduct Ovens
Beehive Ovens
Pig Iron
Blast Furnaces
Steel Ingots and Castings
Open-hearth Furnaces
Converters
Electric Furnaces
Finishing Facilities
Steel Foundry
Powerplant Capacity, none
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GAPS IN INTELLIGENCE
In general, post-World War II reports fail adequately to cover the
modernization of the iron and, steel industry in Region VII. The Iron
C-drtain has been extremely effective in hiding information that links
prewar equipment and operations with the situation that prevails today.
Specifically, there are important gaps in intelligence applying to certain
plants as follows:
Plant No. 1 Bezhitsa_Locomotive Works,
We are very much in the dark about details of steel-finishing
facilities.
Plant No,.; 4 Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant,
There is little basis for determining the width of rolls of the
strip mill, and consequently we do not know the maXd mum width of flat
rolled products that this mill can turn out. We have no information about
the sources or amounts of ferroalloys consumed in steel-manufacturing
processes here.
Plant No. 5 Gorki Armament Plant.
We do not know the size of the rolling mill. The division of
tonnage between castings and forgings is not revealed.
Plant No. 7 Gorki Heavy Equipment Plant.
The division of tonnage between rolled, forged, and cast products
is not revealed.
Plant No. 8 Gorki Metallurgical Plant.
The only primary mill shown here is described as a billet mill,
which may or may not produce the slabs that are rolled into plates on
the plate'mill. Details of both the bar mill and the plate mill are
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Plant No. 9 Gorki Sheet Rolling Mill,
There is confirming evidence that this mill was dismantled at an
unknown location in East Germany, was installed at Gorki Bor, and was ready
for operation at about the end of 1948. Aside from the belief that this
almost certainly is a hot strip V .sheet '.sheet mill, there is nothing to indicate
the size of the mill or the size limitations of its product. There is no
information concerning the amount of tonnage produced, but based on the
output of small sheet and strip mills in the USA, it seems reasonable to
believe that the output of the Gorki Bor unit may be about 40,000 MT per
year. There is no information about the source of slabs from which these
s_eets or strip are produced.
Plant No. 10 Gorki Wire Products Plant.
There is only vague information about the source and character of
the material to be converted into cold rolled strip. The source of billets
for the rod mill is not revealed. There is no detailed information about
wire and wire product producing facilities.
Plant No. 13 Kira Rolling Mill.
The size of ingots is not revealed, but it is presumed that they
are small enough to be broken down on the first stand of the "heavy bar
mill" into billets for the bar mills and slabs for the sheet mill. Details
concerning the finishing mills are extremely limited. Although this plant
apparently produces wire and wire products, there is no information about
draw benches, nail machines, and the like.
Plant No. 16 Kosaya Gora Iron Works.
There is no definite information about the size or capacity of these
three blast furnaces after they were rebuilt at the and of World War II.
Plant No. 18 Kulebaki Steel Plant.
There is no description of the blooming mill, nor is there any infor-
mation about the sizes of products of the finishing mills.
Plant No. 30 Novokramatorsk Machine Building Plant.
The distribution of production between castings and forgings.is
not revealed.
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Plant No. 34 RemenalaDye L 9tal Pao dwts Plant.
The tormage of mire produced here is highly inconsistent with the
amount of steel produced. It mfr be that additional open,-hearth furnaces
were built in 1942 when the wire production mw to have been increased., or
it,xr r be that semifinished steel in the form of billets or wire rods is
shipped here for finiahing. Nome of the three rolling mills is indicated
to be a prim-u7 or brealodown mills and it seems likely that the open..hearth
furnace oasts small ingots which one of the three rolling mills converts
into billets.
Plant No. 36 Sickle and Hammer.
There is no information about sources of reps materials consumed
at this plant. There is no certainty about the sizes of mills producing
platen, shoats, and strip. The distribution of tonnage among finished
produota is not revealed.
Plant No. 41 Vykaa D,ietallurgioal Works.
The amount of pig iron produced at Vylaa aeers to be insuffioient
to take care of steelmaking requirements at this plant. Thera is no
indication of the aouroe of supplementary pig iron, if say.
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METHODOLOGY
In the absence of convincing reports of capacity or production, some-
times it has been found necessary to develop. estimates of tonnage. The
principal elements of the methodology employed in estimating are described
below.
When the volume of a blast furnace and a divisor are known,_the pro-
duction of pig iron :aay be calculated. The divisor represents the cu m
of capacity required to produce 1 MT'of pig iron, and when divided into
the volume gives the production of pig iron in MT per day. Multiplying
this by 340 (the average number of operating days per year) gives the
annual production. This procedure is a device employed by the Soviets.
Two methods have been employed to determine the output of steelmaking
furnaces. When the furnace tonnage capacity is known, this may be
mutliplied by the estimated number of tape (generally 2 to 3) per day,
and the result multiplied by 325 (the average number of operating days per
year) to give the annual production. Again we are indebted to the Soviets
for the following alternate procedure. When the furnace hearth area (in
sq m) and a coefficient of production are (mown, the production of steel
may be calculated. The coefficient is a numerical expression otthe MT
of production per sq m per day, and when multiplied by the hearth area
gives the production of 'steel per day. Multiplying this by 325 (the average
number of operating days per year) gives the annual. production.
When the production of finished rolled steel, forged steel, or finished
steel castings is not known, this may be estimated by assuming a conversion
loss of 25 percent to 45 percent (depending on the product and other
factors) between poured steel and finished steel.
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APPENDIX D
SOURCES AND EVALUATION OF. SOURCES
X.: Evaluation of Sources.
SDS and SIBS reports sometimes were relied on heavily for information.
These reports often were questionable, although frequently confirmed or
amplified by prisoner of war reports.
Prisoner of war reports generally were unreliable, but by piecing odd
bits together sometimes $ convincing picture would emerge.
Pro-World-War II technical publications were reliable when issued, but
now are so out of date that they are practically valueless.
00 and SO reports were spotty. Sometimes they were very good and
sometimes worthless.
Currently. Soviet publications were of very limited value, because it
was difficult, if not impossible, to convert their etatements,of percent-
age and relationships into hard and fast figures that might be helpful to
this study. The Soviets continue to be very efficient at keeping the
outside world in the dark about what is going on in their iron and steel
industry,
II, Sources.
Evaluations, following the classification entry and designated "Eval.,"
have the following significance:
Source of Information
Information
A - Completely reliable
1
- Confirmed by other sources
B - Usually reliable
2
- Probably true
C - Fairly reliable
3
- Possibly true
D - Not usually reliable
4
- Doubtful
E - Not reliable
5
- Probably false
F,- Cannot be. judged
6
- Cannot be judged
Evaluations not otherwise designated are those. appearing on the cited
document; those designated "RR" are by the author of this report. No "RR"
evaluation is given when.the author agrees with the evaluation of the cited
document,
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