PLANT STUDY OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY OF THE USSR: ECONOMIC REGION VIII

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PROVISIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT
PLANT STUDY OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
OF THE USSR: ECONOMIC REGION VIII
CIA/RR PR- 73
(ORR Project 2363.79)
23 September 1954
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This report covers those plants in Economic Region VIII which produce
metallurgical coke, pig iron, and steel ingoto, as well as steel castings
and other types of finished ateel.
The primary intelligence value of this report lies in the basic
evaluation of the plant capacity of this region as a contribution to the.
capabilities of the USSR in the production of metallurgical coke, pig iron,
steel, 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 aid steel industry also serve as a check on SoViet
statistics. Econdmic Region VIII Urals, is the largest steel-producing
and.. the second largest pig iron-plioducing region in the USSR.
This report is one of a:series of regional provisional reports that
4 will provids basic reearch"data for a. comprehensive- study which is to
be made on the iron and steel industries of the UpoR,
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SUMMarY 00000000 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 0
I. Chelyabinsk Oblast .0 00 0 00 0.0 . 0 0 0 . * 0O 0 0 0 0 9
A, Magnitogorsk Complex 0 . 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 ?. 0 0 0 0
10 Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 4, 0
2. Magnitogorsk Cable Factory 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B, Chelyabinsk Complex .00000 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 4) . 0
1,, Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant0 0 0 0 0
2. Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Hill a o o o o o e o a o o .
30 Chelyabinsk Agricultural Machine and Tank Factory
0 0 0 9 0 0 .
Nos? 78and 200 0 0 0 . 0 0 GQ 0 . . .
4. Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant Po. 178 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5, Chelyabinsk Agricultural Machinery Plant 0 G 0 0 0 0 0
? (1, Zlatoust Complex0000000000 ..
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
I. Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .
2. Zlatoust Agricultural Machine Plant Noo 259 . . . . .
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
0 Ufaley Complex 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 0
0
1. Nizhniy Ufaley Steel Plant 00.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. Verkhnly Ufaley Metallurgical Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 000000
2L0 Individual Plants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1. Asha Iron and Steel Plant0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2. Satka Metallurgical Plant 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Min?yar Rolling M11.000000 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. Kamensk-Uraluskiy Pipe van 1400 705 ....... 0 . .
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50 Kopeysk Machine Building Plant No! 25 00 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
60 Ust,.Katav Machine Building Plant 0 0 0 0 0
70 Kishtym Machinery Plant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0
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A, Islizhniy Tagil Complex000. 0 0 0 0
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2. Nizhniy Tagil Metallurgical Plant No. 53 --
Kuybyshev o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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30 Nizhniy Tagil Railroad Car Plant No. 183
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1. Verkhne Izets4y Steel Plant
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20 Urals Heavy Machine Building Plant
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C. Alapayevsk Complex 0 0 0 0 ? 0 0 0 0
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1. Alapayevsk Metallurgical Plant 0 0
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2. Neyvo-Shaytanskiy Rolling Mill.,
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3, Verkhnyaya SinyaChikha Steel Plant
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D, Pervoural'isk Complex 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 . 0
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1, ?Pervoura168k New Pipe Mill No, 703
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2. Pervourarsk Old Pipe Mill 0 0 0 0
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T. Saida Complex . 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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1, Nizhnyaya Saida Metallurgical Plant
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2. Verkhnyaya Salda Steel Plant 0 0 .
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Serov Ebtallurgical Plant 0 0 9 0 0
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2. Kushva Metallurgical Plant
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3. Seversk Metallurgical Plant 0
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40 Revda Metallurgical Plant
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5. Nizhniye Sergi Metallurgical Plant
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6. Bilimbay Iron Works
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7. Stareutkinak N4A0111147gioa1 Plant
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90 Nizhnyaya Tura Rolling 10_11 .
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1. Chum:Amy Metallurgical Plant io. 138 * 0
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2. Molotov Steel Plant No. 172 0?
3. Lyeva Metallurgical Combine Ao. 700 . 0
Gubak4a Coke-Chemical Plant 0 0 0 .
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10 lzhevsk Ste and Armament Combine Nos. 71 and 74
20 Votkinsk Machine Building Plant0 0 0, 0 0 0 0
Bashkir ASSRs the Beloretsk Ccop:lex 0 . 0 0 .
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Appendix A. Summary Tables of Production and Capacity
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Appendix B0 Methodology . 0 0 0 0 0 , 0 ... 0 0 . .0 0 . 0 0 0 257
Append# Co Gaps in Intelligence 0 0 9 goo o 0 o o Oo 0 oo o 239
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2, Pig Iron and Steel Production by Various Processes
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.3 Iron. and Steel Production in the Political Units of Region
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FL 1ZeSTULX,OF TUE IRON AND STIJL gual
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not until the First Five Year Plan (1928-32) that attempts were
ernize and epend the ferrous metallurgical industry of Economic
** (the Urale)c By World War II, it had become Soviet policy to
Urals steel industry as the primary base for a major industrial
World Wer II the Uials Region has been built up through new construee
eelernizatien, inutallation of evacuated equipmenty and arrival of
.7,,,tnoni, so ttat it now produces more steel than any other region of the
eel production. in 1952 surpassed that of France and was greater than
-eetion of all tte Satellites caMbined? including Communist Chinao
development ef the metallurgical industry in this region is hindered
y by the lack of coking coely which at present is shipped from the
Basin in return for iron ore, and also from the Karaganda Basin. Upon
n of the projected North Urals Railroad the coking coal in the Vorkuta
.1 be available***
Urals Reg on as a whole accounted for 26 percent of the coke produced
'ISSR in 19fj3g 32,5 percent of the pig ire% 340 percent of the steely
percent ef the finished steel produced in the USSR, as shown in
i4.te3fit
ihes are two prinepel types of pig iron produced in. the Urals: coke
aNeenting to 89 peecent? and charcoal pigg 11 percent. The open-hearth
E,loe. process accounts for 9502 percent of all steel produced in the regiony
the electric furnace process for most of the remainder. A very small
' .of steel is produced by the Bessemer convertor process. Table 2*****
exlectien :Z11 the Urals from the various types of processes? .
Tebee 3****** shove production in the ()blasts and ASSRos of the Urals 0 Both
fetepeeleged regionel share of production of eaCh political unit is shoWno
be estirultes and conclusions contained in this report represent the
judgment of be reapensible analyst as of ret 1953,
The tamale-Ng= in this report refers to the economic regions defined
ve'!, nueeered on C:A Nap 12048, 9-51, USSR: Economic Regions. ?
10 See the mpg USAI Economic Region VIII: Iron and Steel Plants,
eeck cover,,
Table / follows OL p. 2,
1.t-P** Table 2 follows on po 2,
Table 3 follows on 1:),, 3,
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Table 1
- iron and ,%eel Production in Region VIII
1953
oduct
Production
aousand 141tric TaaEl (Percent) -
National Share
Metallurgic .i Coke
9,096.0
26.0
Pig iron
9,089.8
32.5
Steel
13,044.2
34.3
Finished Steel
9,783.3
35.7
Table 2
Pig Iron and Steel Production
by various Processes in Region VIII
1953
Thousand Metric Tons
Iron
Steel
Electric
Charcotil l!la Coke Pia Open-Hearth Furnqce
1,008,9 8,080.9 12,420.5 574.0
Bessemer
Convertor
49.7
The Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy has jurisdiction over the production
of approximately all the metallurgical coke und pig iron,. and 85 percentof
the steel and finidhed steel. The balance of the steel is made. in plants
under the jurisdiction of the Ministry- of Heavy Machine Building nna Trans-
port.
The eight principal steel-producing cities of the Urals in order of their
Importance are Magnitogorsk, Nizhnly Tagil, Chelyubinsk, Zlatoust, Serov,
Molotov, Chusovoy, and Sverdlovsk.
In the Urals Region there are only three -completely integrated plants,
although some of the small charcoU iron and steel works are integrated to
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the extent that they produce their own charcoal for smelting. Miro of the
3 integrated mills, Magnitogorsk and the Novo Tagil works, are among the
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Tab le 3
Iron and Steel Production in the Political Units
of Region vin
1953
Metallurgical
Finished
Political Unit
Unit
Coke
Pig Iron
Steel
Steel
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Thousand
MT
5,730.0
4,994.6
6,853.4
5,073.3
National Share
Percent
16.4
17.8
18.1
18.5
Regional Share
Percent
63.0
54.9
52.5
51.9
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Thousand
MT
2,466.0
3,410.6
44043.1
3,170.9
National Share
Percent
7.1
12.2
10.6
11.6
Regional Share
Percent
27.2
37.6
31.0
' 32.4
Molotov Oblast
Thousand
MT
900.0
584.7
1,283:6'
930.1
National Share
Percent
2.6
2.1
3.4
3.4
Regional Share
Percent
9.8
6.4
9.9
9.5
Udmurt ASSR
Thousand
MT
469.3
329.0
National Share
Percent
1.2
1.2
Regional Share
Percent
3.6
3.4
Bashkir ASSR
Thousand
MT
99.9
231,3
173.8
National Share
Percent
0.4
0.6
0.6
Regional Share
Percent
1.1
1.8
1.8
Chkalov Oblast
Thousand
MT
163.5
106.2
National Share
Percent
0.4
0.4
Regional Share
Percent
1.2
1.1
Regional Total
Thousand
MT
9,096.0
9,089.8
13 044.2
2,41.82:1
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5 largest plants in the USSR; the third plant, the Chelyabinsk Bakal works,
is 1 of the 3 most important alloy steel producers in the USSR.
One plant, Gubakha, is limited to the production of coke. Five Fmn11
charcoal iron-producing plants have only blast furnace facilities, and
9 plants have only rolling mills and finishing facilities.
Some -works deserve mention because of their size or because of the
specialization of their product. These plants are: Alapayevsk, a producer
of galvanized sheet iron and some chrome steel; Asha, a producer of euality
steel and possibly seamless pipe; Beloretsk Metallurgical Combine No. 706
of euality steel; and the Beloretsk Steel Wire Plant, a large producer of
wire. Other plants are Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant imemi Bakal, which
when completed will be the most important alloy shop in the USSR;
Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Mill, one of the larger plants in the USSR;
Chusovoy, the only duplex steel shop in the Urals; Gubakha, one of the four
coke plants in the Urals; Izhevsk, an important alloy steel shop and arma-
ment producer; Isys'va, a producer of galvanized sheet and tin plate; the
Magnitogorsk Cable Factory, the most important plant of its type in the USSR;
the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine, the largest steel mill in the USSR;
ansi Molotov, an arsenal and special steel plant_ Plants which may also be
listed include Kuybyshev plant in Nizhniy Tagil, producer of electrical steel;
the Novo Tagil plant, also in Nizhniy Tagil, one of the largest in the USSR;
Nytva, the only bimetallic strip producer in the USSR; Pervouralisk New Pipe
Mill, one of the more important tube mills in the USSR; Satka, quality steel
and some ferroalloys; Serov, e.uality steel and some ferroalloys; Seversk?
reputedly the largest hot dip tin plate producer in the USSR; Verkhne Isetskiy,
in 1947 the sole Soviet producer of the highest grade electric sheets; and the
Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant, a large producer of alloy steel and ferroalloy,a
In addition to the 57 plants at which some production was established,
there are 26 others thought to have been in operation at one time, at which
current production has not been established. None of these plants, however,
is of any great importance individually.. Of the 26, 15 are or were charcoal
iron producers. There are Nyazepetrovsk, Kizil, Tnser, Kuva, Sysert, Ufa,
Vishera, Tavda, Rezh, Sos'va? Kopi, Zigazinek, Verkhniy Avzyan, and Katav-
ivanovsk. Four pleats, Verkhniy Sergi, Porogi, Ilizhnyaya Serena, and a
second plant in Nyazepetrovsk, are reported as possible steel producers.
Four more, Vyya, Paden', Irbit, and Polaena, are reported as rolling mills,
Of the three remaining plants, Masa is probably integrated, while Tvdel and
Titanogorsk (Nagnitka) are reputedly sites of planned mills where construc-
tion has never begun.
Although source material consistently indicates a much greater number of
employees in Soviet iron and steel plants than in analogous US facilities,
employment figures for some plants in the Urals appear to be excessive even
on this basis. In eome instances, massive employment in plants having small
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outputs of steel may be attributed to associated manufacturing or
fabricating operatlons. Over-all employment figures Should, however, be
used cautiously.
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Over half of the coke, pig iron, steel, and finished steel in the
Urals is produced in Chelyabinsk Oblast. More steel is produced in this
oblast than in any oblast in the USSR, and it is second in the USSR in
the production of coke and pig iron.
The metallurgical combine at Magnitogorsk: largest in the USSR,
accounts for approximately 12 percent of all the iron and steel produced
in the country, between 30 and 40 percent of all iron and steel in the
Urals, and between 60 and 70 percent of all iron and steel produced in
Chelyabinsk Oblast. The Kagnitogorsk Combine produces more than any other
economic region in the USSR except the Ukraine. Large as it is, however,
It only ranks sixth in the world in the production of steel from a single
plant.
The complex of metallurgical and attendant industrial enterprises
located in the city of Chelyabinsk forms one of the most important centers
of industry in the USSR. At Bakal on the north edge of the city is the
Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, one of the two new large integrated plants
built in the Urals since 1941.
The Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant, third largest in Chelyabindk Oblast,
and the neighboring Agricultural Machine Plant No. 259 form a nediumasiae
complex The two plants working in unison at Niahniy Ufaley and Verkhniy
Ufaley comprise another complex which., however, is not of great importance.
The two small steel mills at Aaha and Satka complete the list of plants
in Chelyabinsk Oblast which produce pig iron and steel. A small rolling
mill is at Min'yar? and a large cast iron pipe shop is at Eamenek-Urarskiy.
The remaining three steel works in the oblast are primarily producers of
steel castings located in machine building plants at Kbaeyak? Ust'-liatav? -
and Kyshtym.
Chelyabinak Oblast steel mills are Important producers of coke, pig iron,
carbon steels from both open-hearths (OH) and electric furnaces, alloy steels
including staieJess, steel castings, and steel forgings. .
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a. Locations
53027?N-59?04AE Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Uralss
RSFSR. The plant, originally hint around the village of Nagnitnayas extends
for about 3.8 kilometers (km) along the east bank of the Ural River. At this
point the river is dammed to form the first of two ponds that serve as
reservoirs for Magnitogorsk. j./11
b. History and Develooment.
The plant was first envisioned by Soviet authorities and
Gipromez planners as one-half of the Urals-Kuznetsk Combine. Iron ore fram
Magnitogorsk was to be used at the plant and also was to be shipped to the
planned Kuznetsk Metallurgical Combine, where the empty ore cars were to be
filled withACusnetskyBasin ooaI and sent back to Magnitogorsk. Because the
staggering tranaportation prob1eni not hilly realized, the ooncept partiat.y
broke down :.iirider actual practices_ and :1)dua IDJLIJ41 93[70eLI- to .rely on lodai?
sourtes of raw materials to such an extent-thit-thinetak-piaht-101S-Only
using 30 percent Magnitogorsk iron ore by 1950.
The first actual project as seen by the Gipromes planners in
1928 was considerably smaller than the plan formulated in 1930 by Gipromes and
the A.G. McKee Company of Cleveland, Ohio. f Th change in policy in regard
to size of the plant was instigated by the A11 Union Council ot Peoplee
Economy, which had pasted a resolution to increase pig iron production from
6569000 metric tons (ff) to 2.5 million M. 30/
In .1932 the McKee contract was broken over disagreement as to
the ultimate size of certain facilities. Construction of the blast furnace
(EF) division was left in the McKee Company os hands, but the doke.plant
contract was given to the Koppers Company, the rolling mills contract to the
German firms of Klein and Dime& and the remaining facilities were to be
built by Soviet organizations. Apt
The ultimate plan as presented in 1934 consisted of 8 coke
batteries 8 BF, 36 OH furnaces, 3 blooming mills, 2 strip Mills, 4 small
merchant Mills, 1 rail mills 2 heavy wire mills, a 2486000-kilowatt .(kw)
powerhouse, 2 refractory plants, a machine shop, a forge shop, an iron foundry,
a steel foUndry? a roll shop, and an ingot mold shop. The final capacity of
the combine when completed was to be 7.5 million metric tons Ono of iron ore,
29750,000 MT of pig front 3p050,000 FT of ingot steel, 2,485,000 NT of finished
steel, ant; 29750,000 FT of coke. Many phases of the 1934 plan have been
exceeded. 5L__
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The principal installations and facilities added to the
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1931
No 1 coke battery
1932
No. 1 BF
No. 2 coke battery
No. 2 BF
No. 1 blooming mill
630 =billet mill
1933
No., 3 BF
Nos. 1 to 2 OH
450 mm billet mill
1934
No. 4 BF
Nos. 3 to 7 OH
500 mm heavy bar mill
1935
Nos. 6 to 11 OH
350 mm medium bar mill
1936
Bo. 12 aa
300 mal medium bar mill
300 mm skelp mill
1938
250 mm wire rod mill
1940
Dos. 13 to 15 OH
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Nos. 16 ta 18 OH
720 mm billet mill
91+2
No. 5 coke battery
No, 511F
No, 19 OH
Plate mIll evacuated from the Ukraine
No, 6 coke battery
No. 6 BF
No. 20 OH
1944
No, 7 coke tatery
no, 21 OH
194c
NO. 8 coke battery'
1946
flans for the plant as announced in the Fourth Five Year Plan
consisted of two new BF?, two new coke batteries, four new OH
furnaces, and expansion of rolling facilities,
No. 22 OH
1947-
No, 23.011
No. 9 coke battery
1948
No. 24. OH
Although no announcements have been made since 1948 of
installations added, it is assumed that two new coke batteries have been
placed in operation.
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c. Raw Materials and10the_Iaiaa.
(1) Iron Ore. The total iron ore reserve of the Mount
Magnitnaya deposit is approximately 450 million MT, of which over 288 mil-
lion MT is of metallurgical quality, The ore falls into the following
classification. 1/
(a) 80 million MT of BF ore assaying about 56 percent
(FE) awl less than 0.2 percent (S). This ore needs no treatment and may be
chamed directly. Open-pit mining of this classification has depleted
stocks to the point of exhaustion.
(0) Mixed ore containing 30 percent to 56 percent Fu
and up to 0.18 percent S. This ore reauires concentrating before being
used at the mills.
(c) High sulfur ore requiring treatment for which
the sulfide treatnent plant was built in 1947 at Magnitogorsk.
(d) Poorer and leaner ores with less than 30 percent
Fe, requiring concentration.
The combine has extensive ore preparation facilities, con-
sisting of three Krupps crushers with a capacity of 16,800 MT of ore every
24 hours, a concentrating plant with an estimated capacity of 3 million MT
of ore per year, a Dwight Lloyd sintering plant, and a sulfide ore treatment
plant with four agloirating lines and a yearly capacity of 1.8 million MT
of concentrate. 8
The Soviet press stated that as of 1940 the Magnitogorsk
ore mines were not been working at maximam efficiency. Out of 9,3 million
MT of rough ore produced in 1939, 600,000 MT were thrown away completely,
while 3 million NT 'rare of poor quality. Out of the 4.3 million MT arriving
at the concentrating plant, only 2.3 million Itr of BF ore was produced, 2/
The situation had improved by 1951, however, and the miners
were using all categories of ore mined. By blending and proper selection,
by improving the neutralization and concentration of the ore, and by im-
proving the quality of the wet and dry magnetic separation, the plan for 1951
was overflifilled by 6 percent. Self-fluxing sinter has been produced up to
the point where it is a factor in pig iron production. 22/
Magnitogorsk will probably start Getting some supplementary
ores from the ZiGazinskiy-Komarovo deposits. 22/ The ultimate plan for
development of the Mount Magnitnaya deposits calls for the mining and
preparation of 7.5 million MT of ore yearly. 22/
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(2) Limestone. Bigh-quality limestone comes from
the Agapovka deposit;whidi7EriFierves up to 140 million MT, 13/
(3) MEI:Lanese. Befere World War II? most of the
manganese ore came from Chiatura. It was necessary to locate other deposits
after the Chiatura ores were cut off by the Germans during the. var. A gmall
deposit at Urazovsawas quickly exploited and abandoned. The production of
Kazakhstan ores has begun at Dahezda in 1942, and by 194T 112,000 MT nf ore
were shipped to Magnitogorsk. Estimated ahipmente for 1948 amounted to
12P.,000 MT. Some additional ore probably comes. from Polunochnoye near
6erov in the Northern Urals and from Chkalov,
(4) Scrap.. Little information is available as to the
scrap supply except a 1950 press release Compinining of the Short supply.
This fact is confirmed by the high hot metal practice used at
Magnitogorsk, 1
(5) Ferroalloa. When ferroalloys from the western
areao were cut off during World War II the combine turned to smelting their
own ferroalloys No information exists as to shat proportion of require-
ments was produced at the plant in 1952. All ferromanganese, ferrosilicon,
and speigel are believed to be produced in the Magnitogorsk BE plant, g
(6) Others. In the area are found sufficient supplies
of dolomite, quartzite, fireproof claus? and molding sands. 22/
d, Coal sad Cake.
Eight coke batteries, comprising the largest coke plant in
the USSR, were completed at Manitogorsk by 1945, The ninth anr1 tenth
batteties were to be completed under the Fourth Five Year Flan (1946-50)9
and it is assumed that by 1952 these facilities were in operation, g
All batteries are of the Beckers type, with 69 ovens to a
battery or a total of 690 ovens. The oven sizes are approximately 12 meters
fm) by 4.2 in by 0.4 m wide and have a volumetric capacity of 20,2 cubic
meters (cu 12/
If it is assumed that 9 of the 10 batteries were in operation
in 1.952 and 1953,thea the arntIA.1 capacit. i..uL be 4.5 million NT)which would
result in an annual prodclun oi ap.prImatel, 4.05 million MT of coke. In
1935 the coking period was estenlished at 14.5 hours and the charge at 16.5 MT
of coal, 22/
In 1935 the baproduct plant had a condensation department with
4 German eXhausters capable of handling 60 million cubic feet (cu ft) of gas
in 24 hours, and a sulfate department with 3 saturators and a maximum output
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of 60 MT of ammonium sulfate per day. By 1936 the benzol departnent,with
four stills having a capacity of 60 NT per da was in operation. Later the
benzol capacity vas reported to have gone up to 150 MT per day. The by-
products plant also had facilities for the production of toluene; crude tar,
and other chemicals in lesser quantities, 22/
Tilp coal storage fields are serviced by at least 3 overhead
bridge cranes; each with a carrying capacity of 2,000 MT' per hour. These
cranes supply the cruslaing plant)where a Brndford crusher pulverizes the
coal down to 40 millimeters (xna). In 1950 the coal yard an repaired and
the crushing plant at least partially rebuilt, A coal concentrating unit
of 3 million NT capacity was under construction in 1941. 2E/
Originally most of the coal for coke cane from the
Keznetak Basin as part of the Ural-Kuznetsk Cortibine theory. When the Stalinsk
plant needed less ore; fewer cars were available to. bring boal back from the
Kuznetsk Basin. Nhenitegorsk then began to be supplied with Karaaanda coal
from Central Asia, In 1934 the nix was le; percent Karaganda coal, 80 percent
Kuznetsk coal, and 5 percent local coal, By 1943 the mix had changed to
35 percent Karaganda coal and 65 percent Kuznetsk Basin coal. ggi
In 1943 the coke produced at Nbeeitogorek analyzed 09 per-
cent to 1.0 percent volatile, 85 percent to 86 percent carbon; 12.5 percent
ash, and 0.6 percent sulfur. Although the Karaganda coal is Inferior to the
Kuznetsk Basin coal, a suitable metallurgical coke is produced by proper
mixing and blending. g2/ Inconsistency as to types of coal Shipped from the
Kuznetsk Basin resulted in a slight drop in production of coke at
Magnitogorsk in 1950. 22/
e.
The original furnaces designed and built by McKee were
1080 cu re but capital repairs after the first campaign brought this up to
1;180 cu in by usina a new vater jacket system in the tuyere zone. BF 1700 3
was originally built with an extrenely largo staCk-opening which gave a
volume of 11220 cu m. After the first campaign this was reduced to 1,180
Cu m6 which remained the size of the first four BF' s in 1952. gy
By 1935 the first 4 furnaces were in full productionput
their efficiency aalow; as shown by the 1934 TIF coefficient of 1.77, In
1941 under the press of war it was necesaary quickly to increase eastern
steel production. Pig iron production between 1941 and 1944 expanded
nearly 50 percent due to the very rapid installation of BF No 5 and 6 in
record tine. These 2 furnaces are the largest in Urope; the USSR clnims
for No. 6 the vorld's monthly production record. 21/
Early campaign lengths and production during the
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BF Number,
Dcte of C
1 14 jun 1934 to
2 5 Jun 1932 to
3 U. Jul 1935 to
4 31 Dec 1933 to
20 mu 1937
1 Aug 1935
24 Nov 1937
/1 Sep 1936
2 years 11 mos.
3 years 2 mos.
2 years 4.5
mos,
2 years.85
DOC
Production
41650000 MT
-- 8330000 NT
94.8?000 MT
964,300 MT
The following charts Show BF operation of No. 4 BF in 1943,
operation of BF No. 2 in 1933, and physical operating characteristics of
BF Non. 1 to 6 in 1943
02aratlon of Blast Furnace No. 4 aulmatuolEAsEV
1, Ratio Composition of Burden
(kilogrpms = kg)
Iron Ore
Manganese Ore
Slag
Scrap
Flux
FUel
2, Composition of Slag
(Percent)
si02
A1203
Ca0
MgO
FeOMnO
S/2
Composition of Product
(Percent)
Bas
c Iron Ferromamanese
37.40
20.30
33,,00
4,16
3,60
1.15
0.39
10,300
1,100
2,200
10,000
33,4
14.7
32.6
2.6
15.o
o.7
0.6
0,92 1.01
2,,o3 75.87
032 0.39
m42 0.023
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Basic Iron
tpn....oallaanese,
4.
Product yield of Charge (Percent)
38
32.3
55.
Weight of Slag (kg/MT of product)
500
1,020
6.
Expenditure of Coke (kg/MT of
product)
930
2,010
7.
Daily Smelting (MT)
1,381
400
8.
Effective Volume of Furnace (cu m)
1,180
1,180
9.
Time of Slag (hours)
8.14
14
10.
Utilization of Effective Volume
(cu m/MT)
0.86
2.95
The BF operation chart just shown shows operating conditions
In 1943ancl. the improvement should be noted and compared with the operation
of EF No. 2 for 4 months of 1933. j2/
? Blast Furnace No. 2 in 1933
Nov
Aug
Sep
Oct
Average Daily Smelting (MT)
930
900
870
809
Coefficient of Utilization
1.27
1.31
1.36
1.46
MT Fuel Expended per MT of Big
Iron Produced
0.95
0.94
0.98
1.07
Air Blown (cu in/mm.)
2,700
2/.700
2,700
2.700
Iron Ore Consumption (MT)
1.65
1.69
1.71
1.78
Manganese Ore (MT)
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.02
Limestone Consumption (MT)
0.24
0.23
0.25
0.27
Scrap Consumption (MT)
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.01
Furnace Temperature ( C)
250 to
350
The following charts showing furnace lines and furnace opera-
tions are for the year 1943. Differences noted in BF No. 4 between 2 charts
are due to 1 being yearly averages and 1 monthly. .31/
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Elmlsal Characteristics of Blast Furnaces Islos. 1 to 6
Lines
Nos. 1 to 4
Nos. 5 and 6
____Furnace
Hearth Diameter
25'
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26
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Height (iron notch to platform)
101'
102'
Top Diameter
20'
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21-8
Number of TUyeres
1.6
3.6
Volume (bottom to open bell
cu ft.)
41,800
47,800
Bell Diameter
14'
1
15'
- 1
TUyere Size
8"
8"
C.:_haracteristics of Blast Furnaces Nos. 1 to
Fu.rnazeation
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 no.. 4 No. 5
Type of Iron Basic Fougary Basic Basic Basic
Average Daily Production (MT) 174516 1,200 10430 10400 1,550
Beet Average Daily Production
through a Mouth (MT) 1,450 1,275 1,530 10430
Average Coke Rate (kg/MT of
pig) 815 940 780 809 830
Best Coke Rate through a
Month (kg/MT of pig) 780 748 780 800
Average Blast Rate cu mi
minute) 2,505 2,405 2,605 2,505 2,700
Slag Volume 628 kg/MT of pig?
Flue Dust Production (in the dust catcher) 120 kg/MT of pig
From the 4 tables shown it can be seen that BF No. 2 is often
on foundry iron, that BF No. 4 goes on ferromanganese, and that probably all
furnaces go on ferrosilicon at the end of campaigns.. Normally the BF
Nos. 1, 3, 5, and 6 are on basic iron.
In November 1939, No. 4 BF made the following casts per 24.
hoursl 1,289 NT, 1,331 MT, 1,1-47 NT, 1,426 MT, 1,280 Nn!? 1,136 MT, and
1?235 MT for an average cast per day of 1,262 MT on the basis of these
data. 2/
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At Magnitogorsk in June 19450 BY No. 4 was ontimrosilicon
en13 all of the rest of the BY were on, basic iron.
1932,
1946,
1.77,;
1.01;
Reported BF coefficients for Magnitogorsk run as follows
1933, 1.74; 1934, 1.22; 1935, 1,13; 1936, 1.03; 19370 1.00;
1948, 0.88; 1950, 0.818; 1951 Plan, 0.78; 1952 estimate 0.75. 2V
BF No. 6 was converted to the use of high gas pressures in
1950. It is estimated that use of high top pressure will increase produc-
tion about 10 percent, slightly decrease the coke rate and markedly decreasa
the amount of flue dust. BF Nos. 3 and 5 were scheduled for conversion ueaer
the plan andin 1951, BF No, 5 was converted. BF No. 3 is believed to have
been converted in 1953. 12/
Water additions have been tried with 23 grains H20 per cu ft
of blast being added in the stoves. Good results were obtained in furnace
operation; however, the rolling mill heads complained of flaking, an indica-
tion of high hydrogen content as a result of the H20 addition, 2?/
in 1951 the use of sinter was double the:L. of 1946 and now
makes up 75 percent of the ore burden of some furnaces. Consumption of OH
slag has been reduced by 77 kg per Kr of pig produced.. One Russian engineer
source says the burden in 1940 was 1,948 kg per MT of pig produced, in 1947
it was 1,895 kg, and in 1948 it was down to 1,848 kg. Coke con-suntion from
1946 to 1950 dropped 71 kg per MT of pig. IL/
Some production and consumption figures for 1943 are
shown below..
bliatlumaamjacRaalt_lata.
1943
Pig Iron ?
2,350,000 MT
Follndry Pig
320,000 MT
Ferrosilicon
20,000 MT
Spiegeleisen
15,000 MT
Tote]. Production 2,7Q5WQ MT
Coneutulician-a-ZatariasJazt-Maat-auvagigga
1943
Coke
2,350,000 MT
Foundry Pig
320,000 MT
Ferrosilicon
20,000 MT
Spiegeleisca
150000 MT
Total Production 2,,705,9glja
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Nb announcements have been made by the USSR of the
blowing in of BF nos,7 and 8; however, foreign reports indicate that
they exist. There were only s.J.x BF in 1946 when the British steel team
inspected the plant, For the purnoses of this report, production
reeulting from six BF's will, be shown, 3
BF No.
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Total Pig Iron
Production
Furnace Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Volume
(eu ml Coefficient Operating Days Production
1,180 0.75*
1,340 0,75'4'
340 2,140
340 1,215
1,322
PR No 1, 2, and 4 are estimated to have 1953 co-
efficients of 0.73. EF nbs. 3, 5, and 6 on top pressure have estimated
1953 coefficients of C.70. 124.211
BF No,
1, 2, and 4
3
5 and 6
Total Pig Iron
Production
Blast, Furnace Production '
????*r. Mg41.e.[.l.VYA?
1953
. Volume
cu Coefficient
1180 each
11330
.1.340
OL.73
0.70
0,70
Thousaad
2mnaU42.2aa.
340
340
340
Metric Tons
Production
1,648 0
573 0
1,302 0
The following equipment is common to BF Nos. 1 to 4, All
these furnaces are equipped with Frostus type mud guns produced at UralmaSh,
All tops are McKee 12 sector double h1 aint.ofirctri.cm..' Each furnace has rout
1952 estiMaZe based on previous performance and pressurized operation of
BF Nos. 5 and 6.
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3,000 Cu m per furnace. Beating is by BF gas and the gas-blowers are of
a German centrifugal type, Ill/
The blower house is equipped with 5 large steam turbine
blowera, each with capacities of 3,100 Cu m of air per minute at 2.5
atmospheres. Three steam boilers of German Duehr Werke design turn out
115 MT of steam per hour under normal conditions. The blower house is
also equipped with an AEG 2,000-ku turbogenerator. 212/
The blower house for BF Nos. 5 and 6 is evipped with two
turboblowers, each with a capacity of 4,100 Cu m of air per minute.
All furnaces have either 3 or 4 hot blast stoves heated
by BF gas. Submarine ladles reportedly have a capacity of 75 MT each and
slag ladles a capacity of 12 to 15 MT each. lily
The waste gas treatment department is equiiped with eight
centrifugal disintegrators for BF Nos. 1 to 4, and4 centrifugal die
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integrators for BF No. 5 and 6,122/
BF slag is dumped into the pond alongside the Magnitogorsk
plant, and has filled in a noticeable portion.114:27
The pig -casting department has 3 casting machines, each
with 3 strands. The capacity is about 560,000 MT of cast iron per year,
however, only 2 strands are in operation at 1 time. Estimated cast pig
production is about 375,000 MT per year. In addition to casting pig tron
there is a foundry for casting all molds, stools, and maintenance items
needed at the combine, yi/
f,
In 1936 the initial plans for the steel production division
of the Magnitogorsk combine were completed with the tapping of the last of
12, 150-MT OH furnaces. Origiaal hearth area was 65.76 sq m, but by 1939,
furnaces 1 to 4, 6 to 8, and 11 to 12 were tapping 185-4iiT heats, and furnaces
5, 9, and 10 were tapping 26041T heats. .924/ In 1938, furnaces 5 and 9 pro-
duced 137,041 and 121,002 MT, respectively, while the rest, with the
possible exception of furnace 10, produced around 100,000 NT of steel
each. A-2/
Plant expansion of steel-producing capacity was started
again in 1940 with the first 3 furnaces in a new OH shop. By the end of the
war, 10 furnaces were in operation in the new shop and 2 more were added
after 1946, giving a total of 24 furnaces in the two shops. In addition to
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90,000 NT per year. 29/
At the combine there are 3 OH shops but only 2 buildings,.
as 1 building houses 2 shops, each with 6 furnaces. The origiwo shop
worked inefficiently up to World War II The OH furnaces lacked gas, raw
materials, cranes, runners, ingot molds, and skilled cadres 's? it was
decided to split this shop into two divisions to attain greater efficiency.
The newer No. .3 shop is the largest in the USSR, 21/
Under the Fourth Five Year Plan, 2 additional furnaces
were to be added to give a total of 26 furnaces, No information is available
on construction of the furnaces, and since their addition would undoubtedly
require the erection of No. 4 OH shop with its attendant complexity, it has
been assumed that by 1952 these furnaces bad not been added- 22/
The British steel team that visited Magnitogorsk Ln 1946
reported that there were 12 furnaces of 1901C capacity and a hearth area
of about 65.76 square meters (sq 11) each, and 9 furnaces of 350 MT and a
hearth area of about 81 sq m each. It is thought that these 9 large
furnaces may partly consist of 320 MT capacity furnaces. The 3 furnaces
added since 1946 are of 320 MT capacity. Of
OH coefficients reported are: 1934, 3.73; 1936, 4.06;
1937, 4.87; 1938, 5.17; 1940, 4.58; 1945, 5.53; 19460 5.90; 1948, 5.87;
1950 estimate, 6.6; 1951 Plan, 7.45; 1952 estimate, 7.30, 2!..Y
Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Coefficient .....ra_LIM)2SyLk Production
7.3 325 1,872
325 2,308
90
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No. of .Furnnces Hearth Area
55.75
81.0
]2011
12011
6 Electrics
Total Steel
Production
7.3
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Steel Production
Thousand Etric Tons
No. of Furnaces Neczrth'Are Coefficient 9tatAae_2syja Production
120E
12 OR
6 Electrics
Total Steel
Production
65.75 7.4
81.0 7.4
15 MT each
325
325
1,900X1
2,340.0
90.0
The old OR shop, now shops Nos, 1 and 2, has a German
Denag mixer of 1,300 MT capacity,) and the mixer department has a crane of
125/32 MT capacity. The shop also has a mold preparation department, an
ingot mold foundry, and a scrap preparation yard with drop hammers for
skull crackine, Each of the earlier furnaces is equipped with SiemensBalsk gas analyzers and meters for measuring the quantities of BF as
coke gas, air? and fuel oil (maeut) used In the furnace. To hot metal
cranes of 125/32 MT capacity and three German floor charger? are in use
on the charging side of Hos. 1 and 2 shops One ladle crane is of 220 MT
capacity; the stripper crane was built by Morgan Fzeineerine; and most of
the original electrical equipment was made by General Electric. X/
The No, 3 shop has larger and somewhat newer equipment
than the other shops, but has essentially the same facilities. Because
of the size of the heats in this department, taps are made into split
runners filling two ladles simultaneously. Some of the 6 ladle cranes in
No, 3 shop are of 260 ET capacity. 27/
The oriel nal No 1 shop was converted from ordinary carbon
steel to armor plate steel at the beginning of the war. The first armor
heat was in the furnace 36 hours, but the time was subsequently lowered to
about 17 hours. 2/ Aeerage heat time for all shops was 13,4 hours In
1945 and 12.5 hours in 1946. 22/
OH No. 1 in shop No. 3 has set an industry-wide pattern of
fuel use as follows Coke oven gas consumption in cu ni per hour is set at
charging, 5,000; heating the charge, 4,000; meltdown, 3,500; refining,
2,500; and final nett, 3,500e From the 81st melt onlconsumption is in-
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5,000 cu in per hour and presumably this is mixed with the coke gaga, Thr
is added at any time. Automatic controls shut off tar and gas durina
reversal. ?2/ In April, Nay, and Jane 1950, by following the above
schedule, 3,750 MT of steel were melted above plan and the OH coefficient
was increased by three ET per sq m. ?1/
In 1943 the norm for fuel consumption for a 185 NT OE was
215 kg per ingot ton, and for a 300 MT OH it was 173 kg per ingot ton. In
1946, 13 OH had automatic temperature controls reducing consumption if fuel
180 kg per ingot ton to 165 kg per ingot ton. ?2/
A reportedly normal carbon steel charge at Magnitogorsk
I s 50 percent scrap, 40 percent hot metal, Find 10 percent ore additions;
however, a Soviet engineer says that the charge is 65 percent to 75 per-
cent hot metal. For the purpose of this report the assumption has been
made that the plant operates all heats on a 60 percent hot metal charge,
30 percent scrap charge, and a 10 percent ore charge, ?V
In 1947 the weight of metallics charged was 1,089 kg per
ingot ton and represents an OH efficiency of 91.8 percent. This figure
agrees closely with American practice and with the 91 percent efficiency
used for a USSR industry-wide figure,
Refractory expenditure in 1943 was 30.9 kg per in;ot
for the 185 MT furnaces and 23.7 kg per MT for the 300 MT furnaces, By
1944 this figure had dropped to 21.3, 15.7, and 14,5 kg per MT of refractory
material consumed per ingot ton for 190- 320- and 35044T furnaces respectively.
The number of heats from a roof on the smaller furnaces is 200, while the
norm on the larger furnaces is 170.
Magnesite obtained in the Urals is used for furnace bottoms
and the bottoms are fritted in with a 10 percent mixture of basic slag,.
Dolomite Is used for fettling the banks. The Russians hope to change to
basic ends and even roofs when they completely master the use of magnesite
and chrome magnesite instead of the commonly used silica brick. The silica
is also obtained in the Urals. ?y
The Brit lab inspection team reports 5 men assigned to each
350 MT OE and 4 men assigned to the 190 MT furnaces. They also report that
at the combine a standard of 45 weeks or 315 days is used for calculating
steel production..
The plant director, Gregory Nosov, in 1949 cited some of
the problems facing the omen-hearth Shops in the near future. "Open-hearth
workers are faced with the problem of reducing smelting time. The main
Shortcoming in the operation of OH furnaces is the unsatisfactory prepara-
tion of raw materials, and inefficient and slow charging. A. strict continuity
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is needed in feeding furnaces, and standard charges should be prepared for
each melt. Mixing planes are at present insufficient. The feeding of ore
and limestone into charge hoes retards rapid charging of these malerials
Into the furnane. feeding of ore and Limestone by conveyor directly into
the working areal eliminating nixing places, should be set up. Accurate
preparation for feeding standard charges and scrap into furnaces has be-
come the most urgent problem in increasing steel output. A new system for
charging rag materials into OH furnaces and new designs for charging
machines, based on continuous operation, .should be worked out, primarily
by the planning and research institutes of the Industry," 22/
Nosov further stated that "for more than 15 years; steel-
workers at Magnitogorsk and in the Stalinsk plant have been working on the
problem of Increasing the size of OH furnaces. Research done in 1947-48
has shorn that the steel smelted in large furnaces is at least equal in
quality to that smelted in smaller furnaces. Reconstruction of existing
furnaces for Greater size is important, and even further, new furnaces
should be designed and built for greater sine. 69/
iltigra9,14,14,
The primary mills consist of 3 blooming mills feeding
3 billet mills. There Is no information on the third bloomer. 0
The No. 1 1,150 mm bloomer, built in 1932, is connected
by transfer tables to the 6-stand, 2-high? 630/570 mm, continuous billet
mill and to the 6-stand, 2-high? 450/410 mm continuous billet mill. The
two billet mills were built in 1932 and 1933.. 11/
The No. 1 bloomer has 40 soaking pits in 10 groups of
4 with a heating rate of 6,120 MT of ingots per 24 hours The pit equip-
is German, The mill is a German Damag mill with a 7,000 horsepower
(hp) General Electric motor and electrically balanced rolls. Ingots
received from the soaking pits are given 19 to 26 passes, and the ave:je
time for the breakdown to a 10-inch by 12-inch bloom is 100 seconds. 72
The capacity of the No. 1 bloomer is about 1,750,000 NT
per year. Not all material passes from the No, 1 1,150 mm blooming mill
to the billet mills. Some is taken off at a transfer and the blooms are
shipped elsewhere. The 630-mm mill turns out billets of 150 inn by 150 mm,
125 ram by 125 mm, and 100 mm by 100 mm, The 450-mm mill turns out billets
of 50 um by 50 mm, 66 mm by 66 mm, 75 mm by 75 mm, and 84 mm by 84 mm. A
German flying Shear installed at the end of this billet line has never
worked very well. 215/
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to the 720 mm continuoua billet mill, The nb, 2 bloomer built by the
_JE;SR is served by 24 pits in 6 groups of 4 Each pit holds eight ingots
the 1,150-mm and 720-mm mills have a total power of 18,500 hp. All the
AJectrical design was done by the Nbscow Steel Design Bureau. 74/
The capacity of the No. 2 bloomer is between 1.4 million
and 1,6 million MT per year. Product of the 720-mumin 260-mm by 260 mo.
and 150 mm by 150 = billet stock, and its capacity is about 900,000/IP
per year. 72/
When armor plate was needed by the, armed forces in 1941,
Magnitogorsk /Ihrlertook the rolling of plate on a.blooming mill.. Although
a wasteful practice prod.uctionwise, it was necessary until the armor
plate mill was evacuated from the Ukraine. 75/
Yn 1950, the No. I bloomer could not roll all the steel
supplied to it even when rolling above plan. Based on an ingot steel pro-
duction of 4,070,000 MT in 1952, it is obvious that a. third bloomer Is
essential for a balanced mill. CaTecity of the two existing mills is
approximately 3,350,000 MT. In other to give the accepted 20 percent
rolling mill capacity over steel ingot production it would be necessary to
have a third mill with a minimum capacity of about 1,8 mint= VT per
year, Ti/
h- FinIahin Rolling
(1) Bar Mills. There are four bar mills at the
Magnitogorsk plant. The largest is a 500-mm-heavy bar idll, built in
1934, with 4 stands at 630/500 = and 5 stands at 540480 mm. The estimated
capacity of this mill is 600,000 MT per year. ly
No. 1 mcdium bar mill is a 300-= mill, built in 1936s with
4 stands at 400 mm, 3 stands at 370 mm, and 3 stands at 2851)25 mm, Tha
is.,pacity of this mill Y.s about 250,000 MT per year. 22/ The other mr,-dium
bar bill is a 250-mm mill, built in 1935, with A. stand at 350/270 = and: a
yearly capacity of about 250,000 MT. .?.9./
In addition to the above bar mills there is also a 300-mm
continuous bar mill for rolling stock for the skelp mill. ,Built in 1936,
this mill has a capacity of 150,000 MT per year. Total bar mill capacity
Is abOut 1,250,000 MT per year, ,?1/
Strlp Mills. The I4-stand, 300-mm, continuous Skelp
mill, built in 1936, rolls Skelp for pipes and t,bes and narrow strip for
the automotive induStry. The capacity of the mill is 250,000 MT per year.
There is no known pipe mill at the plant to utilie any skelp rolled; there-
fore it is probable that this mill supplies Skelp to some of the Ural pipe
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near the plant for the purpose of erecting a large rolling mill. Al-
though the reported site is outside the Magnitogorsk combine area, it
would undoubtedly be subordinated to the codbine. A report states that
the building, already under construction, will house a German cold
rolling mill. The reported size of 100 meters (m) by 40 m tends to lend
credence to the statement. No other information is available on the
mill. 12g/
(3) Plate and Sheet Mills. Information on plate end
Sheet mills is incomplete. A 1,250 mm armor plate mill was evacuated ,
from the Il"yich Plant in Zhdanov during the war. giy Another light
plate mill and some mechanized sheet mills are probably at the plant.
One mechanized sheet mill was evacuated from Moscow in 1942. The reported
armor plate and Sheet capacity is 194,000 MT per year, but this figure is
probably low. 12/
A mew rolling mill recently built by Uralmash has a
flying high precision shear and is also equipped with a micrometer that
measures Sheet thickness while the Sheet is in motion. 1T16/
(4) Rail Mills. ?A rail mill was reported to be under
construction in 1939. In 1941 the rail capacity was 204,000 NT per year.
No details of this mill are known. ?:T./
(5) Wire Mills. The 250-mmvire rod mill, installed in
1935, has a capacity of 220/000 MT per year. It rolls two rods
simultaneously. Reportedly this mill is of German origin. ??/ Known
mill capacities total up to 2,118,000 MT per year as shown.
Finishing Nil]. Capacities
about 1911.2
Thousand Pbtric Tons
500 nu heavy bar will
600
300 In medium bar mill
250
250 mm medium bar mill
250
300 mm skelp bar mill
150
300 min continuous strip mill
250
All plate and sheet facilities
194
Rail mill
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Wire mill
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perhaps sufficient to tnkp care of the ingot steel produced in 1942, it
is completely inadequate to cope with ingot production in 1952. Improve-
ments and increased efficiency should bring capacity up somewhat, but it
is rather obvious that at least several rolling mills in addition to
those above are in operation. Information is lacking on these points
The atrip and wire mills were the first to complete the
production program for 1947, and produced 50,000 MT above 1946 production.,
Several of the bar mills completed their work ahead of schedule. In 1948
the No. I. 300-mm bar mills norm for tonnage rolled was raised to 55 MT
per operating hour. ,_32/
Despite some improvements in the work of the rolling
mills, 22/ their operation as a whole does not meet the requirements
of the coMbine. Rolling mill operations lag behind steel production.
Ingots often pile up in storage and have to be Shipped to other plants. 21/
10 Intraplant Services.
(1) Power. The electric power plant was erected and put
into operation in 1931. Original capacity was about 123,000 KU. The BF
power-bouse has a capacity of 10,000 KU. It is believed that 1952 capacity
has been Increased to about 175,000 KU of which 145,000 KU are located in
the main station. 22/
By 1936, enough pipe lines were in operation at the plant
for full utilization of BF and coke oven gas at the power plants and other
installations. 93/ An electric power station was placed in operation in
19430 probably TO supply the blowing station for BF Nos. 5 and 6, ,
(2) Ater. The Ural River is dammed in two places at
Magnitogoral to provide water for mill use. The No. 1 pond adjacent to
the plant has a total capacity of 10 billion gallons and a daily capacity
estimated to be 132 million gallons. 22/
(3) Refractory_aaJES. All except the most special type
of refractories are mane at the plant. In 1935 the projected capacity
for the plant was 100,000 MT per year, of which 400000 NT are chamotte or
magnesite brick and 60,000 MT are dines or silica brick. A later source
claims the production is 30,000 MT per year of magnesite and 30,000 MT per
year of silica. 2?./
(4) Other Shops The Manitogorak CoMbine is equipped
with a complete line of maintenance facilities consisting of a,meehenical
Shap? electrical Shop, forge shop with a capacity of 3,000 MT per year,
and a wolding shop. 21/
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(5) Transportation. The internal railway transport
system at Magnitogorsk was completely electrified by 1951. It was the
first steel plant in the USSR to have a completely electrified system.
In 1940 the plant had approximately 350 km of track and by 1946 this
had grown to 400 km. 221/
Greater efficiency has been achieved by electrification.
In the past transportation was always critical, the severe winters making
movements quite inadequate at times. Gregory Nosov, director of the plant,
pointed out in his 1949 speech that some of the problems facing the com-
bine were the tremendous volume of intraplant freight and the specification
of proper typesof cars for the various intraplant hauls. He pointed out
that there was a particular need for large capacity cars, specially
designed for transporting pig iron, sinter, BF dust, and coke. Railroad
car builders were not meeting these needs. 22/
iL Products and Production.
Products turned out at Magnitogorsk are coke and coke
chemicals, pig iron, ferromanganese, spiegeleisen? ferrosilicon? ingot
steel both carbon and alloy, blooms and billets, skelp, rails, Sheet,
4 to 12 mm thick by 1,280 mm, armor plate, light plate, narrow strip other
than akelp, singles, channels, bar Shapes, other structural shapes, rods,
wire, nails, nuts and bolts, iron and steel castings, forgings, and acid
and basic refractory shapes. 19.12/
EMSE1121 FigureE,19.2./
1932 to 1953
Thousand Metric Pons
Year
1932
Coke
300
Pig Iron
Steel Finished Steel
320
1933
843
588
88
58
1934
1,590
1,150
436
288
1935
1,733
1,252
815
586
1936
1977,
1,500
1,165
959
1937
1,920
1,530
1,402
1,010
1938
1,525
1,535
1,480
1,200
1939
1940
1,750
1,900
1,555
1,575
1,500
1,750
1,079
1,270
1941
1,900
1,595
1,850
1,330
1942
2,095
1,650
2,000
1,440
1943
2,250
1,850
2,200
1,580
1944
2,700
2,073
2,468
1,780
1945
3,150
2,323
2,718
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Thousand Metric Tons
Tear: Coke EILEEm Steel Finished Steel
2,090
2,210
MI
2,780
2,950
3,070
3,120
1946
3,500
2,485
2,910
1947
3,600
2,690
3,075
1948
3,600
2,880
3,330
194 9
3,750
2,,0
9t
3,700
1950
3900
3,080
3,865
1951
4,050
3,265
4400
1952
4,050
3,355
4,270
1953
4,050
3,523
4,330
k. Distribution.
Surplus coke, pig iron, and EF alloys are sent to
various Urals steel planta. Steel products nre widely distributed
throughout the USSR, although considerable tonnages are sent to the
machine building ce,iters at Sverdlovsk and Chelabinak. 102/ Since 1946),
other large shipments ham been made to Hizhniy Tagil, Stalingrad, Gor'kiy,
Moscow, and Leningrad. 1.03/
1. Plant EfficiencY. Magnitogorsk has won many pri-es
and banners in metallurgical competition. In 1949 the combine was rated
the best over-all steel mill in the USSR. In 1950 the plant had the
transferable red banner for the best coke plant, blast furnace shop,
strip mill, and wire mill. No. 3 OH shop was judged the best in the
USSR. Norms for the first half of 1953 were overfulfilled.
m. Administration.
Magnitogorsk is subordinate to the Ministry of Ferrous
Metallurgy. 1.22/
n. Personnel.
In 1941 there were 26,000 workers at Magnitogorsk. It is
estimated that the 1952 employment record would shaw over 32,000 workers,
of which. about 35 percent are women. 106/ The following is a list of
head personnel. 101/
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Plant Directors
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1933 to 1937
1937 to 1939
1939
L939 ;j jtj
1951 -
Z'avenyagin
Pavel Korobov
Ivanov
Cirogory
,P.Jx r: EY
Chief EP.ZIPE2T6
1943 to 1951
1952 -
Kon5taatin Burtsev
F. Voronov
to. Locational Characteristics,
Although the mill is now surrounded by the city oZ
Macnitogorskthis will not be a deterrent to future expansion. St.,
section h, 25X1A2
RSFSR.
2, Miagnitogar.sk Cable Factory-
a. Location?
53?27'N - 59?04'E, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast,
b, Hist.ay_Rnd Be
Started by the evacuation of equipment from. the Ukraine
during World War 11, the, cable works has been built up to the paint where
it Ia the most important plant of its type in the USSR, I/
c. Raw Materials ancLIOnEE_Lnyilts?
Wire and vire rod for drawing and fabricating into cable
comes from the Magnitogorsk steel plant, Ey
el- Coal and Coke.
Coke for use as a fuel in the foundry cupola comes from
the coke plant in the Nagnitoprsk steel. works. V
e ronrnakin Fsi' jilt les
A cupola furnace produces iron ca Ings for plant use
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Steelmakinp Facilities.
None,
Primarzlolling Facilities.
None
h. 112.1.11aUlE11itiel"
The wire drawing department contains 2 annealing furnaces
for heat treating wire rod, a pickle. house, 6 wire rod drawing mills? 15
wire drawing mills, and 6 continuous fu nae far patented mire A denaita
merit for galvanizing wire is also probably in operation,lf
I, Ia-aLtan.j.5.. Services,
No information available.
j. Products and Production
Steel products produced are wire rods wire for cable,
and one size of railroad spike. Y
Production Fiilures
? 1953 and 1953
Year
1952
1953
Thousand Metric Tons
m?w??????????wu?ftm?mm?C
Finished Steel
100.0
100,0
k- Distribution.
All wire produced is used in the manufacture of steel
cable, Other products are shipped to unknown destinations.
1. Plant Efficiency.
In the period 1946 to 1950, lack of trained personnel
prevented efficient operation at the cable -works. Presumably this con-
dition has been remedied. y
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m. Administration.
The cable works is adminiutered directly fram Moscow
by an unknown ministry.
n. Personnel.
The plant director. is (fnu) Nbtalin. 12/
o. Locational Characteristics.
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21t2 alybinak Vetallasas1 Plant /anent Bakal.
a- Y.ocaton
55010'11 - 630 24F., Chelyabinsk, Cbelyabtnst ablaut, Urals,
RSFSR, Ite plant is situated on the east teak of the Masa River near
the Renidential area of Sotsgoroida The Whole area is a new suburb, and
the industrial complex in the area ts called Bakal. From the north edge
of the CheIyablmak city limits, there are about 5 km of .open fields to
the ateel mill, 1/
b, Historij94. Devel2pTaat.
The ateel plant at Chelyabinak waa started in 1941 and vaa
originally scheduled for completion under the Fourth Five Year Plan
(1946-50).. Delays In construction have postponed the eatimated comple-
tion date to 1955. In 19421 3 electric furnaces, 2 rolling mills, and
the machine &hope were put into operation. By 1943 the electric steel
department was finiahed; aa was the first aection of the power plant.. Some
new pert a of the plant were made up from sections evacuated from German
occupied territory. The year 1944 saw the completion of 2 blast furnaces
(BF) 0 2 coke batteries, power, transportatimaand atorage facilitiea.
The agglomerating plant vac partially completed in 1944, In 1945 the iron
foundry, the beet treating department, the 'lime larks, the concrete plant,
the forge, the coke byproducts pleat, the refractory plant, and the
pattern an%) were completed, ?
The third coke battery and additions to the power plant
were completed in 1945. By 1950 the fourth coke battery and some of the
OR furnaces 'were completad and construction bad started on the new and
very large rolling mill complex. Probably in this period the construction
of BF No, 3 was begun. 2/
The ultimate completion of the plan will see erected at
Chelyabinak one of the major units of the metallurigicalindustry of the
USSR, Bakal is to be the largest supplier of quality steal in the USSR.
By 1953 it is planned to havt!..13 batteries of coke avens, 3 BF producing
1,300,000 MT of pig iron annually, 26 OH and 22 electric furnaces,
3 blooming mills, 2 roughing mills, and 14 finishing mills, V
Actually in operation in 1953 are 4 coke batteries, 2 BF
and probably a third, 6 OH's and probably 3 more far a total of 9,
5 electric furnaces, and 2 blooming mills.12/
The planned annual steel production vii]- be broken down as
follows: carbon steel, 752,000 MT; silicomanganese steel, 34,900 MT; ?
Hadfield steel, 23,900 MT; chrome steely 262,700 MT; nickel steel,,
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77,400 MT; chrome nickel steel, 133,250 MT; carbon tool steel, 68,100 MT;
chreme tool steel, 27,200 MT; high-grade carbon steel, 160,000 Fa; and
various alloy steels, 236,250 MT, for a and total of 1,775,700 Wr
steel. !i/
c Ray_LiLtmtah_and
The principal iron ore base for the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical
Plant is the open.pit mines at Bakal At various times ores have been
supplied by the Magnitogorsk and Krivoy Rog ore fields, The macnetite
and hematite ores mined at Bakal are agglomerated before shipment to
Chelyabinsk. Untreated Bakal ore is shipped to Chelyabinsk with an iron
content of 41 percent to 50 percent, and the treated ores have an iron
content of 46 percent to 56 percent. 2/
During World War IT, an agglomerating plant was built at the
Baket mines. The plant supplied Chelyabinsk with powdery ores, as well
as washed clayey ores, and siftings, which were not suitable for direct
me1ting In the BF. Such ores together with clayey ores comprise 30 per-
cent to 40 percent of the total ore resources of sore metallurgical
Plants. ,61
During the period 1945 to 1946, Chelyabinsk utilized many
thousands of tons of uncalcined Bakal carbonate ores and produced an
excellent grade of steel. The smelting process worked better than
expected; according to the Bakal Ore Preparation Combine, however, it
was costlbecause 1 ton of agglomerate was 4 times as expensive and
1 ton of calcined ore was 7 times more expensive than 1 ton of raw
siderite ore in lumps.
The Ktivoy Rog ore has a high percentage of fines, The Bakal
Mine Administration has at various time in the past been sublicier
criticized for not supplying ore in a regular manner. On the other hand,
the Chelyabinsk Plant has been criticized for not stocking sufficient ore
for the long winter. The maximum known arrival of ore in one 24-hour
period is 7,200 MT, g/
The source of manganese is not known.. Limestone is received
from Fedrovka and from TUrgoyaski, The TUrgoyaski quarry administration
is frequently accused of irregular supply of limestone. Scrap iron and
steel is received from the factories of Chelyabinsk) in addition to amounts
shipped from other cities in the Urals. 2/
Ferromanganese is received from Nikopol, but the source of the
following raw materials received by Chelyabinsk is not known chrome
pigs 20 centimeters (cm) by 20 cm by 10 era quartz, foundry sand, nickel,
tungsten, titanium, silicon, and molybdenum. aater is probably piped to
the steel mill from the Mass River. 12/
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Coking coal for Chelyabinsk is obtained from the Kuznetsk
Basin)although some small amounts were obtained at various times from the
Don Basin. Coal for auxiliary and heating purposes is obtained from the
nearby town of Kopeysk. 11/
The first coke battery of 61 ovens vas put into operation in
July 1944. The second and identical battery followed in December 19411,
By 1948 the third battery was operating, and foundations for the fourth
were started. In 1950 there were 4 completed coke batteries in opera-
tion at ChelyaWnsk. 1g/
The first 3 batteries have 61 ovens each, and it is assumed
that the fourth battery also has 61 ovens for a grand total of 244 as of
1953. The ovens are approximately 19.8 cu m in volume and have a width
of 406 mm, All batteries are equipped with electric coke pushers, and
all handling is done by conveyor systems. 12/
Incoming coking coal is unloaded at a coal elevator which
raisec coal up to a crushing and sorting tower from which it drops to
lorry-cars running along the top of the coke batteries distributing coal
to the various ovens. ly
After pushing, the coke is transported to one of two
quenching towers. Still in the aame cars, the coke is shipped to the
BF skip house station or to coke storage,from which some of the coke is
shipped out. 12/
The coke-chemical plant produces benzene, toluene, crude tar,
and ammonium sulfate. At the byproducts plant are 2 rows of 5 18-m-high
metal tanks and 2 rows of 3 18-m-tanks. Coke gas is distributed in an
overhead 1.5-m to 2.0-m diameter pipe to the power house and other installa-
tions. 16./
The construction of No. 2 battery under the pressure of wartime
urgency was completed in 67 days and entailed the use of 11,000 FIT of
refractories, The coke plant was cited for outstanding work in Nav 1947. 11/
Coke Production
1952 and 1953
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No. of Batteries Ovens/Battery Production/Battery Total Production
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e. IronmakilKFac lities.
The two BF's built at Chelyabinsk in 1944 are of 930-cu m
capacity ?12/ Completion of the plan for the metallurgical plant will
see construction of a third BF. It was believed t*.have been put into
operation in early 1953, In 1949 the BF coefficient was 1-10 for both
BF's. During the first quarter of 1951, a BF coefficient of 1.03 was
reached, and the plan for 1952 called for a norm of 0.90. In April
1952 a coefficient of 0.873 was obtained. E2/
P1 Iron Production
1952
Thou and Metric Tons
BF No.
Moms
1
Total Production
Volume
st.L.
930
93
Coefficient
0.90
0.90
assaUaLgsv.
ProduCtion
352,0
352.0
704.0
340
340
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The estimated operst.ing coefficient for i953 is 0.87.
IleA? Iron Production
1953
Thousand Metric Tons
Volume
BF No.S.T.L.E11. Coefficient...tiLLItl.scr3,,,..2.2.a 5., Production
3 - 930 each0.87
E011,BF is equipped with 3 hot blast stoves and inclined skip
hoists. Each:furnace is equipped with the conventional cast house. Flue
dust is conveyed ine..2-m pipe to the dust catcher. Dust is dumped. into
railroad cars and hauled to the slag dump. Every 24 b.ours about 480 MT of
dust are hauled away from each BF. Another source states that in 1947 flue.
340 1091.0
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pile or cement works in special motor-driven cars. Attached to the BF
division Is a dump station and cooling installation. The ore field
crane covers a 300sm-1ong storage area, and provisions are made for ore
thawing by steam. gA/
The BF cast pica of 30 kegs to 40 kegs which were Shipped to
Moscow, Tula, Leningrad, and Omak. About 10 percent of the pig .iron is
cast in pigs and 90 percent is sent to the open-hearth ahop.
The ainter plant was built tn 1944. An iron foundry is
locatad in the mill, and it is equipped with two cupola furnacee, A
lean-to to the foundry serves as the entrance for delivery of materials
used in charging. Charging materials are loaded in the lean-to ladles
with drop bottoms. The ladles are then transported to the cupola via
an electrIc inclined skip hoist. Through an electric mechanism, the
bottom of the ladle opens and charge materials drop into the cupola. At
intervals coke Is shoveled manually into the charge, The furnace change
is about 5 In deep In the annex is an electric blower for the cupola.
The cupola is tapped into ladies in the casting shop, rfiejadleiie_uans.,
ported and tipped into molds by an overhead crane which runs the entire
length of the shop. The foundry produces spare parts for the rest of the
steel mill and !..s in operation around the clock. Di
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
The most recent information on the open-hearth building
program at Chelyabinsk indicates that 6 OH furnaces are in production
out of a proposed 13-furnace shop. The seeond OH building has been con-
-structeda and it is thought that three OH furnaces have been installed.
Upon completion of the plan the plant will have 2 CH slop s of 13 furnaces
each. The 9 1004T capacity OH in operation have an estimated hearth area
of 50 scj m each and' an estimated 1952 coefficient of 4.8. The 1953 co-
efficient is estimated to be 5.0. .2V
There are five electric furnaces in operation in the steel
foendry. Four of these furnaces are of 30-MT capacity and 1 is of
70-MT capacity. One source states that the 4 30-MT furnaces were evacuated
during the war from the Electrostal plant near Mbsooy. When the plan for
the metallurgical plant ie completed, Chelyabinsk will be the most important
electric steel plant in the USSR, consisting of about 22 furnaces. 3.2/
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1952
Thou
.....enraweem ***
alsasse and 1'm
6 OH
4 Electric
1 Electric
Total Production
Hearth Area
50.0 each
Coefficient .1.9.1eratino...2ma
4,8 325
30 MT each
70 MT
Metric Tons
Production
468?0
120.0
70,0
658.0
Steel Production
1953
Thousand Metric Tons
3111?11.......10.1.1?21.110?1?1,..
Hearth Area
Furnace m)
90H
4 Electric
1 Electric
Total Production
50.0 each
Coefficient .0.z.ra
5.0 325
30 MT each
70 MT each
Production
ISOM ???M?01.0.1?110.0
731.0
120.0
70,0
921,0
Open-bearth steel is cast into 1- and 6-MT ingot molds;
electric furnace steel is cast into 1- and 3-MT sizes, in 19461 open-
hearth beats averaged 8 to 8 1/2 hours. 2,?/
The electric furnace steel foundry is dtvided into the
following three sectionw4 scrap, foundry, and grinding. The electrodes
In the 4 electric furnaces are 50 cm in diameter, One source states that
the Russians told him that the furnaces are relined once a year and that
the cover is renewed after each beat. The average beat tine is 8 hours.
The furnace charge Is prepared in the scrap section. Scrap, brought in-
to this sectio l by' standard gage railroad, isfaccording to type, put in-
to 6 bins, each 10 mi by 10 m by 5 m in the floor, lined with timber, Two
overhead momPtic cranes run on rails over the entire section. One crane
loads scrap into a container, 250 cm by 70 cm by 70 am; the second crane
pushes the filled container into the furnace and tips.it, in addition
to scrap, the following are charged into the furnaces dolomite, quartz,
and, according to type of steel desired, various alloys Including chrome,
nickel, tungsten, manganese, titanium, silicon, and molybdenum. F.2/
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The casting section is 180 m long by 60 is wide. This
section has a 25-M1 and 2 100-MT traveling cranes, The poured tagote
are cooled with a blower. The casting section also contains an electric
grinding mill which pulverizes firebrick so that it, is suitable for
coating ladles. 22/ ,
The grinding section is equipped with, 2 1004?T overhead
traveling cranes. The grinding is done by 40 Russian grinders, each
with an Individual motor drive. All ingots are cleaned by grinding
except the chrome-nickel steel ingots, which are cleaned by Iplaainal 22/
Various storage warehouses
tungsten, titanium, manganese, chrome
brick, magnetic ore, aabestoes cement,
and carbide. 21/
reported:
In connection with this shop store
nickel, silicon, molybdenum, fire-
tar paper, ammonia, electrodes,
The following bottlenecks in the electric steel foundry were
(1) Electrodes, Until 1948, US electrodes were st:t.11 on
hand; these electrodes lasted one 8-hour shift, Then cane a crisis
lasting for a half-year, caused by electrodes from Chelyabinsk, which were
so bad that they Ilea to be replaced twice during an 8-hour shift,
According to a Russian supervisor the quality of the electrodes has now
become better than the old US electrodes, and the Russian electrodes last
through three shifts
(2) Scrap. Needed in production of steel lis in short
supply; the Shortage is aggravated in winter, when transportation
difficulties arise,
(3) Firebrick. Used in coating ladles and troughs for molten
steel; Is in Short supply. In the wintertime, fire-proof clay for furnaces
is 1X1 abort supply because it freezes bard in the open and scoop shovels
cannot move it.
The electric steel foundry and casting shop operates in 3 8-
hour shifts in connection with foundry work at Chelyabinsk, N.K.
Ipatov and V,A, Krivousov, engineers, have performed extensive research
on the theory of gas injection through a conical sprue. 11/
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There are two rolling mill complexes at Chelyabinsk, The old
mill/ built ia l93 contains a 350-mm two-high reversing billet mill which
rolls small ingots down to 15 cm by 15 cm in several passes. It is
believed that this mill can take ingots 40 am by 40 cm. Ite soaking pits
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for the billet mill were built by Stal'proyekt and are heated by a
mixture of coke oven and BF gas. One oil-fired reheating furnace is
located just ahead of the billet mill. 22./
The new rolling mill? unfinished in 1949 but probably in
operation in 1952: has a 1,000-mm blooming mill. The millwas built
by the Ministry of Beavy Mhchine Building in 1948 and is reported to be
of about 900,000-MT capacity.
h0 ELAgLIALL224m2.1121,
In the old rolling mill the finishing mills consist of a 450-
mm bar nM structural mill and an 800-mm plate mill. The annual output
of both mills was reported by one source to be about 300,000 MT about
1947. There are two oil-fired reheating furnaces, one or the bar and
structural mill and one fsx the plate mill. 4
Very little information is available on the new and much
larger rolling mill? but prisoners of war reported that many Russians
claimed it was going to be the largest in all &rope. Indications are
that, In addition to the 1,000-mm blooming mill,this complex will contain
a continuous hot strip mill, cold strip tandem mill, and other finishing
facilities. By 1952, nearly all sections of this new rolling mill com-
plex should be producing, but production estimates cannot be made because
to the lack of information. 32/
A forge Shop has two large steam hammers. ly
IBIEuk.ELt]ervices.
O.) Power. The power station, belonging to the metallurgical
plant, covers an area of about 250 m by 100 mn It consists of an old
bollerhouse, probably built around 1943, and a newer section. One reliable
source states that the old section contained 4 coal-fired horizontal
boilers, number 4, boiler going into operation in January 1949. The new
boilerhouse was to be equipped with 3 vertical-tube boilers which were
not in operation by 1950. It is estimated that by 1952 there were 6 boilers
in operation, 4 in the old section nnd 2 in the new section, E/
The electric power station had by 1949 2 turbines, 1 of which
was American. The first turbine, make unknown, is believed to be of
25,000-kw capacity. The second turbine, the American one, is of 35,000wkw
capacity. The third turbine and subsequently the newly constructed fourth
turbine are each of about 350000-kw capacity, Although It is possible that
in 195216 turbines were in operation, information is lacking on the actual
installation of the last 2. The power station probably supplies all the
power requirements of the milla the 1952 estimated capacity is 130,000 kw.
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(2) Mechanical and Electrical The machine shop is
equipped, the machinery being about 70 percent American. One large
American planer is 10 m long, The mechanical repair and machine shop
also houses the electricalrepair dhops, 12/
(3) 112a2p221.12,1192, The plant is eqaipped with numerous
standard-gage railroad spurs running through the plant to a large
ehunting and transshipping depot five km distaat. Roads in the plant,
area are almost imps-as:Male in rainy weather. !....49./
(4) Refractories. A refractory plant was put into opera-
tion in 1948. Chamotte bricks are produced.11.2/
(5) E1yiamaLELT2L. A slag cement plant reportedly has
a capacity of 40,000 barrels a. year. 42
(6) Lime ProctEgIm. The lime processing plant has three
(7) Water. The scurce of all water is not known, but it is
presumably the Klass River. There are at least 2 pumping stations in the
plant area, 1 of which supplies water from a well to theaelectric steel
foundry and casting Shop. 44J
j. Products and Production.
The plant proauces coke, pig iron, foundry iron, ordinary
carbon steel ingots, quality steel ingots, chrome nickel steel, other alloy
steels, electric steel 18 kh0T, chrome molybdenuaataagaten steel, ball
bearing steel, armor plate, Sheets 150 am by 150 am by 5 mm, steel plate
from 2 m by 80 am by 8 mra to 2 in by 3 m by 20 mm, steel rods 10 m to 18 m
long b y 6 in in diameter up to rounds 90 mm in diameter, squares up to
10 cm by 10 am, forged axles, and flats 8 cm by 1 am thick. As the plans
for complete and integrated production proceed it may be expected that the
Chelyabinak metallurgical, plant will produce most of the products enumerated
under the plan. Also it is estimated that with the completion of the
new rolling mill hot and cold rolled Sheets will be produced in large
quantities, particularly for the automotive industry. L2/
duct1onFIes Lt.?./
Thousand Metric Tons
Year Coke
az Iron Steel Finished Steel
1944
200.0
175,0
120.0
1945
84o.o
435.o
180.0
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1944-53
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Thousand Metric Tans
Tear
1946
1947
Coke
Pig Iron
Steel
Finished Steel
84o.o
84o.o
500.0
550.0
1948
1,260.0
600.0
1949
1,260.0
650.0
1950
1,680.o
pox
1951
10680.0
vox
1952
1,680.0
704.0
658.o
474.0
1953
1,680.0
1,091.0
921.0
662.0
k. Distrfbution.
Same steel has been Shipped to the Kirov Vector Plant and
the Electric Repair Factory No. 3 in Chelyeibinak. If the new rolling
mill is shot strip mill as presumedlthen a large percentage of the
steel produced will be sent to automobile plants in the Urals. Shipments
of highrquality steel have been made to the Yam-Don Canal project and
to the KuybratevEydraelectric Plant. /7/
1. Plant EffidinnoY-
In May and June 1947 the plant completed the established
plan. In 1949 the works completed the plan ahead of time. The 1952
plan for the first 11 months was completed two weeks ahead of
sdhedule.111V
U. Administration.
The plant is under the Ministry of FerrausMetADJArgy
Glavspet'stal.112/
n. Personnel.
The plant directorisira. A. Sokol and his assistant is
(fnu) Labonierz. In 1946 about 17,000 employees worked in the Bakal
plant. 22/
o. Locational Characteristics.
No information available.
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a. Location.
55010'N - 610241E0 Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals,
RSFSR. The pipe mill is located about 10 km soathvest of Chelyabinsk and
4 km south of the Chelyabinsk-to-Koreysk road on open level ground. 1/
b. History and Development,.
Started during World War II to replace pipe ,producing
facilities lost in the Ukraine, the plant produced its first rolled pipe
in late 1942. 2/ The original plans called for five 011 furnaces, seam-
less, and butt weld pipe mills. J As far as is known, the plant is not
scheduled for major future expansions and will remain a basic producer of
pipe.
c. Rau Materials and NIJELpayIE.
Pig iron scrap, limestone, and Axel oil are Shipped in
by rail. The origin of Le raw materials is not definitely known, but
the. Chelyabinak Metallurgical Plant at Bakal probably supplies the cold
pig iron for the open-:hearths.
do Coal and Coke.
Coal for auxiliary purposes is shipped in by rail from
the Donets Basin and stored on the ground. 2/
e. Iron FacilitjeB
None.
f. EI221ENsinajacilities.
The first OH furnace was tapped on 6 January 1944. .6./
By the end of 1944, 2 75-M1 as furnaces were in regular operation. //
No. 3 OR furnace became operative in October 1946. and. it also was rated
at 75-MT. g/ By 1949 the foundations for the fourth and fifth OR furnaces
were prepared but no information is available as to when they were com-
pleted. 2/ On the basis of ingot steel needed for the pipe mills, it is
assumed that Nos. 4 and 5 OR furnaces were fully operative in 1952. All
furnaces are oil fired and each has a hearth area of about 33 sq m. 10/
In 1948 the furnaces achieved a coefficient of 4.4 as against a norm of
3.8, but by 1950 the coefficient of OH utilt.,ation had reached 5.0. 11/
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Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
Furnace No. _Lail_ Coefficient ..:21itI_Ijafae, Production
5
33.0 each 5.0 325 268.0
The estimated 1953 coefficient is 5.2
Steel Production
Thousand Me r c Tone
FUrnace No
5
Hearth Area
33.0
Coefficient
5.2
Production
325 ' 278.5
g. Primary Rollin4LnmS1141R.
No information is available on the mill used to reduce
the open-hearth steel ingots to tube rounds for the Mannesmann and Pilger
seamless pipe mills.
h ilities
(1) Seamles221222il1s. Seamless pipe is made at the
Chelyabinsk plant by the Pilger and Mannesmann methods, 12../ The Pilger
mill makes senmless pipe with diameters ranging from 8 mm to 150 mm. 1A/
Pipe produced in the Mannesmann mill is made in sizes from I50-mm dia-
meter to 500-mm diameter rtns in lengths up to 8 in, although one report
states that 12-m lengths are produced. EY The Mannesmann mill has three
reheating furnaces and is reputed to be the largest and most up-to-date
seamless pipe producer in the USSR./ Estimated seamless pipe produc-
tion at Chelyabindk,using a yield of 69 percent, is 106,000 MT/year,
(2) Welding Pipe Mill. A akelp mill rolls coiled Skelp
for the Fretz Moon butt weld mill. The mill produces pipe in the
following range: 12 mm to 76 mm inside diameters, 29 to 89 mm outside
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diameters, wall thickness minimum 1.5 ram to 4,o mml wallthickness
maximum 2.0 nam to 7.0 mm, black pipe up to 15 ram long, and galvanized
pipe up to 8 m long. Low carbon steel ordinarily is required for
welded pipe, but it will be possible at ebelyabindk to weld pipes of
OH steel up to 0.3 percent to 0.35 percent carbon -and Bessemer steel
up to 0.12 percent phosphorus. The Fret z Noon mill, entirely of
American origin, was originally expected to go into operation in 1947,
but probably did net attain full production until 1950. The Shop
occupies a space of 20,000 &Inland requires 180 men to operate. A
normal operating production of 90,000 MT/yr Should be realized from
the Fretz Moon mill. 1.W
pipe mills. 11/
Forging and beat treating shops are adjuncts of the
1. Intraplant Services.
A mechanical repair shop wid electrical repair Shop
ere located at the mill. 1Y The mill's power requirements of
approximately 20,000 kw are furnished from an outside source. 151/
j. Products and Production.
The products are steel ingots used subsequently for
finishing into seamless and welded pipe.
Production Figures
1952 and 1953
Thousand Metric Tons
W.???????11.111.011*
Year Steel
1952 268.0
1953 278.5
k. Distributiun.
Finished Steel
196.0
204.0
Pipe has been -Shipped from Chelyabinek to Sakhalin,
Tuymaza, Ukbta, to the oil fields at Baku, and to Saratov for the Mose
to-Saratov gas line and for the Moscow sewer system. :42/
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Plant Efficiency.
1950 steel smelting was i2,4 percent peaxer than in
l91.9. and pipe production increased 45.8 percent in 195u over 1949.
The 1952 plan was overfulfilled, 21/
m, Administration.
The pipe plant is believed to be sub .i!.:
GlavtrUbo'stal and the Ministry of Ferro
21, - Personnel.
The plaatlirectoris (frau, Eokovoy. 22/ In 1946 about
3)000 workers. were employee ee the pipe mill. 2
o. Locational Characteristics,
No information available.
binsk icultural Machine and ThnkFectorNos,78
Ordzhonikidze.
25X1A2g
a. Location.
55010'N - 61024'El Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals,
lisFsp. The plant site is about four km east Of the main Chelyabinsk rail-
road station in the suburb of Pesochnyy. The Trans-Siberian Railroad runs
along the north side of the works. The Stalin Tractor Fhctory is on the.
north side of the railroad opposite Nbs, 78 and 200. 1/
b. ELALtau_aistqJL..ev21,2mat.
A plant for the production of agricultural equipment was
first established on the .site in 1912. Some time in the Third Five Year
Plan (193842), facilities for the production of tank components and ammuni-
tion were added. The Ordzhonikidze Plant, of which the tank plant is
No, 200 and the agricultural plant is NO, 78, works in close union with
the Stalin Tractor Plant across the Trans-Siberian Railroad. In 1952
this ordnance complex was producing both industrial and military items,
It is reported that special plans exist for the rapid conversion of this
complex to an ellOut military effore Th eericultural eqpipment and
machinery plant is in itself eine of the more imperfent works of this ty7-
in the USSR.
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c RawMw_ItELals and Other 132L_uts.
The Khali pig iron plant has furnished foundry iron
to Ordzhonikidze.' Rolled steel in large quantities is shipped in
from Magnitogorsk and the Chelyabinsk Bakal plant.
Kopeyek.
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal arrived by rail from the nearby mines at
e Lr.o....npaak.222a_Facilities.
The agricultural equipment division has a large
cupola capable of producing about 20 NTihr. 2/
f. Steelmaking Facilities,
The OH Shop has 4 oil-fired 60-NT capacity furnaces
working continually. Hearth area is 30 sq m per furnace. The fonndry
in the agricultural equipment division has a 54T electric fUrnace.
The estimated 1952 coefficient is 4.0 ?./
Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
No. .and FLIMELEVRE (sq Coefficient ratthg D Production
4 OH 30 each 4.0 325 156,0
1 Electric 5 NT 5.0
Total Production
The estimated 1953 coefficient is 4.2.
Steel Production
161,0
Thousand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
Ecl:41_34.2ur_n_ass,am Coefficient
ou
30 each
I Electric
Total Production
4.2
5W
......Fatslm...220. Production
325
163,8
5.0
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The scrap practice in the OH atop is 60 percent to
65 percent. Some alloy grades are made, edditions to chrome and nickel
are added to cast steel tank turret heated and other heats have tungsten
additions, Ferrosilicon is added as 45 percent FeSi and 75 percent FeSi.
The grade of manganese 3dditions are unknown, //
OH charging is accomplished by overhead charging cranes.
Ladle cranes are of 75-MT capacity. ?/
g. .
None,
Ii. Finishing Rolling Facilities.
Mere are no rolling mills. There is no information
available on insta13ations for finishing iron and steel castings. There
are forging, stamping, and heat-treating facilities at Ordzhonikidze, 2/
line, 22/
1. S Ices.
Power is received from outside the plant by tension
j. Products and Production.
Products of the plant are iron and steel castings. A
large Share of the steel is cast into tarik turrets, cast armor, and
tractor wheels. 22/
the coMbine.
Bed yield from steel to finished casting.
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1952 and 1953
Thousand Metric Tons
Year Steel Finished Steel
1952 161.0 96.6*
1953 168.8 101.3*
k. Production.
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No information available.
m- Administration.
The controlling ministry is the Ministry of Agricultural
Nbchane Building. 12/ ?
n. Personnel. .
No information available.
o. Loc o1 Characteristic.
No information available,
11..?
RUFSR.
21221Labinsk Tractor Plant No. 178 imani Kirov. Otalin
Tractor Plant
25X1A2g
a. Location.
55010N - 61024'E, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinak Oblast, Urals?
b. Hi story De l_ii),m_itve
Construction started on the plant in 1930 and by 1933 the
first production was realized. 1/ At that time the tractor factory was
to be the largest in the world. The foundry also was intended to surpass
other founaries in production and mechanization. Converted to tank pro-
duction in World War II, the plant played a vital role as part of the
Urals arsenal. Segments of a number of factories, including the Kirov
plant in Leningrad, the diesel engine plant No. 15 in Kharkov, the Il'yich
plant in adanov? and others were moved to Chelyabinak early in the war
to form a large combine around the tractor factory. As far as can be
ascertained, no increase in steel production equipment took place at this
time. The plant is self-sufficient in castings and forgings? but must
purchase steel structurals, plates, and Sheets. V
. Raw MatsKia.13 _and. 91her Inputs
All forms of steel other than castings and forgings are
required by the tractor plant. Steel scrap, pig iron, and iron ore are
required to maintain foundry production. No srecific Information is
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d. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e, ironmaking Facilities.
Mere are 6 cupolas in the iron foundry? -5 with a
capacity of 20 MT per cast and 3 with a capacity of 10 MT per cast.
Casting capacity is over 400 MT/day,and year1y production is greater
than 150,000 tfr of gray iron castings, V
f. Isteeing. F1221.11.1121.
There are 2 small 10-MT OH furnaces with hearth areas
of 6,5 sq m each, and 6 electric furnaces with retell fmpacities of 5 NM
apiece. The estlmated coefficient for 1952 is 5.0
Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
No. of Furnaces (sq m) Coefficient Operating I Production
20E
6 Electric
Total Produc-
tion
6.5 each
5.0 325 21.1
5 to each 30,
The 1953 coefficient ie estimated to be 5.1,
Steel Production
1953
51.1
Thousand Metr c Dons
Hearth Area
No of Furnaces Coefficient OieratinDap Production
20H
6 Electric
Total Produc-
tion
6.5 each 5.1 325 21.6
5 NT each 30.0
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There are no rolling mills at the plant; however, the
mechanized foundry has all the usual equipment for rough finishing
castings and forgings.
h. Finishing RollinclEanm,
In addition to the grinding, chippingm annealing/
and other casting division departments, the plant has very extensive
facilities for the processing and fabrication of rolled steel shipped
in from other plants. 2/
1.RIEERlant Services.
NO information available. ?/
Products and Production.
The plant produces gray and malleable iron castings,
steel castings, and steel forgings.
j
Production Figures
1952 and 1953
Thousand Netric Tons
Year Steel Finished Steel
1952 51.1
1953 51.6
Distribution.
28.1*
28.4*
The iron and Steel castings and forgings produced at
the plant are consumed in the production of tanks and tractors.
1. Plant Efficiency.
A great deal of criticism was leveled at the plant manage-
ment for complete failure in the postwar reconversion to tractor produc-
tion. L3/
Estimated average yield for castings and forgings of 55 percent used.
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n. Personnel,
Prior to World War II, the plant had 40,000 workers.
With the addition of evacuated plant the total rose to 50,000, The
director until his arrest in 1949 was Salzman. 19/
m. Administration.
The plant is under the Ninistry of Transport Machine
o. Locational Characteristics.
NO information available,
5 Chelyabinsk AgEllachinePlan_l_imeniltoshchenko,
25X1A2g
a. Location.
55?10'Y 6l024 E, Chelyabinsk., Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals,
RSFER, The plant site is on the southern outskirts of Chelyabinsk,
b. History arul Devel9,nt
The plant was in existence prior to World War II, An
agricultural machinery plant of some importance, convertible to certain
types of liar production, Kolyuschenko has a captive steel foundry. I/
and Other Inputs
Supplies of pig iron, scrap, limestone, sand, and other
foundry raw materials arrive by rail and truck. Steelvpiates, sheeta,..
and shapes are supplied to the machinery construction sections of the
works. gV
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal and coke are shipped in by rail. Some coal comes
from Kopeysk,
A gray iron foundry with 4 cupolas works 2 shifts a
day, 6 days a week, re is very little mechanized equipment,
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Charging of these furnaces consists of a 20-cm layer of casting sand,
a layer of vertical standing logs filling the whole hearth, a layer of
coke, a layer of scrap and pig iron, another layer of coke, another layer
of sera,e and pig iron. entil the furnace is full. The molten foundry iron
laeused for casting parts for agricultural equipment and for supplying the
Bessemer converters with a source of hot metal, The estimated annual
foundry production of hot metal is 20,,000 NT. 14./
f
Three Bessemer converters, each with a 2-MT capacity,
are used for the production of steel for steel castings. There are
never more than 2 converters in operation at one time; 1 converter is
always in reserve or undergoing repair= About 12 heats are made In each
of 2 converters ia a 24-hour period. 2/
Steel Production
1952 and 1953
Thousand Metric Tono
Noof FUrnacee EnREAILITII OperatiqVism Production
2 each 12
g. ja;Ln Fee
None.
FnRo1Uh.1.......AL122_412.1119.1?
300
Finishing facilities consist of finishing departments
for iron and steel castings, a forging department, and possibly a very
small wire drawing department,
1. JEIniiket Services.
Power Is received from outside the plant at a transformer
station:,where voltage is stepped down to 380 v and 220 v for plant use 7/
j. Products and Production.
Gray and malleable cast iron, chilled iron rolls, Bessemer
oteal.caotlngs, forgingo?eleldments, and possibly wire are the products of
the plant. g
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Thousand Mistric Tons
Year Cast Iron Steel Finished Steel
193
10.0
1952
20.0.
14.4
8.6f
1953
20.0
k. Distribution.
None of the products produced in the iron and steal
rection are shipped from the plant, 12/
1.
ga.ienc
The iron and steel division ha a very little
nechanized equipment,
m. Administration.
The work is under the control of the Ministry of
Machine Building.
n. Personnel.
About 2,000 workers are employed at Hblyushcheriko)
of whom about 20 percent are women. 11/
Oe Locational Characteristics,
None.
Based on a yicad nr 0 percent.
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iiiiiiii11111111
1, Zlatoust Netallyleatit.LEIELimeni Stalin.
a. locatim.
55?' 10'N - 59? 40'
RSFSR. The steel plant is on the
north of the center of Zlatoust.
River valley, is not visible from
on the South Ural Railroad. laf
114 Ziatouet? Chelyabinsk Oblast, Ural,
left bank of the Ay River, about 3 km
The plant, situated in the narrow lq
the air for any distance. Zlatoust 1r
b.1211A2r222121 Development,
The Zlatoust works is an old plant that belonged to
the Russian government before 1917. Development at Zlatoust was at a
standstill until 1929,when plans for modernization were announced.
In the period 1929 to 1935 the following new facilltlee
were added
1929 No. 4 OR
1930 No. 1 BF
260 mm Mill
1934 900 mm Blooming 11111
Five Electric Rimaces
1935 750 mm Billet M1/1
No. 5 OH
Before leau,uatoust had been a producer of low-grade
oteel. In 1929, however, the production of vality steel was attempted,
and succeaa was achieved over a period of years as attested to by the
rising production of alloy grades. In 1932,ball-bearing steel was made
by duplexing a basic electric furnace with an acid OH, the only acid OR
in the USSR at the time, y
It was not until after World ar II that the Ziatoust
works achieved the proper bvlance between ingot aad finished steel pro-
duction. Prior to this alloy, grades for rolling were supplied by Aaba.
Anew OH shop was added during the year 1943, 3amewa,
before 1940y the lrr,EIP"i3 were Shut down. The BF that went into opera-
tion in 1943 is-telieved to be a reconstructed charcoal furnace, Erectio
of the projected coke battery would create a integrated plant. More com-
pleted mechanization will be i3 Peature of future -ei-ee-a at Ziatoust 4/
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c. Raw Materials and Oth...LietEuts.
Iron or is received from Magaltka just no
plant, and from the Bakal deposits at Chelyabinak,
raw materials are not known. 2/
d, Coal- Coke and Charcoal
of the
, ?
Although a coke battery was projected, as late as 1949
the plant was still receiving coke by rail. Cokes originally used as
a supplemental fuel in the BF, has gradually replaced charcoal in the
Zlatoust BF, Some charcoals locally produced, is still in the BF.
e.
TWo charcoal Bra of 168 cu m and 225 cu m were in
operation. at Zlatoast in 1930. Before 1940 the two unite went out
of operation, posaibl due to a lack of charcoal. Pig iron ME5 thr-
sapplied by the Satka plant. 2/
A BF was put into operation around 1943 operated
partly on coke and partly on charcoal. The eize of the new or recon
structed BF in unknown, but indications are that it has a volum of
200 cu 1n The estimated operating coefficient for the furnace is
0.85. 12/
Blew
Furnace Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Volume
BF No. (cu m) Coefficie t ,...E.E11114_11,KR Production
1 200 0,85
The estimated 1953 coefficient is 0.83,
3/-to 8o, o
Blast FUrnace Production
1953
?f. -
Volume
MAL. jj .C..Q2=a41.1= Qurizattaa-Thlya Ergalatisau
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It is reported that the plant has an iron foundry
comprised of four cupola furnaces. 21/
f* St22.113.12ILLEacelatiea?
Zlatoust produces both OH and electric steel. By 1930
the plant had four OH of 22,27, 31.5, and 36.75 sq m. Between 1930 aro
. 1935, 6 electric furnaces were put in production. Four of the Berault
furnaces were of 84T capacity and 2 of 15-MT capacity. In 1935 the
fifth OH was added to the shop. These 5 OH have estimated rated
capacities of 35, 50, 55, 70, and 70 MT.
During 1943 a new OH shop of 4. oilfired furnaces was
brought into production. At the same time,2 more 15-MT electric
furnaces were installed. At the completion In 1944 of these major pro-
ducing units the Zletoust plant had 9 OH and 10 electric furnaces, 114/
Estimated 1942 steel production from 5 OH totaling
154 eq in and working on a coefficient of about 3.5 was 175,000 MT.
Electric steel from the 6 electric furnaces produced about 62,000 MT,
a total of 237,000 MT. The statement was made that the new OH shop
would nearly double production, Making an allowance of about 46,000 MT
attributable to new electric facilities leaves 191,000 to be gained
from the new OH stop if production were doubled. Thereforey if each
of the 4 new OH produced 45,000 MT at the estimated 1942 coefficient of
3.5, then each new OH would have a hearth area of 39.6 sq m- The hearth
area checks with the furnace sizes as announced ini.ita.1, magazine for
Zlatoust of 115 MT apiece. Other reports dhow that these OR are. 100-MT
furnaces. ..121/
Coefficients have been reported as follows 1936, 3.46;
1937, 4.05; 1938, 4.41; 1942, 3.5; 1948 norm, 4.5; 1949, 5.1; 1950 norm,
5.9; and 1952 estimated, 6.1, The low coefficient used for 1942 is
attributable to the melting of electric fUrnace-grade steels in the OH,
a practice necessitated by the war. a2/
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Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
No. of Furnaces
?...-In2.0.?.1 Coefficient 1-_,...-e2ayilk Production
--------
22
27
31.5
36.75
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.1
325
325
325
325
43.6
53.5
62.5
145.6
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1952
(Continued)
Thousand Metric Taus
No. of Furnaces
4 OH
6 Electrics
Electrics
Total Produc-
tion
Hearth Area
40.0
Coefficient
6.1
:8 MT each
15 MT each
The estimated 3.953 coefficient is 6.3
2muillpa_psya
325
Steel Production,
1953
Production
318.0
48.0
60.0
LILL
Thousand 1, tric Toni
No. of Furnaces
Hearth Area
Coefficient1W....:2:tljtmt
Production
1 OH
22
6.3 325
45.1
oli
27
6.3
325
55.3
1 OH
31.5
6.3
325
64,5
2 OH
36.75
6.3
325
150.2
4 OH
40.0
6.3
325
328.0
6 Electrics
8 MT each
48,0
4 Electrics
15 MT each
60.0
Total Produc-
tion
753..1
All OH are oil-fired. The OH used on a 7,000 kilocal per
kilogram standard fuel 283 kg/MT of ingots in 1940; 375 kg/MT in 1945;
and 361-kg/MT in 1946. The increase in the technical level of production,
the improvement in the supply of fuel, and the introduction of automatic
controls resulted in 1948 in savings of 21,000 MT of fuel oil. ly
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Automatic fuel control and introduction of chrome
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magnesite roofs resu/ted in a stibstantial increase in roof life.
Campaigns in the smaller mArriew.0o# are about 2.3 times longer; in the
larger furnaces, 1,5 times longer. 430 heats per campaign have been
achieved, 1//
8.
P2222127 R?111PIAIL12.*
%be 900-mm blooming mill went into operation in
Decetber 1934. It was built by the Izhorskly Machine Building plant
and has an estimated capacity of 330,000 MT/yr. 11.9./
Before 1934, rough work waa performed by a 3-high
800-mm roughing mill. It is thought that this mill is no longer in
operation, 12/
A 750-mm billet mill was installed in 1935 with a re-
ported capacity of 140,000 MT/yr . Another 750-mm billet mill has
probably been installed, 29/
At one time cold ingota were shipped from Asha for
rolling, but with the installation of the new steelmaking facilities
during the war, a balance waa achieved between steelmaking and steel
rolling. Because Sheel production reached a level of over 700,000
MT/yr. for 1952, it is necessary to moderni4e and enlarge the primary
rolling facilities. The 900nbloomr has probably had its capacity
built up to 500,000 MT/yr. 22/
The heavy bar mill has 1 3-high, 800-mm roughing stand
and 4 600-mm finislaing stands, Built in 1925, this bar mill has been
modernized and now rolls high-qaallty steel instead of low-grade
steel. 22/
The medium bar mill has one 600-ma roughing stand and
five 400-Ina finishing stands. 2
The small bar and merchant mill hag a series of 3-high
and 2-high stands. There are 3 450-mm intermediate stands, posaibly
3 400-mm finishing stands, and -81x4,mill stands at 280 mm. The othei-
small bar mill Is a 3-stand 2-high, 265-mm mill.
There are 3 or 4 old :sheet Mills of low productive
capacity. alatoust bas a 1,000-MT hydraulic press. 22/
In 1947 the medium bar mill used an average of 34 kw per
hour. 2?/
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1. .4traplant Services.
The power plant at the plant hag 4 steam turbines.*
1 of 15,000 kw, 1 of 6,000 kw, and 2 of 2,000 kw, or a total of
25?000 kw,27/
The refractory shop produces about 12,000 NT/yr of all
types of refractories. Ey
Other Shops are the mechanical shop, the roll turning
shop,
the gas generator plant, the scrap breaking installation, and
the woodworking or pattern shop 2
Two oxygen installations were projected for tonnage
oxygen, but as of 1948 they were still in the plan stage. 2g/
Water is obtained from the Ay River.
j. Products and Production.
Products- at Zlatoust are coke and charcoal pig iron,
some ferroalloys both from the BF and from the electric furnaceo, OH
and electric steel ingots of high-quality steel, billets, bars, rods,
over 50 different Shapes of rolled steelvrailroad car axle steel, hig
quality ateel for the autombbile industry, chrome-silicon steel fca
automobile worings$ Si Kh 15 ball bearing steel, Sheets, abrom steels, -
silicon .steels? stainless steel, nickel-chrome steels. higiA gpreed too/
steel, and altogether over 200 types of 1iigh-qu,9)1ty stee].,
2E_AELSteel b Production meth00132/
1933 to 193
Thousand Metric
on
1931
:1932
1933
1214,
Lou Oarboa OH
42.4
Quality OH
44.9
85.5
85.9
95,0
Quality Electric Furnace
7.9
3.9
8.4
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Thousand Metric Tons
1931
1932
1933
1934
Quality 3A.ce1
30,0
52.0
54.6
62.0
Alloy Steel
12.7
24.1
37.5
50.7
Chrome
6.8
8.7
11.6
9,7
Ball Bearing
2.9
7.6
12,2
22.8
Silicon
0.3
4.0
9.2
13.4
Silico-Chrome
0,02
0.21
1.3
Percent Alloy Steels of Total Production 3.1t/
1930 to 1933
Percent
2232
1931
1932
1933
5.1
32.0
54.3
64,0
In 1934, 37,4 percent of the steel vas for automobile
springs, 211.1 percent construction alloy grades, and 22,6 percent ball
bearing steel. 22/
Proquction
Metric Tens
1915 to 1953
Thousand
Year
EILLE91
Steel
Finished Steel
1915
1916
5.1
24.4
1925
33.9
41.3
57.0
1929-30
58.0
102.0
62.0
1931
95.0
1932
63,4
94.4
1933
76.8
911.3
1934
83.9
120.4
63.4
1935
66..5
161.4
118.9
1936
66,0
148,3
1937
170.4
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1915-to 1953
Continued)
Thousand Metric
Tons
Year
aglEal
Steel
Finished Steel
1938
188.5
1941
230.0
240,0
1944
389.0
1952
80.o
731.2
526,0
1953
82.0
751.1
540.0
Distribution.
Lb definite information. eztlets on cl.stribution excapt
that alloy grades are supplied to the Uralmaah plaat in Zverdlovsko
Some ball-bearing steel. is Shipped tw the Keganovich Irearinz plant in
Being an alloy steel producer -tends to give tf; 71t.t,xtAt pz
duct a much wider distribution than if it were a by carbon stela
producer, 2/
1, Plant Efficiency,,
In 1944 the Panistry Ferroua 1,1rtAa1vrEy rIticie
the plant for poor organization of iabor, transixAci;? saaw. maintenance_
in 1946 there were complaints about Zlatoust not sending enough steel
to Uovo Tagil, although the plan was fulfilled. The 1947 plan was fiLL42:1
and several Shope received Red Banners although the OH Shop No. I lost
their previous award- 2?/
ThE! Zlatoust plant completed the Fourth Five Year Plan
(1946-50) by December 5,0 1949, The plant, howsver? was again critickzed
for poor production in 1950. In 1951 both OH shops and the 750 mm mill
were given the title of Stakhanovite Shops. 39/
m, Administration.
A producing unit of Glavapet'stal, the Zlatoust plant is
under the Ministry of Ferrous kktallurgy.
n. Personnel.
In 1930 there were 4?316 employees; in 1941, 8,000; nnd
in 1946, 15,000,142/
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The director in 1943 wa$ M.F, Kramer; from 1947 to
1949, M.A. Pertsev, and at present it is Nenterov, /22/
c. Locational Characteristico.
It location in a narrow river valley mikes the plant
difficult to see at any distance and also hinders to a degree the
future expanaion.
RSFOR.
2. Zlatoust icultural Machine Plant No. 259 imeni Lenin-
Ziatoust Instrument and 'ool Works
25X1A2g
a. Location.
55oloT - 59040!E, Ziatoust, Chelyabinsk Obiaot, Urals,
b' ElatELL21-21MILZER2.11"
The original plant was founded. in 1754. In 1899 the
new Z1atoust plant, built next to the old plant and now the Zlatoust
Netallurgical Plant, took over the blast frac e facilities of till old
Zlatoust plant. The old plant was converted into a rather extenalv
tool woms with open heurtbs and rolling mills. Since /945 it
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apparently has been converted further to enable the plant to produce
agricultural machinery although it still retains the steelmaking and
rolUng facilities. 1
c. Raw Materials and CthPr In- utb
No information available.
Ce.L1_12JA_c_90-
No information available.
e* Ir?01412:10:.PlIaLLIA!'
no information available.
f, Steelmakiaallapilities.
almre are 3 oil-fired open hearth furnaces of about
20 MT capacity, each at the works. Hearth area 'IS 12 m for each.
furnace. The .estimated 1952 coefficient is 4.5. In addition to the
open hearths, thorz, are 4 1.441! Gramolin type electric furnaces. 2/
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Steel Production
7houaand Metric Tons
Hearth Area
Furance and arRe, ()._ Coefficient muyotyl Production
3 OE
4. Electric
Total Production
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4,5 325 52,6
1 Mr each 4,0
Steel Production
Hearth Area
Furnace and 17.!ylle (sq
.3 CA
4 Electric
Tota L Production
12.0 each
,56.6
Thousand Metric Ibns
Carff-cient 0tEIL1a...22E
4,7 325
W eacb
ProduetIon
4,0
59.1
g'
Breakdown facilities apparently consist of a one-utand
650-or 600-mm mill with a yearly capacity of 20,000 MT,. The _053 capacity
of 20,000 MT has probably been increased to accommodate all steel that i6
,N2 cast, 3/
h 1.11.FUCUItIe3.
'Mere are 2 bar mills; I a 350-mm md1X with a yvarly
capacity of 8A00 NT and one a 270-mm mill. In addition to the ILLr mtlis
there is a P-tai 600-mm plate mitl, y
I. Intraplant Services,
The plant hau a 15,000 kw power plant. 2/
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Steel products of the plant are open-hearth and electric
steel steel Lcaatings, bars and plates, y
_Pro_qt)s.L2E_Em.._tFies
1952 and 1953
Thousand Metric Tons
Year Steel
1952 56.6 '
1953 59.1
Fintsbed Steel.
40.8
42.6
k, Distribution.
Most of the steel Zs com.umed at the plant,
Plant Effictaam,
No information aval, able,
m, Administration.
The works is subordinate to the Ninistry of Agricultural
Machine Building. V
n, Personnel.
No information available.
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1. Nizhnly.Ufale r.eel Plant.
a.- Location,
0. 0
55 - 59 59'E, Nizhniy Ufaley, Chelyabinsk,Oblaste Urals/
RSFS.R. The town is on the Ufa River. about 25 km from Verkhne Ufaley over a
connecting road,
25X1A2
b, Pla2EY.-2-;))3ve12299nt'
The plant was establiched in 1818. Before 1917 it belonged
to tbe Srginek-Ufaley Blast FUrnace Company. The two plants of Nizhnly
7..lfaJ_ey and Verkbm ?faley act as a complex 14th the OH billet, mill and two
sheet mills at Nlzhnly Ufalny, and the blast furnace and a shet mill at
Verkhne aley2/
c. Raw Materials and Other luuts,
e.a.T.Ism.,????.w.????????+,??:,?...ake??????or?r?RWMA.....k
Pig iron for the OH Shop comes from Verlaine Ufaley 2/
d, Coal and Coke.,
Coal, is used only for auxiliary purpoBes at the plant,
e.
None.
f, SteelmakinG Facilities.
The an shop bas 1 23-sq m furnace of about -40 M7 capacity,
t7oefflcients reported are 1934e 3.07; 1935* 3.40; 1937$ 3.38; 1933? 1,78;
1941, 3.85; planned for 1948, 5.0; estimated for 1952, 5.2. ,3./
Steel Production
1952
Thousand Metric Tens
Hearth Area
No, of Furnace. , (sq,m) Coefficientaia,raeDa....zil Production
23,0 5,2 325 38,9
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Production,
Thoueaud 4trF Tbn6
????4?90,00.8.4.1.
Fearth Area
Voc ofjumwe.... m) Coefficient OperatiEvDay.. Production
1. 23,0 5,4 325
g.
PI1arJOULZ M111.
The lrImary miLl ts a two-aand, threc-bigh billet and
shet.v 16---1. mall of 650 mm. The estimated capacity of the 650-Imm Lan A
0Oua';' of A-0.1Leti% a vgmr, hi
There are 2 2-stand, a-high, 590-mm sheet iilL
Nizholy tifaley with an estimated capacity of 15,000 MT/ylc?ar each
Intrglant Services,
A refractory plant la part oi tne Nizarrl-
complex aid ha5 an estimated capacLty of 3,000 M' of rL1.tory waterini
pc..ir year, Y
j, Products and Production,
The plant produces 011 steel, billets for subst
rolling, roofing sheet, and other sheet 1/
Production FigHE:so
T92t to 1953
Thousand Metric To
Year Cteel Finished steel
?????aadiMmx.aromaa? arm.A. wher,b0*
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1935 28,0
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1952
1953
Production F' rez fi/
19% to 1953
(Continued)
_Thousand Metric Sons
Steel
27.6
38.9 21.0*
WA 81.80
Finished Steel
Weloamot.5.**4...**
Distribution,
Sow billets are sent to Verkhne Meet la probably
distributed locally and to Svurdlovek and Chelyabinsk.
L, Plant P42,11S.112a,..:.
No inforraation available.
m, Administration.
The plant is probably limier the Ministry of Ferrous
Metal urgy.
n. Personnel.
The plant director who in all probability heads both the
Nierkbm tlfaley and Nizhnly Maley plants, in Sysoyev, (
0. Locational Characteristics.
No information available. -
2. Veri_c_IhnirjEsLei...11_6,14eualPlent,
a. Location.
56?01011 - 6o014 ,E, Verkhnly Ufaley, Chlyabinsk Oblust, Urals,
RSFSR. Verkhniy Ufaley is on the main line of the railroad running from
Sverdlovsk.to Chelyabinsk.
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The plant was established in 1765. Prior to 1917 ti.w iron
works belonged to the Serginsk-Ufaley Blast Furnace Company, The two plants
i3aacd din 8?000 bf billets to the Verkhne Ufaley sheet nail-
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of Verkhny Ufaley and Nizhniy Ufaley act as a complex with the blast
furnace and a sheet mill ea Verkbniy Maley and the OH, slabbing mill,
and two Sheet mills at Bizhnly Ufaley. These two towns, 25 km apart,
arc; connected by a road over which latPrplant traffic moves.
e. Raw Nate a" and-MJEE_IgEata'
Two types of ore are used at Verkhniy Ufaley, the chrome
bearing Yelizavetinak ore and the ordinary Verkhniy Ufaley ore. Sent
finished steel is Shipped from Nizhne Ufaley and other sourceu. gi
d, Coal, Coke, and Charcoal
TheBF usea charcoal from local sources. Peat le used as
an auxiliary fuel. 1/
e- lIasEanaalscl_11-21-
There is one charcoal-fired BF of 130-cu m capacity at
the plaat. It was probably put back into operation in 1941 after lying
Idle in thL: late 1930s. Beported coefficients of utilization are 1928,
2.22; 19340 1.73; 1935, 1.45; and estimated for 1952 and 1953, 1.00, y
Product
1952 an?a71:553--
Thousand Metric Tons
Volume
No. of Furnace ku ml Coefficient Opersqs.42aa Production
1
130 /.00 340 44.2
fu
None,
g, Primm.11.2.1111s,
None.
b. Fini81111X29.11111.423.*
There is a sheet mill at the plant which rolls billets
shipped from the billet and Blabbing mill at Nizhniy Ufaley. .1Et is thought
that the size of the mill is 590 mm. 2/
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No information available,
3. Products and Production.
7be plant produces charcoal pig iron,
chrome pig iron, and sheets, y
Production Figures 2/
to 1953
, Year- lifsj_ron
1927-28 21.151
1929.30 23.0
1952 44.2
1953 44.2
natural alloy nickel-
Thousand Metric Tons
FiniShod Steel
17,855
21,0
21,0*
21.0*
k Distribution.
Pig iron produced bore is shipped to the OR shop of tNithnty he
Uflaley plant, Distribution of sheet Is unknown, but it is
probably sent to Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk. y../
1. Plant gfficitst.
No information available.
m. Administration.
Plant probably operates under the NInistry of Ferrous
Wtallurgy.
n. Personnel.
The only figure available for the total number of workers is the
1925 one of 1,500 employees. The plant director, who prObably directs the
Nizhniy"Ufaley plant also, is (gnu) Sysoyev. 2/
o. llocational Characteristics,
No information available.
7-4,5i;;a7Z-87060 MT of billets Shipped annually from Mizhno Ufaley Ana additional
steel from other unknown sources.
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E. Ind
vidual Plants.
1, Anha Iron and Steel. Plant Balashavsk iron and Steel Works),
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a. Location.
55?02W - 570164E, Aaba? Chelyabinsk Oblast, UtaIs0 RSFSR.
The plant site la in southwestern, &she. 2/
b,
The Aaha Works, originally established in 1880, was only
a pig iron producer until OR shop visa established in the early 1930'e, In
1930.a BF was restored and put into operation, and by 1935 a second BF
had been built, Large segments of the mill were rebuilt In 1934 and again
In 1940, The erection of a rolling mill was begun out 1948 aml probably-
has been completed. Other extensions planned at Ante, are a new boiler
house and n new uniceding installation. Nbdernizatian of all-mfll
facilities lo a feature of present plans at Atha. 1/
c ? REarteriaMs, and Othe.r_.,2a_..in ta,
The Asha plant receives its Iron ore from Bakal and
Magnitogorsk. All ore shipments are received by rail, At one timu the
ore supply was considered a bottleneck because of no frozen condition
and the neceasity of thawing. 12/
An aerial tramway traasports limestone from a quarry
located east of the plant to the BF area of the mill,
Shipmento of scrap Iron and steel arrive at the plant
every day or two. Ivhnganese from an unknown amxcee ia also received.
Pure electrolytic nickel in plate form, has been noticed arriving at the
works. ?/
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal for boilers and ether auxiliary purposes comes from
Chelyabinsk, The ASha plant has no coking facilities and receives coke
from Chelyabinsk. although this may be only a transahipment point. Coke
has been received from as far away as Kemerovo, Western Siberia, ard
Upper Silesia, The 6ocro4e coke dump le 5 km west of the mill, Coke
is shipped there by rail and from the dumpto tha BP by aerial tramway. 7/
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Charcoal for the BF is produced at a chemical plant 8 lea
west of Asha. Another aerial tramway transports the charcoal from the
chemical plant to the teel mill. About 160 to 200 cars, 3 a by 2 m by
2 m, of charcoal are delivered per Shift, ?/
e . IrOnr1i3k1XC Fee jilt
Originally the Ache works had two charcoal Bre with
volumes of 146 and 151 cu m. SUbsegilent relinings have Increased the
volume to 157 cu In and 166 cu nil az well as partial or total conversion
of one BF to coke. The 1952 coefficient la 1.1,
la...I.r?12-211112.70.191
9
Thousand Metric Tons
No, of Fillmore
VOlume
(cu
157
166
Coefficient
1.1
1.1
Mar.L.12sya Production
340
340
4.8.6
51.3
99.9
1
Total Produc-
tion
71.e c st ima ted 1953 coeffic lent Is 1.0
ProductionMOma_
1953
Thousand Metric Tons
? ......2??????terna"...C......MmeNMS?naia....*M.1.......ikarek*
Volume'
No, of Furnace (EIJI) Coefficientacmi122.jyt Production
157
1.0
340
53.4
166
1.0
340
56.5
Total Produc-
tion
Each BF has three bot blast stoves, and both are served
by the same skip hoist. The plant has one pig casting machine. The cast
house has a 25-MT traveling crane. There are two sla
g granulating instala-
ations. Ekperiments were carried out in the manufacturing of cast building
block,wbereby the molten Slag from the PF was immediately poured into
casts instead of being granulated, 12/
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there a =a,.
The 20-kg pigs
1? C
VF gea lo cleaned by two baffle-plated dust catcher6
The ore storage field haa a 5,0004T capacity; la addition
1 field for special- ores.
In the cast boutae pigs are cut into 20- and 50-kg sizes,
are sent froxa Atha to Chel3rabinsk. 12./
ouoftie Aabe. Charcoal. Fallatiet
u .r den (kgica m of charcoal)
Iron Ore 233
Manganese Ore 1.8
Slags
21
Scrap
Fluxes 37
Niels 126
2.
Alkalies
S102
A1203
CaO
Mt0
of the VAN (percent)
40,0C
13,30
30.00
3.,75
6,31
2.34
2-R2121a2e-521,1_1111 (Per"ut)
5
6
7,
8,
9,
10.
Mn
my..1....(2LIIRLEL2n fro, har.. (percent)
jt o (kg/la of pig)
0,77
Leo
o,o8
0.013
46.7
46O
920
137
160
4,8
1,17
nd1ture of /Niel (kg/Mi of pie)
Daily Smelting (MT)
Effective Volume of Farnacc (cu
alLe...2Es..(bours)
Coefficient of Utilization (cu m/MT of pig/
2411rs.)
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Otho.r reported burdening practices are tbown in the fol., Ina -
'4 table, 14/
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Asha BF Burdening Practices
Relo MatPrIals
_ -
Coke
(Tharcoal
1"071. ore
mangattem
Scrap
Limestone
No, I Practice
3 to 4
3 to 4
6
1
1 to 4
2
No, 2 Practice
Parts
nb, 3 Re9ctiec
2
0.5
6
small amount
1
1,5
18
none
16
none
4
P
na charge in the BF has been as high as 30 percent. Both
ar at Aha uze, or have, used, oxygen in tbs., blast, Bellning of the IF is
done by a crew- that travels around from plant to plant Al; infractory
materials for the HP are Shipped to Anna by rail. 15/
Omthird of the pig produced goes to tb..12111a, OR shop
and th.,7 other two .-third L shIpped out in pig form, 16/
.111e iron foundry has 2 traveling cranss of 20 NT aid
15 M sand sand preparation plant, and 2 cupola furnace, 17/
f, st.v41.11palgaLywilltle
The OR ahop at Aha 7m.6 4 OR furnaces of about 25 NI',
35 MP, 35 MT, /WO 90 MT, and a total hearth area of 119 sq lm. inOlvidual
hearth area are not known, in 1950 Ithe coefficient was 35 and the 1952
estimate is 3.8, in the period 1540 to 1948 the scrap practice was 70 per-
cent. 18
aeel Production
1952
Thousand Metric TOns
Hearth Area
No, of FUrnac Coefficient atEstimplaa Production
L to 4 119 3,8 325 . 147?0
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4114.1i*".1?11.4.111.1,...`1.??167.
eeee
Thousand Metric Tens
Hearth Area
VQ0FUXI (sq m) Coefficient 0ra. 7.....syLs Production
1 to 14.
119 4.0 325
155.0
The OH shop is 80 m long. There are 3 traveling cranes
of 25 MT capacity each and 1 of 15 M. The 2 overhead crane-type charging
machines are of 8 MT capacity. 12/
Normally the CH furnaces are fired with generator gas to
which some BY gas is edaed. About 20 minutes before dtap the furnaces
are fired additionally with pre-heated fuel oil. 22/ -
The most commonly cast size of ingot is 40 am square by
1.6 m long. Ingots cast at Mha weigh between 2.5 and 4.5 MT, Many ingots
are bottom poured, 22/
Continual experiments to raise the quality of steel are
carried out. Experiments to reduce the rubber of rejects in chill -
castings are performed, Great care Is taken to eliminate surface defects
by grinding cinder and coke remnantsoff the ingots pneumatically. Holes
and bubbles exist on the surface of Asha ingots to a depth of 2 cm. At
one time as much as 20 percent of the output as scrapped or dawn-graded. 2/
G. Prir....29.121mFac1lities.
No information exists as to just what sort of breakdown
facilities have been set up at Asha
h. Lie2.41112._Wl...1:I.Fac,
The rolling mill building complete with foundations was
finished in 1948 but awaited reparation equipment fram Germany. The mill
is believed to be the one that was installed at Ualzwerkes Brandenburg/Have!
in East Germany. One source believed that when completed the mill would
produce seamless pipe on Pilger and Mannesman mills, Two reheating furnaces
are installed in the mill building. Another rolling mill produces sheet.
The rolling mills are estimated to be in full operation producing seamless
pipe and sheet in 1952. All steel produced at Asha is now used in the
rolling mills. 22/
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The estimated capacity of the Aaha power station is 3,000 kw.
The nearby Chemical factory, however, has an estimated capacity of 1,000 kw
and may provide the steel works with same power. The steel works station
has 4 boilers of 20 atmospheres 3 of which are equipped with traveling
grates and under-grate blasts, said 1 of Which is fired by coal dust. The
powerhouse has 2 Man turbines of 15,000 kva with 2 Brown Boveri generators
capable of 3,000 rpm. Current is 3-phase AC. The turbines are equipped
with surface condensers, Cooling water is delivered by a. pipeline from
the pumping station on the Sim River. Power is delivered directly from
the powerplant to transformer stations by overhead lines. The workers'
settlement is also supplied with plant power through a transformer sUb-
station. Power is supplied to the Sim River pumPhouse by underground
cable, gy
An aerial tramway connects the lteestone quarry and the
stone storage building? which houses a stone crusher. 22/
The refractory plant contains grinding mills, brick presses,
drying chambers, and kilns, Kilns are fired by gas from two gas generators.
Refractory plant capacity is about 10,000 /per year of chamotte and dines
brick. 2?/
The slag .and cinder block plant contains preparation installa-
tions for slack, mixing machines, and brick pressing machinery. .22/
An oxygen plant produces oxygen by the Linde method for use
at the BF and OH and for welding. 2g/
The compressor house has: 2 steam turbine-driven compressors
which supply air to the HU, 4 compressors with electric drive for OR
furnaces, and 2 hot oil pumps for auxiliaryoll firing of OR furnaces. EV
Other auxiliary facilities include mechanical shops,
electrical repair Shops, a laboratory, and a firehouse, ..3.2/
J. Products and Production.
Asha produces charcoal and coked pig iron, OR steel, both
quality and ordinary grades, sheet and seamless tube.
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41931+ to 1953
Thousand Netric Tons
Year ElgAE212 Steel
Finished Steel
1934
67.8
58.9
1935
77.9
67.4
1936
90.0
69,6
1944
105.0N
120.0*
1948
90.0
70.0
1952
99.9
147.0
102.0**
1953
109.9
155,0
108.0N*
k. Distribution.
In 19410 quality steel ingots were shipped to ChusovoYv
Ziatoust, and Chelyabinak. All ingots were shipped westward toward Ufa
in 1948. Few, if any s ingots were shipped in 1952. Destination of finished
steel products is unknown. Di
1 EAPIZEISlEga'
NO information avallable,,
ay. Administration,
Asha is subordinate to the Ministry of Ferrous Netallurgy, 24/
Personnel.
The plant director is (Thu) Avvakumov, .U./- In 1948 the works'
employed about 7,000 workers. 2?/
o. Locations' Characteristics.
No informatlon available
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a, Location.
55004N - 59000 'Es Satkas Chelyabinak?Oblasts Urals, RSFSR.
Tbc plant is located in the southeast part of the city. Satka is on the
narrow gaga. Bakal-Berdyanak railroad, 2/
Capacity.
44 Using a yield from ingot to finished products 70 percent.
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The Satka plant was founded aa an iron works in 1757.
Prior to 1917 the plants known as the Satka Smelter and Iron Worker
belonged to the government installations of the glatoust mining region. 2/
The mill was re-equipped in 1913 but remained solely a pig
producer until about 19I0) when. steelmaking facilities were added,
Future plans are not known. .3./
c, Raw Materials and Other igsts.
The iron ore used at Satka comes almost exclusively from
the nearby Bakal deposits. Ihe high-grade Bakal ore is particularly suited
for the smelting of high-quality Charcoal pig iron.
The Satka plant also has had success using the iron-nickel
ore from the Akkerman deposit and blending it with martite ores from
Blagodat. By smelting the powdered Akkerman ore with coke it has been
found possible to obtain a natural alloy of iron and nickel with a nickel
content up to 3.3 percent. Despite a certain complexity in the processing
method used this pig iron is believed to have some future in Soviet high-
quality metallurgy , 5/
Sources of other raw materials are unkaown.
d, Coal Coke,
Ind Charcoal.
Coke w it has been reported s is obtained from Kemerovoa
aprcoal for ti a BF's is obtained from local forests. Y
e.
There are 2 charcoal BF'a at Satka, although it is
believed that at least 1 of them is operating on coke all or part of the
time. 71
The No. 1 furnace was first put in operation In 1929 with a
volume of 182 cu m. Uhen this furnace was blown in at the start of a new
campaign in 1940 it had been enlarged to 205 cu m,
Tha No. 2 furnaces possibly an older furnaces started a
new campaign in 1934 with a working volumeOf 177 cu ma 2/
Coefficients reported at Satka are 1928v 2a9;.1933, 2,00;
1934, 1,62; 1935, 1.47; 1940, 1.4; and eatimated for 1952 and 1953,.0,90, JfJJ
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Mast lihrnece Production
4 1952 and 1953
11.
fteliSevmdavosadotairorror
BF No.
Volum.
.(cu
Coefficient
Thousand Mtria Top,s,
Meal:slam Production
??????????iliMEMP....
I-
205
0.90
340
77.5
2
177
0.90
340
67.0
Total Pig Iron Production
144 .5.
In 1927.28,58045 12 of Bakal iron ore were needed to produce
3.24,869 MT of pig iron, or 1.7 MT of ore were needed for every MT of pig. 11/
f. pteeipakinviaslanu?
The date of installation of the two OH's at Salk& ia unknown.
It Is known that in 1934 there were no OH and that in 1950 two were in
production along -with a Heroult electric furnace .12/
The rated capacity of the OH Shop has been reported nt
50,000 Ml/per year. The electric furnace has a 1-MT capacity.
Steel Production
1952 and 1953
anwreranonr.eanowernam
No. of Furnace
20U
1 Electric
Ibtal Steel Production
Increased. 1/2/
Hearth Area
11.A.
Thousand Wtric_Tons
Coefficient OneratIaLam Production
N.A.
one MT
325
50.0
51.0
During World War II the output of quality steel at Satka
g, BrimarL12111ng11111s.
None
h.
None.
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4 Products and Production.
a'
The Satka plant produces coked pig, charcoal pig, natural
alloy pig, quality andordinary grades of ingot ateel? and some ferro-
allOys. 15/
Production es 1.61
1927-25 3-7-953-
Thousand Metric TOns
Year
Steel
1927-28
32.8
none
1929-30
77.0
none
1934
71.2
none
1935
86,o
none
1936
106.0
none
1944
135.0
/952
144.5
51,0
1953
144.5
51.0
k. Distribution,
Tho Sal:Implant supplies pig iron and steel ingots to the
Zlatoust plant. 1
1. P.1....a_nt_tclen_siEff
Satka overfuIfilled the plan for pig iron in 1946 and ful-
filled the plan for pig iron for 6months of 1947. During 1 1/2 months of
1952 the BF have produced an excess of pig and have successfully bettered
previous operating coefficients.
m, Administration.
The mill is under the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy and
directly subordinate to Glaruralmet. 121/
n. Personnel.
In 1944 there were 4,000 employees. In 1952 the plant director
was Mineyev. gy
o. Locations' CharacteristicL.
No information available.
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a. Location.
55004N - 57033,E, Meyer, Chelyabinsk 0bla8t, Urals,
=SR. Iliaryar is on the main railroad line from Ufa to Chelyabinsk,
b. Nistory and Development.
The plant, founded in 1784, W116 reconstructed and
modernized by the Soviets. Althouah at one time there -were BF' s at tolin'yar?
none are known to exist today, 1/
c. Raw Materials aad Other Inputs.
SmAll coal steel .ingots and billets are received from
Asha. At times steel has been received from Elektrostal and Krasay Sulin.
d, Coal and Coke,
Coal is used only for auxiliary or beating purposes at Magyar,
e?
None.
None.
g.
There are no major primary mills at Nin'yar. The small
billets received from Asha are fed directly to the roughing stand of tbe
merchant mills.
h. Finiehing Rolling Mills.
At Ein'yer? in addition to the ahove-mentioned rougher?
are three merchant bar and small strip mills at 116o nal, 303 mm, and 255 mm.
The 460-4an mill is a 3-high? 4-stand mills, the 303 ummill is a 3-1igh,
4-stand mill, and the 255 =mill has 4 stands at 305 mmand 6 finiebing
stands at 255 mm. Nill capacities are not known. V
...Satziklantbrv.
A, poverasa.has been reported in the town of Nin'yar. At
one time it is believed that ASha supplied power to the Minlyar Plant. Le/
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The rolling mill has a mechanical shop and tool shoe ? ?5/
J.1.112k.idltratajtano
The Min'yar rolling mill produces merchant products, bar
steel, strip steel, small sheets, small profiles, bolts and nuts, screws,
wire, and barbed wire? ki
The plant produces cold rolled bands from iron-chromium
alloys nos. 1 and 2, which have high electrical and heat resistance and are
used for heating elements in electric heat treating furnaces? 2/
Production Fiaurea
Selected Years, 1927-53
YAM
jialuna4_1_4 tr T.2na
1927/28
4700
1929/30
5000
1934
60.0
1952
75.0
1953
7500
k. Distribution.
No information available.
10la,ar
No information available.
ra.
Min?yar is probably under Glavmetiz which in turn is directly
responsible to the Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy?
no alignnail.
The estimated number of employees is between 2,000 and 2,5000
The plant director is Vukovich0 2/
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a. Location.
56024N - 61P5o,E, Namenak-Uralakiyp Chelyabinsk Oblastp Urals,
Limn.
b? 22.2I2EZ-EELEIES1g2P.ent.
Construction of the pipe works been in 1933 and by 1935
several units were completed Elul In operation. Original plane called for
2 blast furnaces producing 500,000 MT of pig iron per year; a pipe casting
deportment with a capacity of 1_40,000 MT of cast iron pipe a year; and a
fittings deportment with a capacity of 32?000 MT per year. One principal
purpoee of the Eamenak-Unarakiy plant was to be the main supplier of pipe
castings to the machine building plants centered in Chelyabinak? Sverdlovakp
and Nizhniy
c. nqatat-92111ELAWs'
Nearby ore reserves of the Sinarsk basin are eatimated at
8ok?000,oloo VT/with an iron content between 38 percent and 55 percent- There
Is no evidence of use of this ore at Kamenek-Uralvskiy. Other inputs are
not knonm. g/
d. Coal and Coke,
No information available.
Ironmakinc Facilitie5.
Although plans called for two BY a there is no evidence
of their existence, andit Is thought that the plans were changed> The
furnacea were to be coke fired and have a capacity of 900 cu m each
An iron foundry produces cast iron for the, pipe casting
shop
f, Steelmaking Facilities..
Although one source mentions the Installation of OR furnace,
there iu not enough evidence to eatabllah any steelmPking facilities at
Kanmask-Ural'akty. 2/
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NO information is available on the method of breaking
down the blooms and billet,wich probably are delivered to the plant
from an outside source, '
teG F1iiish1xyrouii and Cast Facilities.,
Mere are 2 rollin' g mills at the plant.* 1 a plata mill
and the other a sheet mai., y
Another installation at the mill produces cold drawn air-
craft tubing,. yj
There are 10 centrifugal cast iron pipe machines with a
total capacity of 197,500 MT of cast material per year, The capacity of
each machine is 19*750 M. Most of the material le cast into pipe and
pipe fittings. .?/
Iatral2EI Services,
Power is supplied to the plant from a local plant outside
of the mill. Water for cooling comes from the nearby lset River, 2/
j
Products and Production..
The plant produces cant iron pipe, cast fittingso plate;
abect And same cold drawn taing primarily for the aircraft Industry, 12V
Production !IalmillY
1936-5z
Thousand Metric Tons
/ear
Cp.st Ircmile__Eroducts
Finished Steel
1936
5040
13.0
/941
158.0
1952
197.5
20.0
195
alo.0
20,0
k, Distribution.
Sone notarial has been distributed to the large canal
projects in the south. Most material continues to be consumed in the hrgc
machine-building and aircraft industries of the Urals, 12/
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Plant Efficlelqa,
One report rakes mention of failure to meet the plans*
but no information is available. 131
m, Administration.
KamenskTral'skly is probably under the Ministry of Ferrous
Yetallurrv and Glartrubos'tal.
n. Personnel.
The plant employed between 4,oco and 5,000 workers in
1942, The plant director is S.P. Korepanov.
REM.
o. 'motional Characteristics.
VO information available.
5. Kopeysk Machine Euildinallaq1122_1m1_21JEEELF1rov.
Also known as the Kopeysk Mining Equipment Plantr
25X1A2
a. Location.
55910'N - 61938'14 Eepeysk,, Chelyabinak Oblast, Urals$
b Develo lent.
Nothing existed at the plant site prior to 1942,, when
the installation of evacuated equipuent began. All or practically all of
the facilities were brought from the original plant location in either
Gorlovka or Nekeyevka. A new foundry was under construction in 1949 and due
for completion by 1952, 1/
c. Raw Materials and Othesl.mtt.
Raw materials arc received by rail from unknown sources,
d. Coal and Coke.
Coal canes from mines near the plant ia the city of KOpeysk.
S'
The old foundry boa 2-cupola:S. which produce a total of 40 to
50 lifr of gray from per day. 2/
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Stee)rmIllEc_&11ities.
The old foundry has 2 "IIEG" 1.5411Y electric furnaces frx
producing alloy steel castings for nochinery, P. third electric furnace
produced uonferrous castings. .2/
AL4-NT Bessemer converter installed at KOpeyek operates
only 1 shift per day producing steel castings. y
Steel Production
1952 and 1953
Thousand Netric Tons
Rated Capacity
gUrnace_&pe _21) bamae Beatfitpsx Production
2 Electric
1 Converter
Total Pro-
duction
1.5 each
4.0
10
3.0
12A:
15.0
Indications are that 15000 MT of steel castings yearly are
more than the machine building division can consume. Reports state that the
new foundry will triple present production; so it must be assumed that either
the Kopeysk plant ia due for expansion or else the foundry is to become a
supplier of castings to industries in the Chelyabinsk area. 5/
g. FacilIt1es.
None
h. ILIA_ELlisbi ollaga
None.
1. IlatEsEimt services.
Power is supplied by the Chelyabinak power network. y
j, Products and Production.
The iron and steel division of the plant produces gray
iron castings and steel castings for both electric fUrnaccs and a Bessemer
converter. 1/
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Year Steel Finished Steel
1952 15.0 90D *
1953 15.0 9.0 *
irlasod on a yixdxfirom pourer?
steel to casting of 60 percent*
ka Distribution*
A major share of the iron and steel ptoduced is
consumed in the machine-building plant, although some is probably
shipped to other plants in the Chelyabinsk area*
14 Plant Efficiency.
The works fulfilled the Fourth Five Year Plan (1946-50)
ahead of schedule* y
m. Administration.
Tae controlling agency for the Xoperysk Plant is the
Ministry a Construction and Road Machine Building* 2,/
no Personnel.
The plant has about 30000 workers. 19/
o. Locational Characteristics*
NO information available.
6, U _stculatavMachineBuildingriantimeniKir220 (also
25X1A2g
a* Location.
54o562N3olowEs
Urals, RSFSR*
Usto4atav0 Chelyabinsk Oblast0
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b. HistoFy and nevelopmento
The Usts-Katav plant was-established in 18930 During
World War III, it was expanded by tict addition of evacuated units
of the Xirov Plant No 13 in Bryanak. Tae machine building works
is the any plant in the Urals that builds trolley cars* y
C * _RatiaaL_Lseriap_ndOth2s_rIutso
No information available*
do Coal and Coke*
No information
Ironmaking Facilittes.
She .plant has iron-casting equipment., 3/
Steelmakiv Facilities.
Mere is 1 603-sqmOM furnace of about 541T capacity
at thermtily She estimated 1952 and 1953 coefficient IS 4.5, .3./
Steel Production
ar"1931r=gsr"
Thousand Metric Tone
------r-earth Area.
Furnace No. ?Ina)._ Coefficient pmEatIngpays Production
1 6.3 465 325
92
No inforMation
h. Finishing' Rollin; Facilities*
There is a 3-stands Mills 450-cm medium bar miU.
in operations as well as a 4.-stands 3.4highs 250mm small bar mill* 4/
Other facilities include a forge and press departaent
and a wheel and axle department? g(
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A 3300-kw capacity power plant supplies power to
the Usti-Katav plant0 y
j* Products and Production.
Steel products produced include OH steel and bar
shapes.
Production Figures
Thousand Metric Tons
Year Steel Finished Steel
1952
1953
9*2 6.6
9.2 6.6
k. Distribution.
Most steel products produced at the works are used
in the construction of railroad equipment and trolley cars*
1? DAELEEELIIEMK*
No information available.
Administration*
The works is believed to be under the Ministry
of Railroad Car Construction.
no Personnel.
No information available.
o. Locational Characteristics.
No information available*
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7. rshtym T1achinerj P tlan
P.,(7FSR.
a. Location*
55?440N.60?3514 Kysetymm Chelyabinsk Oblast* Urals*
b.1 History and att.
The Kyshtym plant has been reported variously as a
machine-building plant* a locomotive repair plant* and as a mining
machinery plant. y
Ca Raw Materials and Other Inputs
No information available.
U. Coal and Coke.
No information available.
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
gene.
f.
A 6.4-sq m OU furnace of about 54IT capacity is used
in the production of steel castings. The estimated 1952 and 1953
coefficient of utilization is 4000 3/
Steel Production
-1-952 ---11;55
Thousand Metric Thns
Furnace No. .....2,212L. Coefficient qperating Days Production
1 6.4 400 325 8.3
Primary Rolling Facilities.
None.
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None.
ie Intraplant Services*
Power is received from outside the plant. 2/
j. Products and Production.
Steel products produced are OH steel used in making
steel castings.
Production Frr2E
1952 and 1
Thousand Metric 'Dons
Year Steel Finished Steel
1952 8.3 5.0 *
1953 8.3 5.0 *
riased or-"XlaT-Tilifnerot?
finished casting of 60 percent*
ICC. Distribution.
Most of the steel castings produced are for use in
the production of machinery at the Nyshtym Plant* 4i(
1. Plant Eg12121w
No information available*
mc Administration.
The plant is subordinate to the Ministry of Non...ferrous
Metallurgy* gi
n. Personnelt
In 1941 the works had 2,6000 employees not all of
whom were employed in steelmaking. 6/
00 Locational Characteristics0
No information available*
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II. Sverdlovsk ';Jblast.
About one-third of the coke, pig iron, steel, and finished steel
produced in the Urals comes from Sverdlovsk Oblast. Nationally the
region accounts for about 10 percent of the iron and steel production
of the USSR.
In Sverdlovsk Oblast there are two industrial complexes of great
importance to the economy of the USERs Niihniy Tagil and Sverdlovsk.
The Novo Tagil Works, built since 1940, is about the fifth largest
steel mill in the US:.'1.0 Men coupled with the existence in Niihniy
Tagil of the small but important alloy-producing plant imeni Kuybyshev?
and the giant railroad ear works, builder of tanks and railroad cars,
the importance of the complex is evident.
At Sverdlovsk, steel production is primarily in support of the
Ural leavy 1achine Building Plant, largest in the USSR, and itself
a producer of steel. The Verkhne Izetskiy Steel Works, although
of medium size, produces some important -electrical and alloy steels.
Three other complexes of lesser importance are at Alapayevsk,
Pervoural'sk, and at Niihnyaya and Verkhnyeya Saldat The plants at
Pervouralosk form one of the most important pipe producing complexes
in the USSR.
An important producer of medium size is located at Serov, while
somewhat smaller units are in Kushva* Polevskoy (Seversk)? alx1 Revda.
The Seversk pinnt is important for its large tinplate production.
Small producing units of no significant importance are located
at Nizhniye Sergi, Bilimbay, Staroutkinsk, Mikhaylovskiy, and Nithqyay
Turat
Sverdlovsk Oblast steel mills are important producers of coke*
pig iron, carbon steels from both OH and electric furnaces, alley
steels including stainless steel castings, and forgings,
A Nishniy Tail Conzplex.
1. Nish Li Metallurgical Plant imeni Novo Tagil?
25X1A2g
Sc Location.
57?54,N-60000 1E, Nithnly Tagil* Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Urals* RSFSR. The Novo Tagil Plant in Nizhniy Tagil is located on
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the southeastern side of the city, about one km south of the min railroad
station on the line from Ilolotov to Sverdlovsk* 1/
b* History and Davelepment0
Viehniy Tagil has been a metal-working center since
1631, but it was not until about 1930 that plans for a large integrated
plant were formulated* Originally the Neve Tagil plant was planned
at the sane time as the Stalinsk and tia:faitogorsk combines) but develop-.
ment lagged as effort was concentrated on other combines at the expense
of Novo Tagil* Py 1931 the Freyn Engineering Company of Chicago
had submitted the complete working plans for the integrated plant,
Although some construction may have started about 1932, it was not
until 1939 or 1940 that any real progress was made* 31
The original project by Frey., called for an ultimate
development based on requirements of surrounding industries of six
BF initially producing 1).775)800 MT of pig iron yearly* Final develop-
ment of the BF division has to show eight BF producing 2,3660400 MT,
Plans for the steel division called for two ON shops
initially producing 1063,000 MT and ultimately showing a production
of 20160)000 MT of steel ingots per year* One Shop was to consist
of 10 15044T OH feeding the slabbing mills and another shop with 12
150-UT ON0
Under the original plans there were to be 2 rolling
mill divisions producing 1,295,000 MT initially, and eventually 1,523)000
MT of finished rolled products yearly*
The coke plant division was to produce initially
2,032)000 MT, and ultimately 2,700)000 MT of metallurgical coke per
year*
It is not know' to What degree these plans were changed
in the years 1931 to 1939 when the principal construction started,
but it is assumed that the ultimate aims of the planners remained
espentiallartmchanged*
Estimated Chronological Development of the Novo Tagil Plant if
1931 Final plans formulated by Freya Engineering
1936 About this time coke batteries No 1 and 2 were
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1940 Beginning of intensive construction
No0 1 BF blown in
No., 3 coke battery started
Nos. 1 and 2 C'H
NO. 1 blooming mill
Wheel and tire mill
First section of the power plant
1941 .No. 2 BF
No 3 OH
No 4 coke battery
Sheet mill
1942 No., 3 BF
NO., 4 OH
Two Sheet mills
1943 No., 5 OH
1944 No0 coke battery
No., 6 on
1945 No. 7 oN
Cold rolled sheet mill
1946 No. 4 BF
Nest, 8 and 9 OH
No 2 blooming mill
1947 No* 10 OH
1948 At this time and earlier times it was stated that
integration at the plant was out of balance due to
the large excess rolling capacity and excess pig
iron capacity.
1949 No 6 coke battery
No0 110H
Large rail-structural mill
1951 No* 12 OH
From time to time mention, has been made of two Bessemer
converters at Novo Tagil, but not enough information exists to definitely
substantiate this, However, it seems quite likely that the plant could
have these convertors* Information on how much it is intended to increase
the size of this plant is lacking* It is presumed that Ftsynis original
plans will serve as an ultimate goal*
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co Raw Ilaterial and Other Inputso
The principal sources of ore for Bove Tagil are the
Vysokaya& Lebyaskas and Blagodat depositso Uto Vysokaya and the
Lebeaska deposits are within 5 km of the plant site& while the Mt.
Blagodat ores must come from Xushva about 40 km to the north o The
ore supply has been supplmented from time to time with ores from
other Ural regions such as Magnitogersk and Alapayevsk.
Hinings dressing& concentrating& and sintering plants
at Vysokaya and Blagodat produce an iron ore material averaging 54
percent to 55 percent iron content* Some of the concentrates from
the Vysokaya nto main pit can be considered to fall within the Bessemer
range; however the hither phosphorus content of other ores and concen-
trates and the necessity of blending ores cause the BF product to
be non-Bessemer. Sulphur by its erratic occurrence at Vysokaya causes
some trouble. The Lebyaska deposit is rather high in phosphorus&
with an average content of 0027 to 0o29 Po ly
In 1945* ma P7 complaints were voiced by plant managers
about the erratic delivery of Vysokaya and BlagodatIdue principally
to lack oi transportation facilities* .1..)1/
Manganese comes from Serov& about 130 km to the north,
and from lvdelo The Ivdel manganese deposits are estimated at 2400&000
MT. 221
Limestone is found in the vicinity of Nizhniy Tagil
in abundant quantities and averages about 53 percent Cse and 3 percent
to 4 percent s102. 12/
A large part of the scrap supply for Novo Tagil& in
addition to its home scrap& is the large and immediately returned
scrap from the Ural Wagon Works* Ferroalloys probably come from
Chelyabinsk.
d. Coal and Coke.
The coal for coking at the Novo Tagil plant comes
principally from two important sources& Mel and Kuznetsko Because
of the inferior coking properties of the Kizel coal it is necessary
to blend it with the high quality Kuznetsk coal. In 1930, it was
thought that the blend would be 20 percent Kizel coal and GO percent
Amber) coal, but with better washing and concentrating facilities
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In the early stages of Novo Tk;iljan analysis of
coal was given in percent as:
Kizel
Kuznetsk
Moisture
3e00
5.50
Volatile latter
37.00
30.55
Ash
10.00
6.18
Sulfur
3.74
0.43
Based on a 20 percent Kizel and 30 percent Kuzbas
blend, the analysis of the blend and the resultant coke product in
percent is:
Coal Mixture
Furnace Coke
Moisture
7.50
Volatile Matter
33,70
Ash
9.96
14,00
Sulfur
3.08
1.75
Coking of the blended coal results in a yield of
coke in percent as fellows:
Yield
/229.121
Furnace Coke
63.0
Domestic Coke
4.0
Breeze
4.3
Total
7103
Using the above coke and the iron ore material of
54 percent to 55 percent iron content as shown in section co, a
resultant coke rate of 1.02 MT per ton of pig imn is obtained, ly
Prior to 1940, there existed at Novo Tagil 2 44-oven
batteries with annual capacities of 333,000 NT of coke each. Batteries
Nos, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of 69 ovens each, were constructed in the years
1940 1941, 1944 and 1949, respectively, with estimated yearly capacities
of 4g0,000 MT apiece. ay
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Coke Production
1552 and 1953
Thousand Metric Tons
Battery Neu
Number of ovens
Production
1 and 2
83
666
3, 44, 5A and 6
276
10300
Ibtal 1 to 6
364
2,466
The coking time at Novo Tagil is approximately 14
hour so The coke plant is equipped with a complete byproducts plant? 32/
?0 Irngjacilitjcs
The Novo Tagil plant is the second largest pig iron
producer in the USSR with four large modern BF? The first 2 BP9 baewn
in 1940 and 19419 are of 1,100.cu m capacity and the last 2 are of
19300.eu m capac1ty0 Reported coefficients of utilization are for
19499 0.87; 19500 about 0085; 1951, plan 0.80; 1952-estimate9 '008102..W.
Blast Furnace Production
051-
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Metric Mlle
VoluDle
BF' Noo (Cu m)
Coefficient
Operating Days
Production
1 and 2 19200 each
3 and 4 1,300 each
0081
0,81
340
340
924
1,090
Ibtai
1 to 4 45,800
oc,o3.
340
29014
.......watiberaymara..????morrataarwe.
The 1953 coefficient is estimated to be 00800
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Metric Tens
193
Thousand
BF NO
(urn)
Coefficient
Otmrating Days
Production
1 and 2
3 and 4
1,100 each
1,300 ea0,11
0080
0080
3130
310
935.0
1404.0
?10111.101,
Total Production
.../M.MOVOMORMON?a???????????
2#03900
During the wary both ferrodarome and ferromanganese were
produced in the Biro Five percent of the slag is granUlated for further
use at the cement plant,' New additions have been made to the granulating
facilities. 12/
A substantial portion of the BF iron is pigged, particularly
for use at the Nishniy Tagil Railroad Car Werke? An iron foundry with
two cupolas provides maintenance castings., .22/
It is possible that two or three more Ees are in partial
operation or under construction at Novo Tagil4
f0 Steelmaking Facilities.
Ai 1951 the two &furnace Shops were completed4 Ihe
12 OH were all of at least 10041T capacitys with some rebuilt to a
larger size0 It is possible that the two OH built in 1949 and 1951
were originally constructed to tap around 200 to 250 MT0 Aa of 19520
it is estimated that the Novo Tagil OH divisions had 7 furnaces with
hearth areas of 4302 sq m each and 5' furnaces with areas of approximately
70 sq in eadft0
ihe following coefficients of utilization have been
repertedl 19460 305; 1948, 50751 1949# 5.74; 19501 643;,1951 pian9.
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1052
Thousand Metric Tons
Heth Area
Furnace No. (s in)
Coefficient
0 ez.2...At..?...a.an Production
1 to 7 4342 each
'3 to 12 7000 each
"Tatir--
6.6
6.6
325
325
650
750
1 to 12 65244
6.6
325
1,400
Indications are that during 1952 or 1953* 2 furnaces were
rebuilt to 70 sq in each, The estimated coefficient for 1953 is 697,
Steel Production
1953
Furnace No,
1 to 5
6 to 12
.....11222L. Coefficient
43.2 each 6.7
70.0 each 6.7
Thousand Metric Tons
Operating Days
325
325
Pr duction
47100
106700
Total Production
1,533.0
41011???????????
A steel foundry at the plant has four small electric
furnaces for making steel castings for maintenance use, Little evidence
exists to substantiate the presence of the two projected Bessner convertors&
although several Mtn report their operation, ill
No, 1 OH Shop has 2 75411 hot metal cranes and 4 pit
cranekof which 1 is a 150-MT 1.brgan and another a 15044T Russian-made
crane* No, 2 OH shop also has a 150411 Morgan crane, One shop has
a 22544T ladle crane from the Irkutsk Machine Building plant, The newer
No0 2 shop is somewhat larger than the No. I shop, The two shops are
complete with auxiliary facilities such as high lines and stock house
lean-tos, .2.il
The following norms were established at the Novo Tagil
plants 195 kg of standard fuel averaging 70000 kilocals per kg is
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furnaces was 10 hours and 30 minutes in 1949; the planned heat time
for 1950 on the same size OH was 3 hours and 30 minutes; the norm for
capital repairs was 240 hors, but an All Union record was set by an
130hour capital repair; the norm for mold consumption was 32 kg per
MT of ingot steel*
One shop probably supplies steel for the subsequent
rolling into sheet and plate, while the other shop supplies steel for
merchant steel and car wheele, Ingots for car wheel steel are probably
big-end-up with hot tops a/
g* Primary Rolling Mills*
There are 2 blooming mills at Novo Ittgil0 1 installed
in 1940 and the other in 1946. Thettoo 1 bloom-slab mill& built by the
Novo Kramatorsk plant in Kramatorsks is an 1,100-mm mill with an estimated
capacity of one million MT of blooms per year* Tee No. 2 bloomer, built
in the shops of the No Tagil plant& is also probably an 10100-1ma mill
with an estinated capacity of 1 million MT of blooms and slabs, The
No. 2 mill was built primarily for feeding the new large rail-structural
mill. No information is available on the plantts billet mills* 39/
hefinishing Jo
The outstanding mill at Novo Tagil is the rail-structural
mill* Installed in 1949s it represents the latest Soviet techniques
in this field, Although very hide claims are made for the mill& it
does not embody new ideas as compared with American mills, Tee rail-
structural department, 130 m wide by 600 in long& houses the 300-mm
mill& the 900-mm mill .nd many finishing facilities, l2/
Tee 800-mm mill& produced at Uralmash& is the first
of it; kind to be built in the USSR* Rails after being rolled are
milled& drilled heat treated l rotated for inspection and sorted
automatically* Each line is equipped with 15 semi-automatic and 25
completely automatic operations* Due to the high degree of mechanisation
and the fully automatic controls the productivity of the mill will
be 15 percent to 20 percert higher than originally specified* 22/
Stands are changed by a loo-InT crane in 20 minutes,
saving many minixtes over prev.:zus methods for roll changing* The 10D44T
crane was produced in Kresnoyarsko Some of the electrical equipment
was preduced at the Kharkov Electreenechanical Works and other parts
at the Leningrad Flectrosila plant* The bulk of the casting; fabricating,
and assembly work was done at Uralmash. W3 designer of the mill was
Georg/ Khimich* 21Y
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Tae mill produces rails, beams, channels, angles, and
rolled stock of round and square sections.. The estimated capacity of
this department, depending on the product mix, is 900,000 MT of finished
products per. year. 23,/
The wheel forging and rolling division has been in operation
since 19400 Tee annual capacity of the mill is 36,000 MT. 22/
Plate is rolled up to 15 cm thick on the 3-high mill
and the estimated capacity is 650,000 MT per year of sheared plates./
There are several sheet mills located in the mill*
At least 3 of these mills are single stand, 530-mm, 24high mills, while
1 mill is a 700-mm, 2.high tandem mill. Original plans called for a
wide hot strip continuous mill with a capacity of 600,000 MT* This
mill has net as yet been installed*215/ More section mills were scheduled
fer installation in 1950, but it is no likely that these mills have
as yet been installed* 30/
If the balance between steelmaking and steel rolling
is to be maintained at Novo Tagil, the next new installations will be
either several new OR or several convertors* After the installation
of the No* 2 bloomer and the 80m and the 900-mm mills in 1948 and
1949, the plant had more than the necessary excess rolling capacity.
Itta225nt Services*
47 1940 the No 1 turbine,rated at 25,000 kwthad been
installed in the power house* Several years later a second 25,000d4cw
capacity unit was installed. In 1952 it is estimated that power plant
capacity is about 125,000 kw, consisting of 5 25,000-kw turbines* 21/
A very large and completely equipped machine building
and mechanical repair shop performs not only ordinary mechanical mainte.
mance, but builds some rolling mill equipment* lhe No. 2 Novo Tagil
blooming mill was built here, as well as three Stiefel mills for use
elsewhere in the USSR* gY
Near the steel mill is a refractory plant producing
magnesite shapes for furnace use at both Kuybyshev and Novo Tagil* 22/
Granulated slag from the BF is used by the cement plant
for construction material* The cement plant may be part of the Novo
Tagil plant, indicating the embracement of other industries in the
neighborhood, thus forming a combine. Capacity of the cement plant
is 50,000 MT yearly*
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the Nizhniy Tagil lake.
j. Products and Production.
Products of the Novo Tagil steel plant are metallurgical
coke, pig iron of several types s OH steal, ingots, blooms bills-tap
structural shapes, rails, channels angles, rail accessories p plate'
up to 15 cmp sheets 1.3 mwide by 10 m long, and railroad ear Wheels
with a dialeter of 30 am and thickness of 7 cm, by
Production Figures f
Metric Tons
1940 to
Thousand
Year
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
Coke
Pig Iron
Steel
Finished Steel
700
1,150
19450
19600
19825
1,975
2,000
29025
2,050
292'75
29400
2,130
2,466
2,466
300
500
800
1,000
1,100
1,200
19350
19500
19725
19850
19920
1,965
2,015
2,039
100
150
200
250
310
370
500
700
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,.38
72
101
144
180
223
268
360
505
720
791
863
935
19010
19110
k. Distribution*
NOIR) Tagil ships large quantities of iron and steel
very short distances. The principal consumer of material is the Railroad
Car Works in Nishniy Tagil* Other large nearby consumers are the fabri.,.
eating shops in Sal da and the Uralmaah plant in Sverdlovsk* The Ministries
of Heavy Machine Building and Transportation Construction are allocated*
by industryp the majority of the finished steel from Novo Tagil. 113/
Other shipments have been'made from Novo Tagil as follows:
new types of steel shipped to the Leningrad subway; hundreds of tons
of base plate ani a large quantity of structural Shapes shipped to
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Moscow for tall buildings; rails and structurals shipped to the Volga
hydro projects; and pig iron shipped to -0himkonts Alma Ate, Baku, Eharkov,
Stalin?, Kirov, and Leningrad*jf
14 Plant Efficiencx*
Althoult the mill is fairly modern and generally
averfulfills the plan it has worked poorly at times*. The length
of these periods of lowered productivity usually last at most for
J. monthsosude as the period January to April. 1950* In 1943*. both -
ore and coal were so short that a drop in production occurred, and
again in 1946 the coal supply was Short enough to cause delays and
loss of production* kV
nio Administration.
The plant is under the Hinistry of Ferrous Metallurgy*
no Personnel*
The plant director is Vaisberg and the superintendent
of the coke plant is Didenko* The Novo Tagil works has between 10,000
and 12,000 workers*
0* Locational Characteristics*
The plant has room for expansion
-tStarY-Tagil Stee P
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a. Location*
57050N-60MM, Nishniy Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Urals, NSFSE4 The plant is situated near the junction of the Tagil
River with Nithniy Tagil Lake, in a sector near the old part of the
town?
be History
The Nishniy Tagil plant is the oldest in the Urals
and certainly one of the oldest in all Russia, having been established
as an iron works about 1725* The steel works was added about 1380*
Little if apy efforts were made at modernization of the mill until
the late 1920 s, when the Cortraunists discovered the advantages of
re-equipping the ottmoded and antiquated charcoal iron plants of the
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Urals. Only a minimum amount of capital was expended at Vizhniy Tagil,
however* and most of it was spent on modernization* A few new facilities
have been added, but additions are limited by the unfortunate location
of the plant site* y
c* IlawMaLeancte.
Iron ore comes from the same sources that the Novo
Tagil plant draws upon* namely* Mto Vysokayat Mto Blagodat* and other
deposits in the Tagil-Kushva region* 31/ All other raw materials
are believed to exist locally* and cause little trouble in the plant
.supply situation*
do Coal, Coke* and Charcoal',
About 1935 the BF9s were converted from the use of
charcoal to that of coke. While the plant itself has no coke batteries*
it is believed that the batteries of the NOVO Tagil plant kept Niehniy
%Oa well supplied* The coke is made from a blend of approximately
30 percent Kizel coal and 70 percent Kutbas coal* In 1940* experiments
were carried out to ascertain the feasibility of a 25-percent substitution
of Siberian coal directly into the LF in place of coke* 2/
eo Ironmaking Facilities*
There are two small BF Is at uithniy Tagil* each with
reported capacities varying between 268 and 271 cu mh. For the purpose
of this report the two BFIs will be considered to be of 270 cu 1110
In 1950 the planned BF coefficient was 0.911 the 1934 coefficient
had been 1.10* W
Blast Furnace Production
192
o urns
?N!. m)
Thousand Metric Tons
Coefficient Operating Days Production
270
270
000 *
0.90 *
340
340
10200
10230
Total Production
204.0
7-19 EJamate based on the 1950 plan*
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The estimated 1953 coefficient is 0.83.
Blast Furnace Production,
153.
Thousand Metric Tons
V?luzne
BF NO (cu n) Coefficient 2222_?atizig Days, Production
1
2
270
088
340
104 .3
270
P/38
340
104.3
Total Production 2086.
Both fres are charged with vertical skip hoists.
A double-strand pig casting machine is of the plant* A cast iron
foundry is located in the plant for the purpose of making maintenance
castinge and ingot stools and molds0 y
f% Steelmaking Facilities
In 1935 the small OH shop consisted of 2 small furnaces
capable of producing about -40,000 MT per year. These 2 furnaces reportedly
had hearth areas of 16.77 eci M and 14.8 sq m, At this time the plant
was seriously out of balance because of the OH shop took oftly .20 percent
of the BY pig and only produced enough steel to partially .satisfy the
rolling mill requirements. New furnaces were built and old ones reconditioned
and enlargedjso that by 1952 the plant had 4 OH furnaces of about 35.M4
35.44 10041T, and 100..MT capacity. These furnaces are estimated to
have hearth areas of 18.6 sq m, 206 sq m, and two with 43.2 sq m respectively.
In 1950-a. coefficient of 5.5 was obtained,. y
Farnate No. Smull
1
18.6
2
2006
3 and 4
43.2 each
Steel Production
Thousand Metric Tons
Coefficient
Operating Dais
325
325
325
Production.
5.5
5.5
5.5
33.3
3509
1568
Total Steel Production 225.0
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Steel Production
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Thousand Metric Tons
Furnace No. (sq. m) Coefficient 0 reMwm)a Production
1
18.6
5.6
325
33.9
2
20o6
5.6
325
37.5
3 and 4
43.2 each
5.6
325
157.0
11,1?10.0.1.1.0.001.440.0111?4in
Total Steel Production
228.4
g?
There is a sheet billet mill for breakdown purposes.
This 700-em billet mill is an electrically driven, 3-high, reversing
millAinigh rolls ingots down to bars 20 cm wide, 1 cm thick, and from
15 re to 50 m ion& V
Two gas fired soaking pits are used for bringing steel
ingots lip to rolling temperature. Material .coming off the 600..rmemill
is sheared into sheet bar about, 60 cm long. y
h. FinishinFacilities.
The finished product of the Nisihnly Tagil mills is
plate and sheet. After the breakdown from ingot to sheet bar and after
the ter shear the material is reheated. The newly heated steel is then
roughed down to daeets for either pack rolling or single sheet, rolling.
For this purpose the plant has about 6 2..hid4 finishing sheet mills
of both 530 mm and 700 me. In 19520 one of the 700-mmedias was recon-
structedm 21
?0 Intraplant rviees.
2here are a number of shops providing maintenance
service at the mill, including the machine shop, the electrical shop,
the forge and foundries, and a small structural fabricating shop.
A 5,000o4cw power station supplies the mill with most of its power. 19/
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Jo Products and Production.
Although the principal product of the ail is plain
hot rolled sheet, there is a small but important production of electrical
sheet and stainless steel. Blast furnace products are hot metal for
the OU shop and cast pigs for outside markets. Slag is granulated
and used for road and building block. One report mentioned the production
of Armco iron in 1935. 21/
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hev Production 22/
ears,
Thousand Metric Tons
Tear
,11.._rorl
Steel
Rolled Steel
1934
120.3
1937
150.0
1943
1952
185.0
204.0
61.0
225.01
162.0
1953
208.6
228.4
3.64.5
ku Distribution.
Known distribution has been made steadilY over a long
period of time to the Ural Wagon Works imeni Kaganovich,located in
Nishniy Tagil. Recently information hae shown shipments made to the
Kuybyehev and Stalingrad lvdroelectric projects. 3.S
1. Plant
Althouel the plant is old and, generally speaking,
outmoded, it nevertheless has been able to min some monthly premiums
for good *Jerk and high production. In 19142 and 1943 the plan wee not
fulfilled, due primarily to the failure of the transportation system.
The plan was overfulfilled in 1946 and underfulfilled in 1951. In
1950 the plan for steel and rolled steel was mate aV
m. Administration.
The plant is under the Ministry of Ferrous Metalluigy.
n? Personnel?
The director of the plant is Oulyayev. The mill employs
about 6,000 workers. 26,
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o0 locational Charemtcalstics*
Reportedly the plant is located in an old sector
of Iishniy Tagil where extensions to liFs OR& and rolling mills entail
destruction of large housing areas* ay
3. N il Railroad Car Plant No0 183. (Ural Wagon
Works, Komi ern .a. ar or-, aganov ad Car Works,
and Dzershinski Railroad Car Works)*
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57?541N-60P006E, Nishniy Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Urals, RSFSR.
to* History and Development.
Originally designed as a 5,000-railroad car per year
plant, it has been expanded greatly since construction started in
19310 The initial plan for the car works was completed by 1936 and
included a large steel casting section* During the war, when the
plant was one of the most important tank producers in the USSR, parts
of plants were moved to the works from Kharkov, Zhdanov, and Leningrad*
Today the car works, producing both railroad cars and tanks, remains
an important cog in the Soviet war potential* y
$ et) 1111219.12.114E-tEL221.2E--.19.
The original plans intended the surrounding metallurgical
plants of the Urals to supply the car plant with all the steel it
needed in addition to its own production* The proximity of the Novo
Tagil plant ensures a smooth supply of castings, sheets, and plates
which constitute 2603 percent of the metal required by the car works*
Of the remainer, steel girders, beams, angles, channels, bars, rounds,
and castings constitute 43.9 percent of the requirements and were
supplied by the Verkhnaya Saida and Nizhnaya Saida plants* The wheels,
axles, and castings constituting the remaining 2439 percent will be
supplied by the Serov plant, the Kuybyshev plant in Nizhniy Tagil,
and by the car worts itself. Essentially the input pattern remains
unchanged, but information is lacking on this point.
d. Coal and Coke.
Peat, coal, and coke are shipped to the plant daily
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e. Ironmaking Facilities.
The iron foundry has at least four coke-fired cupolas.
f. Steelmaking Facilities.
There are 2 steel casting foundries at the car works;
the large one has 10 3041T OH furnaces and the small one has 5 electric
furnaces. The 10 OH have hearth areas of 15.8 Bq m and the capacity
of the electric furnaces is 5 MT apiece. The estimated coefficient
of utilization for 1952 is 505,
Steel Production
Liearthrea
Thousand Metric Tons
No0 of Furnaces (64 ro) , Coefficient Operatinj Production
10 OH 15.8 each 5.5 325
5 electric furnaces at 5 metric tons apiece
28205
2500
Total Production
307.5
The estimated coefficient for 1953 is 507.
Steel Production
Thousand Metric Tons
No. of Furnaces
....(221_n)
Coefficient
2mr...atjzzs Production
10 OH
5 electric
15.8
507
5 PIT each
325 288,0
25,0
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313.0
The large foundry casts parts for railroad cars, while
the steel produced in the smaller foundry is used only for casting
wheels. Both foundries are quite medern and fully mechanized, with
molding presses p sand chutes, sandslingers? conveyors, vibrators, and
heat treating equipment. y
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Tne0Hws are fired by gas piped from the Novo Tagil
plant. The OH use, according to one report, 506 kg of a standard
7,000 kilocal/kg fuel for every ton of steel produced. II
g. Primary Rolling Facilities.
None.
h. FinjshjnoUj
There are no rolling mills at the car works, but extensive
facilities exist for the finishing of castings and the treatment and
fabrication of steel. Some of the finishing and assemb3y Shops are
the sheet metal shop, die pressing shop, axle forge shop, toolmaking
shop, screw and rivet production shop, weldment shop, and many others. 1.3/
1. ....1r4ertzlanrvices.
The power station at the car works has a capacity of
100,000 kw. In addition to power the works has many auxiliary shops
for maintenance and new construction. 2/
j. froductpe_hd2reduction.
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The steel products produced at the car works consist
almost entirely of cast and forged products for railroad car building
and castings for tanks. 10/
Production
-7951 and
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Thousand Metric Tens
Year Steel Finished Steel
1952 307.5 169.2 *
1953 313.0 172.2 *
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a product mix of large
and small castings, forgings a and
pressed Shapes.
k. Distribution.
All of the steel produced at the car works is consumed
at the plant although infrequent shipments have been made to outside
sources.
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Steel division.
No information available on the efficiency of the
m. Administration.
The steelmaking is subordinate to the plant directorate,
Which in turn is subordinate to the Ministry of Transport Machine
Building*
n. Personnel.
Of the reported 25,000 workers in the whole plant, about
7,000 are attached to the steelmaking division. 2...y"
o. Locational Characteristics.
Thera is ample room for expansion at the car works.
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1* Verkhne Izets Steel Plant. (My Verkhne Izetskiy Zavody
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a. Location.
56?5044-60P38 #E, Sverdlovsky Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals
RSFSR. The Plant is located on the northeast bank of Verkhne Izetskiy
Pond in the western part of the city of Sverdlovsk,
b. HistorLand Development.
The Verkhne Izetskiy plant was founded in 17250 Prior
to 1917 it belonged to the holdings of Count Stenbrock.-Fermor. 21
Before 1930 the plant was a producer of charcoal pig
iron and roofing sheet. At the beginning of the First Five Year Plan
(1925-32) it was decided to install new facilities at Verkne Izetskiy
for the production of lynsno and transformer sheet? By 1931 the con.
version had been completed. Production of pig iron was stopped. In
1947 the plant was the only one in the USSR producing the highest grade
of electrical sheets 0 although other plants produced some of the lower
grades? W
co Raw Materials and Other Inputs,
No information exists on the source of raw materials
needed for operation of the steelmaking and rolling facilities?
do Coal and Coke.
No information available?
e. Ironmaking Facilities.
The blast furnace at Verkhne Izetskiy was taken out
of commiseion before 1930. Lt
f.
There are 5 OH furnaces at Verkhne Izetskiy with the
following hearth areas & 2.4 aq my 17.4 sq my 19 sq in, 30.4 sq xn, and
30.8 sq m. The 2.4-sc m OR is for experimental purposes and as not
enter into production output. The 2 OH's of 30.4 and 30.8 sq in hearth
area are approximately 45-MT furnaces. The 2 smaller ones of about
30.41T caeacity each may have been rebuilt to the same size, but confirma-
tion of this fact is lacking. 6/
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The 3 electric furnaces, originally of 7-, 10-, and
1.5-41T capacity, are now rated at 2 of 15 !T capacity and 1 of 7 NT
capacity0 y
and 1.7 Wr. y
The small Bessemer converter is rated between 105:Fr
Coefficients reported at the plant are 5.57 for the winter
of 1950, 7.0 for the sumer of 1950, and 6.5 the norm for 1950. The
estimated coefficient for 1952 is 6.8. 2/
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Furnace No.
Heard.' Area
Steel Production
1952
Coefficient
Thousand Metric Sops
2pm4iNaama Production
OR No. 1
1704
6.8
325
38.5
OH No. 2
1900
6.8
325
42.0
OR No. 3
30.4
6.8
325
67.2
OH Ne0 4
30.8
6.8
325
6841
Electric No
3.
7 MT capacity
7.0
Electric No.
2
15 MT capacity
15.0
Electric No.
3
15 7,T capacity
15.0
Bessemer o.
1
1.6 MT capacity
12.0
Total Production
264.8
The eatimatod coefficient for 1953 is 6.9.
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Steel Production
93
Thousand Metric Tons
FUrnace Do.
(Bet n)
Coefficient
2221_a_mte.
Production
OH No0 1
1704
609
325
3900
OH No0 2
1900
6,9
325
4205
OH No 3
30.4
6.9
325
68.2
OH No. 4
3008
609
325
6900
Electric No* 1
7 MT capacity
700
Electric No. 2
15 HT capacity
15.0
Electric NO* 3
1$ MT capacity
15.0
Bessemer No. 1
106 MT capacity
1200
Total Production
26707
Steel coefficients are lower in winter than in summer*
Fuel oil is delivered in cold weather and must be preheated by steam
which imparts a 10--percent moisture content to the oil with a resulting
lowered efficiency. pi
-Another complaint about efficiency at the plant stems
from lack of foresight in the rebuilding and repair of furnaces after
a carapaigno The roofs on the Oills as of 1952 have never been raised,
the hearth area has not been increased, nor has the Checker size been
increased. As a result the duration of a campaign is only 120 heats,
whereas simile?. furnaces at Lysva withstand 300 heats* 11(
g. Primary Rolling Facilities.
The breakdown mill, producing sheet bar for the sheet
mills:, is a 2-stand 3-4iigh 665/660/730-mm ndll. A 650-mm billet mill
was removed from the mill before 1930. 121
h0 .Finishing Rolling Facilities.
In 1935 there were three Sheet mills at Verkhne Izets470
The No0 1 mill is a 2-stand 24ligh 760m m1-1-10 The No0 2.mill is a
duplicate of No2 1. The NO. 3 mill has 2 stands, 2-high 7160emn, and
2 stands 80Nmm for finishing* 13/
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In addition to taose sheet mills mentioned above, 3
more have been added since 19350 Ihe No. 4 mill is a 2-stand 2-high
720.qam mill0 Tae No0 5 mill is a 3-stand 244iig11 720-n mill.aw
The five mills above are all hot sheet mil1s0 The
No. 6 miii is believed to be a Sdistand, 4.4high, tandem cold strip
mill. ail
The electrical steel produced is of high permeability
of the mark VP, which is rolled into O. mm to 1.10 mm sheets and used
in transformer construction of low and medium magnetic fields, Ihe
best of this steel is EhAA, annealed in a vacuum or in hydrogen* The
electrical characteristics of this steel are: 100 to 120 Gauss of
magnetic flux density at 0.05 mm thickness and 300 to 350 Gauss at
0,15 mm; watt losses are 1.20 watts per kilogram; initial magnetic
permeability is 350 Gauss/Dersted, while the maximal is 7,400; the
coercive force is 0.40 to 0.45 Oersted. 1,Y
- i* Intraplant Services*
Power is obtained from the Sverdlovsk municipal system.
The plant has a forge shop and a gas generator shop0 Other services
are not mentioned.
30 Products and Production.
The plant produces quality steel from its OH and electric
furnaces, transformer and dynamo sheets, ordinary sheet, ball bearini
steel, and dome skelp and pipe billets. 12/.
'Production es 1.21
1913 to 3
Mouse:1cl Metric Tons
Thar
Steel
Finished Steel
1913
1914
2402
2504
1929/30
46.0
4100
1934
9908
5203
1935
113.7
6601
1936
128.4
1944
152,0
1952
264.8
19100
1953
26707
19205
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The following table shows the various types of steel
made at the plant in the period 1927 to 19340 LW
19208 1923/29 1929/30,
Dynamo 10.6
Transformer
Automobile
Ordinary Rolled 2501
Quality Rolled 29
16.8
17.3
0,9
205
2306
2102
23
43.5
Thousand Metric Tons
1931
1932
1933
1934
25.4
24.9
2802.
24.0
5.4
9.9
8.7
12.3
206
-803
1403
1103
1305
73.8
71.5
77.1
75
percent percent percent percent percent percent Percent
k. Distribution.
The 1935 distribution of steel from Verkhne Izetskiy is
as follows: .2.1/
Percent
1706 to Kharkov Electric Machinery Plant* Kharkov
15.7 to Electric Power Plant* Leningrad
8.2 to Dynamo Plant* Moscow
800 to Transformer Plant* Moscow
301 to Yaroslavl Electric Plant* Yaroslavl
2.5 to Electric Plant* location unknown
2.4 to Electric Plant Skorokhodov, Leningrad
2.8 to Electric Apparatus Plant* Leningrad
3.3 to Electromechanical Plant Volta* Baranchinsk
103 to Electric Motor Plant Lepse Moscow
1,7 to Electric Motor and Cast Iron Plant Revolutionary
Labor* Tambov
33.4 to other consumers
One report stated that in 1944 the mills supplied
the Uralmash Plant in Sverdlovsk with 60000 MT per year.
I. 12E4LITIlsLETID,
The Verkhne Izetskiy plant has enjoyed a reputation
for being a highly efficient plant? The plan was overfulfilled in
1946* in April 1947, in 1948, and in the first 6 monthe of 19500
Various unite of the plant have won banners and premiums for outstanding
operation! A number of complaints were raised about the amount of
Idle time in the steelmaking and rolling divisions of the plant in
1945. 32/
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mm Administration.
The plant is subordinate to Glavuralmet and the Ministry
of Ferrous Metallurgy? gy
no Personnel.
In 1941 the mill employed between 200000 and 25,000
people under the direction of (fnu) Radkevidh. 3g/
o. Locational Characteristics?
Expansion of this plant may be economically infeasible,
because of the present plant location in a, densely built up area? EY
2? Urals Mee Machine Buil ? Plant imeni Ordthonikids
ra s an
a. Location.
56050vN.60038tE0 Sverdlovek0 Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals
RSFSR. The works is situated. 4 to 5 km north of the center of Sverd1;vek.
b. History and
Uralmash, the largest engineering works in the USSR,
was started during the First Five Year Plan in 1928o By late 1932,
all important departments were in operation, although it was not until
1937 that the project was essentially complete? V
Under the original p1an0 yearly production was to be
as follows-70,000 MT of metallurgical equipment for the iron and steel
industry, including complete blast furnace installations capable of
producing 1,000 MT of pig iron daily, complete OH plants with 1504T
capacity furnaces, peat and coal gas producer installations, and complete
standard equipment for all kinds of rolling mills; 50000 MT of equipment
for metallurgical plants of the nonferrous metal industry, including
converters, water-jacketed furnaces, accessories for reverberatory and
roasting furnaces, and wire rolling mills; 17,000 MT of equipment for
mines and concentration installations, including large crushing machines,
ore and coal mills with a capacity of 1,000 MT per hour, heavy lifting
and conveying machinery for mines and potash plants; 5,000 MT of forging
and pressing machines, including steam hammers weighing up to 5 MT,
heavy presses, shears, and hydraulic presses; and 30000 MT of spare
parts for the above equipment. The forge shop was to produce 30,000
MT of forgings yearly for other plants. 2/
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Some armament production was realized as early as 1934.
W.1941 Uralmath was a major armament producer making all types of
guns and gun tubes, shell cases of all calibers* mobile artillery and
tanks* and mapy other ordnance items. 4/
Plant No. 8, a gun factory in Podlipkia and the Stalin
Novokranatorsk plant in Kramatorak were partially evacuated to,Uralmash
in 19410 In Sverdlovsk the Metallist plant and the Voyevodin Railroad
Car plant were both subordinated to Uralmasho Equipment was added
from other evacuated areas* and Uralmash production increased so-signifi-
cantay that by 1914 output was 7 times that of 19409 1/
The area of the plant is about 1.5 km long by 0075
km wide, A mail amount of new construction continues; one of the
new buildings reportedly houses a rolling mill. pi
c. Raw Materials and Other Inputs.
Incoming daily Shipments of pig iron and scrap amounted
to 450 MT in 1949* Steel has been received from Zlatoust* Nizhnaya
Saida* and the Verkhne Isetskiy plant in Sverdlovsko Copper has been
received frau Pydaminsk and Sredneuralsko
do Coal and Coke,
On the basis of the original plan* the peat beds 25 km
to 40 km from the plant were to supply 250,000 MT to 300,000 MT of peat
annually Incoming coal shipments were reliably reported to be 120 NT
daily, y
ea
The gray iron foundry covers an area of 21,000 sq m.
Scheduled annual production under the original plan had been 30,000 MT*
of which 1102 percent were castings weighing up to 40 kg* 1402 percent
castings up to 150 kg* 20 percent castings up to 500 kg* 26 percent
castings up to 2,000 kg z and 21,6 percent castings over 2 11T. 2/
The foundry now consists of three longitudinal sections,
The central section is equipped with a 50aMT crane Which is used in
the casting of large and complicated pieces, One side section contains
drying kilns used for castings in molding boxes, The other side is
used for casting small parts? The cupola furnaces* the foundry cleaning
shop* and the molding sand shop are in this section. av
There are 4 cupolas in the foundry* 2 with hourly production
rates of 20 MT each and 2 with rates of 10 MT each* Yearly production is
about 1500000 NT, In addition achine Shop No. 72 has a small iron foundry. 2..Y
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The iron foundry needs 60 to 70 carloads of sand for
molding purposes each year. The sand comes from Argayash, about 180
km from Sverdlovsk. Productivity was increased with the introduction
of permanent molds, the use of which has increased considerably in
the postwar period. Chill castings and pressure and centrifugal cast
iron castings are produced. Ef
F0 Steelma4naEllak11?
A.new. OH furnace added in 1940 brought the steel producing
facilities up to 4 011s, 2 electric furnaces, and 1 2.,MT experimental
OH. Three OR's have hearth areas of 19.0 sq in each, and 1 has an area
of 25.0 sq 114 The electric furnaces are of 4- and 841T capacity. At
least 1 OH produces acid steel, probably for steel castings, and 1 or
more of the furnaces are of the tilting type. The 4 OH's are, respoctively,
of 40, 40, 40, and 5014T capacity. The estimated 1952 coefficient is
5.0.
Steel Production
Thousand Metric Tons
Heal...Er-0es
No. of Furnaces __(pam) Coefficient Operating Dais Production
3 011 19.0 each 5.0 325 92.7
1 OH 25.0 5.0 325 40.6
2 Electric 12 MT total ?12.0
W4503
11?10?0*Milim.????????...IPO.,rnmematawOrxereaff.?????
Total Production
........1.....11...a.1.0?10111.01.*????????????.????????
The 1953 estimated coefficient is 5.2.
Steel Produetion
Thousand Metric Tens
roc?I-17
No of Furnaces __S252.0_,. Coefficient 0.02n19.22g.%Es Production
96.3
42.2
12.0
3 CH
1 OH
2 electric
19.0 each 5.2
25.0 each 5q2
12 MT total
325
325
Total Production
3.5o.1
aimplail.1%.4. +.1';
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34f;
2 2t$7 aoe8
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64,
e$ttantl-pd coefficient,:
QJ i1:
sigstejlxa
2N7)
2C6
'0,64
?
.1154,c
ir$
4otal 4
.AX'? 0,1+ .,67.01,....4}1,114, 44,11,1:44qt 10,
Thq.0 LT d1.-912.:.iim kx4e..sriltmoi ;Av., Yicit 410,e,t fjtove.
leaAing opq3ratIone in 1949.) end at t4.1., tint a new blvoar
alma with aAwatic tamperstnre contre1.4,,
During. t4e the .!1J.A., 04..rte0 rxeduction a sinUr with
the UIS4. et vauadium-beartni,! chenlea wRetit -0:.'odu47;to from the forreOley
plant, At ritzt the hlgh dironiw.n. content of tMsevast ...-..?roducts did'
net permit u aotisfactory sint,ev.v but by bicneUg with other laaterlsis
a *inter or proper quvlitr woe ebtalnedD Zt operation of the a-Inter
plant has resulted In utilizotieu or all chrmieal watt' products as 1.5e1.1.
o5
all the BF rime
The product of the CI-xoe.vey- LF is properly classified
low alloy vanadium pig iron,.
A& iron rumAdry ror casting nalla mill couplings is
located at tho Chummy. steel pinPt,
r. &,,5;21fijilaWLLP1.111Ilta'.,
Before Vorld War. the %bop conoloted et 4 0-MT
tvrnaoosi, ftteh with a hearth ,area of' 27,5 m ,24/ In 1952 th,ms
r1;irnaces had a eoeffielmt of 4,40 IV
3tarted during:1943 and OrAr.lbpd in 1946 vas aOuple..gl_thc
shop eonalating of, to nensener eonvertor3 or er 12-W2 capacity
17C?
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aud 2 tfurnaaea or 100,4T odpkwity, Th 1 ntw ftrmcea hfiw
hearth arm cf but z tplae,oc, Xi",/
(Olaar.41Yer
441:11,4M-Xit,
4 iz
2 ?1 ex CB
111#arth Arva
V`'?10?,,,,??..,
270:5 otiob,
al.,2JA,V,14141
4- 4 1
;., 4
, 1.rialilc_le ,1
32'4;
,;(L',.,11,-1,,;,3
).'.,`;',4"7.
,2?,4?1.011,231,11,1,1g..11,4I,T41414MILT.
1,-V1441541,,Ifft,L4,
ra;
4
ikitP1
. - :4,11.0T,10110.1.0..11/e's 4.11,, ? .1,6?44 ?nr.
'rho a timat4!d :19 rf0iri i
1953
Eillarth Arta
(en
t-441Pr
T'nP
wg.re eiihtSli,
443
T"tft1
.75.x.......mnst-Autentrast.....,-raaz ex.i-rx,r2,,,at
lia,11idaw AtarA
1?,5
3a5
x.tadern,....gara....eassucevinah.,..11...44,Agaemny.
Cit=ovey Xe'tbn firnt plant In the t;.,36 'to u6-3.e the aul;lex
proo6509 And a continwl offcrt is being n,cdo to improvt) the ttabnology
of producing vanadium olag and steel :er'oa low alivy vap.adi= pig Irol:k,
. 1,11e an( .140 copzixtera on duplex precello avernge 6 hours A'4,rAp
tRP on CH rurntacoo; (20g) fliy) VT ouch) if4komtet)92560yo0,,,
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'ills duplex ehcl? :wie started production or nritocn enring ritseL, utO
meas p*eaible by the vanadium ctmtvnt a the plmtt hot n,,i:,taa, li/
P,e=11-1.(511Prig,-,F=;,W4UWAY.,,
ILgota to il;..Lcom, thor* oxA6La
sn LZO-rilm bloming 1:111 r?cportv-..3,7
IIty tg approxlmately jGO,b00 'Z'or 2r11-
irig t1;., billet sige there oxisto a oillot g6r
akigOrtli,
FJ,he finishing Ittir-ro..14.`si,11,:-,: 2,7:Lpalvt,o n r?
bar AtAll tla 3 ertinid* j end 'tor Iral 1 wit,b
otundo, tonree reporto the 21X,:um bar havlAg 2 391-ru
interoe:Ilete stasd9 fclIgwing the 50C1-= rallct mill ond 0?
ri3alskIng 5ttis,o,
plate5 th,src IN c C60 /V/0/(...Ni-mil :24 hiOt pleto
Sn ? ;al
Tb M-mn mill rolla etctione amhen ,6h....,nnelg grd
A strip iL13. ulth zi.,Apeatty of a:4aut 60,,G30 Whoar
pert of th6 Viniohing s...irt 4 tiiatemde to th*
and the prinnapa produet io spring steel otrips for tbe autOmotivt
simrolt indtittries, At the 21ith1i d of the nI21 arc severni
cmerciled coolim furnecotiozii
;12141,121AILA?
Althouth there waa WIZA3,1 415o...-Av pv,eer 0.011to th
'17411A4101-0,4 plant px-ior to 1917, no evidence extot.,..3 of one ther now 2,2/
AKLIE 2'1:04k:114(414o
The ovInuipa pr*ductl orn lov-niloz,,F vanadium pir, lron?
lacota; baolmri, bara, nnd f41 L9vkle,(Jio 41ght lahannalz and
mfttionv, wvaAtorcing rod obrome anl etliccw er_;ring mtve19 ntk:1 scl,me
a:Alf* and oNiftiugs, In addition? bercoe 1940 the pXtmt prodced
l!erroalloys, lohloh 'Art now variniacred noporetely frori tht) netalurc:Ical
During tho waro &nor plate and ohcll easinga ere
prodap,ed hcreQ
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1913
1927/2021,
l',1;391;
4)6
9?;,4;
d:2,6
4!'g
,771.
106
4
044
1IV?
194';
.50
7;346.
271,0
Z71J-3,
:;:2910C
A949
10,, I,
3I c
411,0
41174C
4:30,-)4
43200
t.
At vartovo ttm9,e ?ehipnta oi? maed produtAs have beim.
made tc ilolotov?, tho Vulga-ko canal, thn Nibyahlie7 hydrvelvotrio plan%
projectN and to the Novo Tagil s'z'!:1 M/
.?Iirall4,tw,,
2D 194U the 0.11=4:5,4,:,Q. overralfraed the rlaA*.
gerxignition wnz uen in the All Cnion ;34N.Atiatat Competitia.a In 1947? at
which tim -tha divAsion wao p t 1td iaadquatos WTTO
roatilled iA 1949 by the plent? nNd in. 1951 the dp1 pfulfil/kid Ito
yaaxly quotabyx4d,bovember.i ga/ The 195) plan uas tultilled in all
respnot30 :Vsyf
During the winter or 192, Chrs..,ivvoy experiencvd
delnym in operution due to a &ficiemyi or and coke cnutecd. by 17,'Aoff1cle-ilt
stonkpiline in the open shipping eeaomo ;Q/
The CkifurIcomr p1at tdlytly wider '41avurnamet ftwi
wohsequit:tr the lidnistry of Ferman Astallurgy,
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IgRamaa,
attczt: :1150 tht rannt artetor traD (tnu.,)
suc,evAed by 'Zabulayevi., :21 Me director ln t947
. Popavo:
14V the pI4nt tloy,od nLout plAn;,4Tn.j.,?2 t-1PA
nuaer had xity,in
AVIA'Atka.
Nro
25X1A2g
Ft?mm,,inn ;111?-r7
-CtaslIst,
Thfo plant 15 in tht nartLwa.it part, ci" ,Oolotc,v;? bttwecm tho 4,17.ta
and the ratIroad li4e, to Chtinavwo
LV.-t34,9141c4r.DASAIALIV.,M16
Tho l&rcv ordamm plant, at Pialctoy9 rormrly Peen., MZA
towAtd La 1663 and wttri known an tho C&C'Y'rklaUtlital Cannon Axcat?,
in prl*ably the, lorgent ean plant in the AIS:,:;%? In 1922 a lorgt reonatm:lion
nr*Itct vo,B vax*rttik6a at tli pimat, lo It.nr.;,wn abott tho lteel ,
-:AdwAnc se4;tionv except that doring tho war none 1.) fumacco wre adaod, Z/
(cg? ;,AUIEL7114,.,fita, C1,1421...aladno
? Via iron omen to the plant froD Kuehva and '1,Talr1y Tagt!,
otoel alkapzin 0240 from t,-;hatwvoy and 1'; koro Amor riat(f...) r;N;VI
them.flobryanio, plato 4rroalloyo ore ehipped to NiAotol.., frou th6
Chcdplinok tewroalloy plant, ;,-V
do '..,11,24-11.DIkat,
No inform; t k a11ihi.,
ImmalneWg111Ill&
There im. a cray Iron tthe cun
ii7:11122AidaLatalakkao
.."There are two W 4op5 at Plolotoirwith a t,otAl
ftenaccoo adatioa, 6 electric rUPritiCO2 and 1 Tessen,cx ctonvotti-r am
pnrt of the mteel producing facialtifl.s3 Two foulariee (1,uat gun Uarre)z eizu
1,rdno.nee parts9 making the plant eelf-aufficUnt in its need fcr castineo,
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. Ths, alvtruco of tho 1.3 20 oqi. m ib
ij Tmrp,haty ot Ivrrip.c ic OAT, philt thn 6
kmrnr...soo iAave ua evcTorge oawkity of 2 Tt.? sizt ,o1" thc ctoryortr
lo onti.114),t.e41 to i'..zve 0.. 1,5, ezpacty,-, .
art holde-mr, 1952
1
Tct4
f!;04;3:7441
'kir tn.51 ,
r V.Wa.r1A3.1;';9:k1411,4414S,V.,,,Z;55A.,,ISa'
coefficient
1,s;mckalt,tc?,l'gal
paw,. .57.,,wouvr mv.n.
ni,t1ttuovcrfic'.k .ent ?c 93 !La
(1.11[4/[41.1,:t...l erti-Ave2G.V.,.-.1...-eam, 1,1,1510(115?% 04,6,71K701,P,
g=iata,
13 oa
6 :61(tctric
1 c;mverWr
UGrth Aroa
es& -
)ex,
Al4g04cal
4,:elc Cav 2.4 Nuts..
fsSilusIzt ItszdalailAw Ltzlmalls'L
r
doA,
2 7a ev,ch
a,5 VT
32,3
44ox
2260
Total ProalcUon 400
lNitror..1.111.11W,PrAftraIn.-1,v.V.A....0/7.,
* 'A.pacity 7; 25 ohare$ pcw dew 300 oparatingdy
1$0
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of the f,:::1!.'14,1 wcry egmnpitte0r1th.qi V9Pc, The
ttrnaces at 14:,.he mill buylu b%th ftel f.0.1 iA ?C ttiC
el.kictric tamatca produce hich-spetd
''...hert are 'Vac tT,mN aL
detelle wirdlable!i, 4/
kL)
1925 uut 00C-4na heavy pltke gill way inEts:11d
at the plunt tt a. capacit of 60,000 WAytar,
A sheet wail. was in perfAlov. in. I9) im:ah
Eheet in belielva -Iwi; in operctIon nova Thl't new r111, 6voiclej_
by Peotawet3'? relln ricUl strip rurcinz fratq '.()-mm. 14) thick,
A
14.2 strip -can 1.* soimerted by tlay mIll, it P;h06t iniI
cat
4 other 7-AlIs? or on unknown ty hi
at the plant> W
lAher f' int slang t LI., ID Div6 e a 01 re 4Jrcul ng op ?
two forge yhopy, a weldment shop, and a 11,fi,at treccUAg divivirm ,Jith
lerticul herdening fur: laze
o LTaraj. apt:. ',7tryjacago.,
The daily paw,er :eliTmmalption of tr..3. vhele f6:1,otory iA
14,V00 kw tk'. 50?000 kv? or ala tio percent cople,e ovcx1rd from
The plant hes an unamelly Ugh rviriibvr of?Ai.x.171.?tozy-
faxsili.ties such as ale:Ar1ca:1 dz*cheltsico.1 replAr ezre nct,d4;!tfl
not only by the steel division? bat also by the ipn producla:z; soction.,
In addition to the nusterono erdverme rtaterialo produced
hr the planto the steel section produces Mel vp?md steel9vu
steel y chrerae-nickel steel, ehrome-nickel-nolylkienm 6teel.9 plate, isike4,..t,,
and stosel wire? 12/
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64.tt
71944 to, 135:3
MUNI JIM.,
A gkett*r pArt of 1.;A,J .prolluced bath I.i d.
is timinuft thti NAM, ltoolG At 6090.60 NT pir year w.re c11;
ljraimaeon tLnt in N1J4h4.414 Tagil:, 1
allat.,4,10411S,P.S.1.3
No informattou
4411Alv_vaaa
nO information tmilAtle.1.,,
n) ISTAkAba,
Them
to betwoon 40v000 and !XV)00 ?worlmrs eirployor:i in
the vhols plant() The nuaber omployfAl. in the steel actlon iow.4 knwn,
The plant director is Abram J:sa,yevich h ovJdyand the tttad. of tbo
rolling mills is (Pau) atyAnts,
()?? 4.22SIIiRfiatAktrIciap
Zxpansiou of faftsting facilities may be hinder tlt
proztnity of the Elama Rivor and the T3taus-SIberian R4alroado
25X1A2g
,
r1031'49-541"vAT TrViva9 1461otov Cbltst benls,
* 7ield to stool based on a product mix of 67 peroent 1I steel and
)3 perf.:font cast steci with ylolds of 72 percent and ?t:',5 perent)respectively;
or a iftighted yield of 66 percent,'
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The Ly 'a mill waz fmn.4,1f4tt 178.' ;.n the en.;:ly
tte mill 1,mt,, Tnelornized und VRIRfaU Dtx-,Ing War:',0 War 11- tb,i,1
siuM..nnd puns;4n prOCID division rrm the '400t1,1,ya>rplont '.%-.141
tVII.r;a110",(N1 t0 .:i.2:Tc.'74,4 in 1948 plam were folnw17413.,
wipe' 14,1.1.a tc.) p.1.11t,,,?
V.;1. fluxor3 are shippod i,-;hnsavoyo
E110-,
'4:oal...;Crom the Donetz heon at the plvnt
60,1:4a.m4;:n 2.,x!ently lt has boo) partIsIly.1 roft
uoar5y. tr:r The mttallurgio14::?...,wLtyr-!.nt noes viKt5)2.ro
r.rom the Ckaokbt. ;:!okt-lbht and. in prujvcers at
Although. lu earlT. day3 Leen nt tyv-"44:A.;.,
-th,ely Arc nv longer in operation,
iassikorkltaKt,g1111Ja?
:n 1936 .i.,..yoilva pliant Parn&ces at,K.,u1
)0 -M 3C-Nev and, 50 mpaeity, via4 bedrth arcan of 141,53 N
, 19,14 sq, and 2'..5 sq amajor rebabilitatton-of nomo
of theo M uas undsrUiven in 1943 and 1C44.0 1952 611 ftrnt5wcv tPorv+
ettl.?,:::ted. to hnve boerth areas of 25 nq
The. 1948:norm or cc,,,effielsrl IJ,L-zn set at .1,761 however,?
prwdued 4?80 '?1-ri, 1949 the ouefTSliz.nt elizooded the 4CPa! by
Tbs aoTil. for 1951 .6m6 reportedly ,9,v,,t 6?,53, but the. estlnnted
ao?cffloieint ,for 1952u..em
18.01-f:-E9d1.11,41Q
Sgagad lelrikitLICV?.;a
Mearth Area
ce!,.tgasl,vrit, kayli
to 4
250 0 eat:.?..14
?
it ?
atm lau me,
3Z5
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estiorted coof.f.'intent l`nr 1953 is 602,
,-11, AT.3 X1'41,W14.30,,,,,,,b1LIMV,M7-4,1,04,41.81.1.1.S1r.Vi evil I ,A 6.113,3.11 F.! 4.1M,.. ',-.1%V ?
4.?v-
trZt 4
?nearLis. 213-ea
0C each
294LII UZ
,bef
:325
Cpsn hearths are tottA 741-4,
mo74a 296 heats against the. norgtof 160 0 new roar
Noo 4 w liJited 275 heats alpInat tho Alln.1 fir I6o hats. 2/
A.01,411 steelragmary provided Cdt'-',3ES rOr 1n et'.,
cro
Dreakewn fAdlitles Lrjo.'''..w tx:trmiSt
VV.3 tile slab PAD, fol1on.1 tty s,2 h101.
?
LIJAWLECIalgC,ISISILIIIW0
Thare aro six uhoot n1110 at Lye-v.1 rolling stsrd rvp-
tinplate? galvanized sheet, and ordianry atc, Tvo il1iir?re, ,"?3- otand
2,- high 6'630,443.), mials, 3, Le , stand 2- h1,0 670-tro 141,2v 1 is a
e.-.:nta 2- high ?640-am. is 814444 2- ?Agti rroc-ms IrJ11? and thn lakst
a 5- stand 2,7,1344,b, 700-nn ctt112/11
01;41(ET., tiniShinv facdlities inclIttda n 4n-laveling
a. galvanizing 1-312op,Ln tin plating, and a Oteaving sectiom, The
eh* has four Dalenbaoh g'alvanizing vat e,? end the tin mill hot dip
facilities consist .or 'Waive 'units? Til/
? A far-reuching mechanization of sheet rolling speratlen.6
at tht .1710va plant VAS ar,thievicd betve.au 1()46 and 194 by inatellim-,
shaet doub1ers9 scale removers9 and couvo7cra.
, arzazat.i.,Traimit,
Ham 0 ? 451. i 0 000 w pouer station south of the
4,1511.77,Arz' %.
'18 lake whic primari?ky zsupp power to the, steel aii1r.""/
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7?1-w
7,g1 addita the orCI,nory mnohnnicn1 and e1m7trica
rpji'ohopb,, the vorko cenUlnu 0:,wou plPrAto
';(120,1C111Li4nUaketkV;Ii4410
AxIng the vn1,-y reducol W.,..and 152 pla 37.4zN
AA rocketa, tinzist.-3 of shects ohec,tn,
11NA aUp ti plat4, antombile sheet8 OZIllra to a00 ci ni2
Tho mettIvare Ser;t1011. 0,17 Ur:* combine ,:iroduces a vide assortnent or
household products, lfd
7,7
aaitU.SP)ti 1'4 ap'9 ''41
,
".:;?927192
-
,las. Vilay,nparmsr, 11..? ',SS AT V. PA 4413Sg.nria.17,;:legt!4417.51,1tIL,'11:PIZia
?-
5to.WL flagAgg,..1...!41;
19Z7/28
1929/30
1q34.
19)5
1936
1943
1,!
1953
60177
105.0
126u0
12000
195A)
!-00074
69..7
141,0
14408
7n 192V24, 19,000 VR of tin plate were pmducod9 elong
18,)000 Yri! or galvalllp.ma onoto Abvat 1943 the tin plate proauetton
wun rtiported to be 34,0005 aqYearo
LLAtlaltaitta,
No information avo.ilahjz,
10 kakillaijsCAVIN:10
The plan for the complete metallurgical cyoi uover- :
nalfilled in 1946. The power s'tation was awareltxl, a premium ill. we
The 1949 plan traS COltipleted in :::.eptember,, The plant overfulfilled the plan
for the first 5 months of 19500 ,1',Y
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Acked.43#1:214Aciz
Tht rdll la zubcratn.ac to ,',1,,,v7,1rnim4t ;7i'ld UN
or :Cerrouo .netolitregy,, i4g/
The dirootcw pilor 'o 19!,:k Twa.: 0:t14.4) .Dycdovtoov, Tb.rrt,
pparently two illto,;'s AP 1.95C,i, and. l'4, ia not 1,-nc..-wn OLich
.1.,cttPx of the two, M,Qy iJom J. Trogov. tv,i :- ,r, ',.!elo-t .7-n
A-yo'va t-:erks emplogod u:',A;vt ':$,)C06 ne4p,010, ia/
*--, IeRkilka qilaatoliig20
Zo lurottztioh avv..:5,,.I a 2. & ? 2 5 xiA2
11111111111111
altatiz ''' ,i'lblialiAl, tIczt2
a.
f.,5VT;VNA'AS'EL, WIA:Ia, A6,1*Loy -,131ast, '017, :.;:AT,,
Ato plont fix next to tkw pv.Nr eitat:to o-'1 thre ri.ht
43
1)0
. 3onvtmotloll t iat:Irtd 3.930 ,a;11A1 v.tia
orlcinealy ocheduled for ('mpletlon 1)70 .:...Irogrie63 at OUtkak. ;i94egcfle
and by 1.93 only .the fIrt two batteric. t1Crt finiNhtd,. ThPtLc
wall .1n operation by 1942 1.1A6. tbe Zaia.0J:41 V 1944, Thr' ar-c 7.P.o .Nturp
expanaior. planz'for thio workoo
,Fild.2-Vita?zZ9a.:;:LAA2LaiUir-Wo
;No informtlovi
4Q k1.111-0111:?:214,
An anclipan qAado r.i, thl:; plant) of tho lomi
motalluraleal eoalv whiah eonprise 80 i-vIrc4vat to 85 percr,nt ot' Ula
requironentn of the Gubokha plant :La shown baow3- .1
Az4 sulfur Voiatilec
(gAgiltal) Imrsztual latragal
1M4D1 Zillitilla 10,6 to 11,a 3c7 to 4,2 )9,7 tc
intent Volodarakly 9u13 to 11,2 3,6 to 3,7 39005 to 49,:,21:
liconi Chltalov gt5 )02 44,0
taerd Oerov 10,2 to 10Q5 .1,8 to 1,9 40,7 to 40.74
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tIto. loi.,v17:1. 13 by c
ylvls,1 of .etvb lo cf
,a4 t
ae.
:a arr,,
erP:Otilt
. Th07...zo arc 4
:or- a tvt,L1 or- ;;,!.
--y
t ? 7, 'flgi"77' t - ,
"
rei3E.
si
=1
14-ont,
Tho pat mceivve, c:ovtr Trrvm ne4riri powd,r t114tt,,u0fJ
i>41:01L9&i
1:61
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?
cc:kis
tbz. aok's.
? Th6 c6ht:
V'cIi.!?t
i. jJti:c
? Lacorsi-t.
et*:
? 00
170,-1.:0 'C?1 e,"!, 25x1A2
,-,,,,, ?
4toe1.. vo;itoSlre on tbd.!
vxmlatomOt?of Vtle T"?.'w?
? ?? ? ??-?
fr63 t11,!::? m11:16g
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(.1.1 ,c,r1 Ctce
:In 1761 cr.
Ctcrmoz, 4/
belolArA6 tim
ruture j".-nf..Y for
LLJ
ar,on for fi.t.e( px.ti4vAion
ut i.pr-rtv 4it.:Tcru
lo raiir(md 1'14'
con,f1,1, tne neyko2 blnnt fu.kmne 2/
(.;4161-1..,A6L1iXo
(.;01(..P rcpvrtoAly Lhc,
DOW*008 i3avo IL Attewpt t thc
lesq. depttqcftt on untiae
LIPPLIQURALaglitlAt.0
At one tiu.c gotTmoz for. nain6.1rwl,? bvt
kobte,-"bil:ttatIon of the pas..:.:Ata It tellow:d
wa* gbasIdo-,Ac6,, Ch6X.T.,U3 pit4t nov iclevelm'il on
6r olg iron Niait6or Cj.:%12.01FQ? for It
'Mt) atecl. 1tc et tlso GIVIMDZi heS tZkr*
drttY'l:,.A C-040ccLAirance 'nna. het,vth ,u-etu c)r 20 -oq IQ/ The
aro reporteA 2.936$, 19379 3.00; IVA 3,:R4 1943,,
7951,
4,80. iLi3 4.
2
Y.leurth AX1a
eacb
as=e!,11x14
ettM, osvo =to
TIANVElld Ttg.m'
???., ?
4-?
4
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The 19.10 cocfaciviit io etrtilm.,.tctl,t&Oc)
4a.:kaAlw.
CPI 2
s ger, "IOC 11,1' .4),iir,ejeti,IPZI 1,1;1 4..4A,
17ACN'.11,ttl Areirt.
ZO 00 Vite.4), 5., 0 6-5,0
f .41... akamor opt t oratosteavaat neeer.nog,me.v.e.,.... ? vesr to,
a0 ZAVIA4V ,Jka:144.7.1i4g11;aniao
ITor bmakinc dotrn Ingots them Is o- f.,9,").4ttu F?:10k111,-1:
rolls olabs for th shmt
Y:ls, 2 nnd Neo 2
3- stand 2-
n
ill, and Roo 6
Uriagii,,rlaLL'icISAZW.- 120
There are 6 ohect milll with tho (7.1ar4A,Avr!tly
mills sm 2- strd 2- hicil 560-mardlls, No, 3 Pc, 4
high 61(.).Aal mine, 110,; 5 min io 2- ntanr.; higb
mIll is G. 1- otond 2- hk.:,h 6.10-mn 11/
i0 IDIA114:;aUaUC64:240
The plant to winipp6d Atli a powurplont 0,,ortalning two
turbinev of tmknown car,acity a mchsnical worshop? ..r.nd an clezti
vorksbopoLhJ
10 lagMiI9 naft-Z110u.AttRU.
Opon-hetExth stool ingots 120 vm by 30 qm by 20 eg, 4Ad
plates and sheets 1 mm to 15 mm tbick by 1 m lone by I m ulde cec.
produced at Chermozo
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Selected Years,, 1934 to 1953
aikr.
LizImo
atel
Sttla
1934
30.7
3200
2309
1915
41.1
39.6
30,1
1936
42.0
49.2
3306
1943
?.4AL
50.0
N,A,
1952
0
62.4
468*
"p.953
0
65.0
48,74
aarlanst,013X01.1w......ww...01.1.0.. ? eantraitamr.rwmieitle.1,4,...rr.,elifRoval?It..-man
k. 211aIrlbm1L2a
SOMe steel is shipped to Dobryanka and Molotov, Other
destinations are not known.
1101-Itflalg412:.
The 1946 plan was overfulfilled.
hAmlaigx9112u.
The controlling ministry is believed to be the Ministry
of Ferrous Metnllnrgx. Administrativelvj, the Chemo plant controls the
Maykor Iron Works? 12/
of about
120
Director Upukhin is the plant head and controls the efforts
59000 or 6,000 workers, /
oo 1-ZaafOla-gb&WIlaCtigAl.
Chermoz is one of several northwest Urals metallurgical
r;enters not located on a railroad connected to the rest of the Urals
railroad net. Because the Kama River is frozen over during the winter,
the steel works is dependent on supplies stockpiled during the shipping season,
Based on a yield from ingot to plate and sheet of 75 percent.
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,11,001 200 .Volv
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25X1A2
6, ?E0 'Orlintern Steel Plant)
7 5t25 ! 111A.
ft)Drysnlin,, Molotee Oblasti, Urals, Rsm,
Deawmke e,,eneettle 'Lite the Urals rail net, and must use the Nam
filiter as ti MEW i 61.7.:1:1 di
t -.AM-Lk/WA?
Lie De-?eyenka led 3efisk Iron nnd 3teel 4orks was founded
en 2725 i to 291' telongel te the steel holdings of Count
Itecganov,, JPlexv fer future dereleTaments are unknown,
C- 14_1 '14V4araist...2zL thr_yz_43naa)
:Hczt ore requirements at Dobryanka are limited to feed
'tnd ekerger e fc the OH shop, 0eigin of the east pig iron used in
ser le ere; eef4nietly knave) but probably name comes from ycc1
,11.6. the.rt eeeeu!O Yeloi.e from ether Urals plants.
coi5rgpltat supplies are shipped over the narrow-gage
tror YCME 111F61 docks, ccording to a report by the
tartermaster ee Detrysexa, the plane, reeds about 138,000 MIT of raw
weeds's e yeee, ;11 ewe eetarleCez must be delivered during the
oxei3etioe SeRrOT 1:11;h: te the led: of good organization at the harbor.
In:41ueiuee rec,Aeed in ele!'fidLene cuuntitiee in 1946 The scrap
eequiremant in Ii'etw 3C,C00 MT, ef which only 8,000 VT was delivered,
;i1n0 seal lese ot tle reig iron Teeeerement was completed, Incoming
1h4ments ef ex:Lc:mite and limestone were almost nonexistent in 1946, A/
?wi, oil is ptpEse from oil barges on the Kama River to storage tanks
at the plert,
eL
is used only for auxiliary purposes at Dobryanka,
As tiere Ere no celang fazJlities Octal comes from the Donetz Basin and
ree, Karagaada
Ia,n44a7 FagqiIA.Aa
Me plant he a puddling furnace for making sponge iron,
elation to at iron foendirye 2/
Ie the OH shop at D
e heerth area of 18,8 sq me
l'nntalled le 1900 but tiLtitquantly
e
-bryanka are 2 354T OH furnaces, each
These furnacee were o4gtnally
have bees odernized. ??I Coefficients
? 192 ?
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? of utilization of OH furnacee are reported as follows; 1936, 3.12; 19379
3,33; 1938 3,34; 1950 plan, 5.60; and actually attained for a short
period in 1950, 7,14,, The 1952 estimated coefficient is 5.0. 121/
EtraLitszikagusa
1952
dARNMM1411.1.64...,-..1.M4.4 nvAalS...41,,,,,,R.M.WHIRAINe.a.......644.2.1.1.1600.10MININPROM*Ile=1.941.6.0101.14.16%.*II.P.IMMailialqUICIInge
Hearth. Area
EMEAZDA-E94,
2 184; each
2Rszjojap kradalitim
5.0 325 61.2
gjoel.141.1111.e.....160.....