DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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DATE DISTR. 21 February 1952
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a. Tricresyi. phosphate constitutes a particular bottleneck, and deliveries
are three months :in arrears because one of the distilling retorts
has been out cat action for several months. A new retort as now been
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b0 Oxalic Acid: A yearly export quota of 2,500 ton: has been established.
More than enough is produced to cover all requirements.
c0 Carbon Tetrachloride:. The annual export quota is 1,500 tons, More
than enough is available for all purposes.
d0 Formic Acid: the present output of 90% formic acid is used entirely
by Chemische Fabrik Finowtal, Eberswalde0 It is planned to start the
export of formic acid in 1953.
a. Methanol: A theoretical yearly export quota of 17,000 tons has been
established, but up to the present all de iverie.3 abroad have been to
Russia on the reparations account (Konto 'IT"). The entire annual produc-
tion of methanol of SAG Leuna is around 30,0O0 tons. The 1951 trade
agreement with Russia provided for the export o;' 3,000 tons. Deliveries
were achieved by the end of September. A quantity of 2,000 tons has been
b0 Isobutyl alcohol: According to the current trade. agreement with Russia,
2,000 tons of this product were to be delivered by SAG Ieuria0 This
delivery has already taken place. There is an additional demand that
200 tons be delivered during October 1951.
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SAG Buns has received a monthly order with precedence over all other demands
for 250 tons of ethylene glycol for delivery to the Wismut A.G. This product
is to be.used for the manufacture of explosives,
Miscellaneous
a, (_The DDR is at present very anxious to export chlorine, of which it has
large stocks, There is no export veto but deliveries are at present
impossible because of a shortage of special tank cars and materials for
packing and transport.) The yearly export quota is 36,000 tons and
cannot be met for the above reasons,
b, The DDR now sees itself obliged to import sulphuric acid (in contrast
to 1949/19%0), principally from Russia and Hungary.
c. The DDR is at present unable to export any phosphorus because of its
own current internal needs, Shortage of this commodity is partly
responsible for the bottleneck in tricresyl phosphate, Requests from
Poland for the import of this commodity have had to be refused.
d, The DDR delegation which left for Warsaw on 3 October to negotiate a
.long term trade agreement with Poland is represented in the chemical
field by Joachim Nitschke, the principal expert for the chemical and
mining industry of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. The delegation is
headed by Georg Handke. ?
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