INDUSTRIAL AND CHEMICAL PLANTS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040001-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
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Thcrc Is no chlorine industry to speak of in Hungary although there is some limited
production in Budapest. The entire chemical industry in Hun
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is limited because there is no native salt in the country. Prior to World War I Hungary
had Transylvania with its salt deposits, but following the war that region was taken
away from Hungary and consequently the country was deprived of its salt deposits. An
electrolytic installation is planned for utilizing electric power from the projected
Rakamaz power station on the Tisza River in Northeast Hungary. Production of this
caustic soda was planned for fulfilling the requirements of the aluminum industry.
Hungarian production of alumina calls for 220,000 metric tons per year, according to
the latest plans. Alumina production requires at least 12% caustic soda, or 30,000
metric tons per year of 100% caustic soda. Raw materials for the new. laraar !antnry
will have to come from Rumania, One of the problems to be solved Is the disposition
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Most of the chemical industry is located in the Ladapest area. At Petfurdo there is a
large plant for several chemical industries which were partly destroyed during World
War II.
The Petfurdo and Vsszpran organizations are now working together. A very fine labora-
tory and institute is located at Veszprem. The professors are cooperating with the
Petfurdo plant for training. No actual factory production takes place at Veseprem, for
the plant is used for experimental work. Experiments are performed with nitrogen and
the cracking of crude oil. Pilot plant research is also conducted in synthetic gaso-
line experiments.
The Petfurdo nitrogen plant will not be expanded. Instead the new plant is being con-
structed at Borsod. The topography of this region will allow for expansion of this
plant in the future.
There is only one plant for acid production in Budapest, named the Sulfuric Acid Company.
All acids are manufactured there. A new acid plant is being constructed near Seolnok,
where sulfuric acid will be produced. Raw material will be supplied from North Africa.
There are no cellulose factories in Hungary. Hungary once had forests, but those areas
are now The kraft paper used for packing cement and alumina was
imported ntil approximately 1951. This ma tsrie: is In su . e ll nAA a rrxu ~w....+~a P. -n....._: now +++ ~c2;'
CL UUMLI expertmen plant not far from Budapest,fSolyom Barna Zoltan, mjocated in ere
Budateteny, for the production of synthetic rubber. I G Farben e.lao prcdaced some
synthetic rubber in fiungary. Plans are zow under way to produce synthetic rubber from
?lcobol. Kok Sagyz is only now being aealimatized in Hungary. The work, strictly ex-
peririental is carried on near Budapest.
The Soviets have enocurazed the development of synthetic rubber in !ingary. However, up
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in what quantity. At thy,BudapestuGa3,Works, where Czech ,oal1isFused,
ted for the production of bottled gas.
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