PROPOSED REDUCTION WORKS AT KRAKOW/ BITTERFELD ALUMINUM PLANT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600040522-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2011
• Sequence Number: 522
• Publication Date: October 20, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECURITY IP
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPOR
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
CLASSIFICATION SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION
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COUNTRY Poland/Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Proposed Reduction Works at j$rakuw/ Bitterfold
Aluminum Plant
DATE
ACQUIRED
2. This agreement it highly advantageous for Hungary because it is much more
economical for Hungary to export alumina than bauxite. Increased production of
alumina will permit more economical generation of process steam and power through
moie efficient use of back-pressure controlled-extraction turbines) power plants,.
3. The Polish Government will bui {he same type reduction works as in Inota, Hungary.
Construction will begin in 1954, and buildings will be of prefabricated reinforced
concrete construction. Instructors and foreman will come from Hungary. The
Poles obtained the complete plane from Hungary, not only for equipment but also
detailed designs for the prefabricated concrete buildings by the terms of the
Mutual Technical Aid Commission.
4. An alumina plant was erected in Bitterfeld before World War II by the
Me tallgeaellschaft A G with S reduction works on the same site. In 1942,
experiments were made for the first time with mechanical, contact revolving
rectifiers, manufactured by the Siemens Co. The results at that time were not
suece3aful. The aluminum uork? operated 28,000 or 30,000-ampere cells. A
plant for the electrolysis of salt brine for the production of caustic and
chlorine was included in the Bitterfeld combine.
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO,
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In the agreement of the Satelll.te States with the USSR, Poland must construct an
aluminum reduction works by 1955 with a yearly output of 20 thousand metric tone
of metal. Poland will not build an alumina plant, but the entire requirements
for aluminum and abrasives will be imported from Hungary. The latter has agreed
to deliver 50 thousand tons of alunina yearly beginning in late 1955.
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5. After world War II 11G (I1etallgese].3fohaft tlrk)* was entirely taken over by the
Soviets. Thus the great chemical combine at Bitterfeld is now operated and
managed by the Soviets and the German authorities have nothing to do with its
operation.
6. The aluminum reduction works is believed to be operating on an expanded scale
because the East German section of AEG delivered rectifiers after the war to
the aluminum works at Bitterfeld. The rectifiers were rated at 60 thousand
amperes and 650 volts.
Corundum is manufactured at Chonrewics, near Bitterfeld.
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