ECONOMIC - IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY

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• Publication Date: October 11, 1951
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Appe:3i.X: Metallur6ical Production in 1950
German IoGratic. Republic
Ecpat mic - Iron and 13te0l ~ 1m ultxy
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X. Requirements of Iron Ore in 1955
X:. Development of Pig-Iron Production
VIII. Development of Cast Steel Production
VII. Development of Rolling h3iI1 Ey.u1p!ent
VI. Development of Rau Steel Product1f-n
DATE DST. d e Cc t 1951
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
j iwON; AS a 1Y L IYvn~ X
EVELOMEIt"I.' 'O 'I -AST tz%?
TABI_ -01r, '-I YQ
I. Development of Production as k7:l.e
II. Covering Material Requirement. (;f tI'A Zone
III. Investment Pltrx
Iv. Manpower in the Iron and Steel Industry
V. prcciuctiol Program of the Principal Enterprises
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i TION
On 17 August 19 thegoeerD ent of the German Bemcratie Republic issued
a decree outlining the developmeant of the iron and steel industry under the
PivewTear Plan; it been possible to obtain a photostatic copy of a draft
for this deox-ft pry by the Main Departant for Metallurgy in the M.ni:asti7
for Industry. The draft is interesting because it contains nuserical data not
included in the decal itself . This data has been sugarized below, together
with data from anotbar d,ocuaaeut giving all details on the dieVelopeent of pig-
iron prcda tiou,, raw steel production, and rolling mill activities.
Iron ore
Pig Iron
Raw ingot steel
Rolling mill product-
(including semifinished
products for forging)
+J~ncluaing
1.2 0 95 3.1*
1 0.8 2.2*
aL6 :12K
o.6 0.!. 1.6
0.2 0.3'15 1.3
II. COVERING MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONE
in 1,95o, the Soviet Zone requirements of rolls mill products were
1,500,000 tcna 53 percent of which
were covered from domestic pro on. in 1955, requirements are planned at
3,500,000 tons, 63 percent of which are to be covered from domestic production.
2. Scrap requirements for the production of raw steel are to increase
from 1,309,000 tons in 1950 to 2,800,000 tons in 1955.
Essential requirements to be covered by imports (in tons)-
pig iron for production of steel 250,000 70
Metallurgical coke 1.00,000 1,300,900
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op ~ /s M `I ~ a ~~6 ~ ,R 'H , ', H =~kli wk'~ a ti',i~~ h^1n r~M` 40q tPe n' Yn k,pP?,
,.v t Nx. ng s _em ~ . ua .e i9V u v 'H'?2 '~~ ~;a,
iron-pre mines
"West" Combine (Calbe)
"Oat" Ccelins
(Fuerstenbetg)
Mexhuette
Riesa
Oeditz
Eennigsdort
Doeblen
RrandenWrg
Totril**
12
8
5 ti
20
59
.197
161
42
17
478
26
25
16
6
2
75
24
7
2
111
32
21
28
15
1.5
97
2#
12
3
49
48
15
125
0$
23
402
412
306
1.3
50
*Supplementary credits allotted at the end of summer 1950 for preparations for
the Five-Year Plan.
**Not including the regular investment pian or iy7v..
2
0.4
8.0
and steel industry 168 35
rolling mills)
Total for iron
105
i2.5
Mines
800
3,500
"West" -Combine
--
2,400
"Oat" Combine
--
12,060
Maxhuette
6,300
8,6co
Riess
6,100
9,900
Groeditz
2,200
4,000
Doehlen
1,300
3,600
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He aigsdorf
4,000
MOO
Brandenburg
700
13,000
Miscellanea plants
6,600
5,900
Total
28,000
68,00.'3
In a ,i,tion, the Henni,gadorf Iron Research Institute, which eJaployed,2
persons it 1950, is toeuaploy 12 persons in 1955,, and the Central Construe-'
tion $SPrtsa; of the Mstailtsrgical industry, which espldyed' 70 persons in 1950,
is to have 310 employees in 1955.
2. Hers irop-ore mines
Now irou-ore mines at
,Scsrschenbtttrg,
Bnrdeleben, and
Draunassumnpf
9. Riess
10. 0roedits,
11. Doeblen
12. Hennigsdorf
Iron . nod. limeatcc
Iron ore
Foundry pig iron
Pig iron for steel, raw steel (Siemens-Martin),
cast steel, graded iron, medium and thin
sheet, large forged pieces, etc.
Thomas pig iron, Therms steel and electric
steel, graded iron, medium and fine sheet,
forged pieces
Siemens-kiartin steel and ejectrical steel,
cast steel, graded iron, pipes
Siemens-Martin raw steel, cast steel, large
forged pieces, tires, cast iron pipes
Special steels (Siemnr-Martin and electric),
cast steel, graded iron, forged pieces,
automobile springs
Siemens-Martin steel, electric steel, cast.
steel, graded iron
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SIT DWML0?1 KJ OF 1 STEEL PRODUCTION
2-200-000 tons of rolling mill products planned
._ _ __ d
uce
to
b
t a
e ,.aces---a
fox' 1957, it 114.4,0.
rT _,__. _ _ _t production
cluding 140,000 tons of ingots or rough castings for forging). ' p
l mills:
t
u
s s
ee
is to be distributed as follow among the vario
Production by Principal Steel Mills
(in 1,000 tons)
steel mill 190 . , 190- F~~s c4 on F] ~zst S 51 nt
0 550 Steel mill, is to have four 50-ton
Siemens-Martin furnaces, three
20-ton Talbot furnaces, three 250-
ton primary mixers
40 700 Four 100-ton Siemens=Martin furnaces
completed at the end of 1950; ap-
parently six more are to be built
subsequently
Maxhuette 256 460 In 1955, the blast furnaces are to
produce Thomas pig iron exclusively.
The Thomas steel mill in to be re-
cc2nstructed (with a fifth converter)
and will be able to produce 420,000
tons, in addition to which there
will. be 40,000 tons of steel coming
from the electric furnaces
Riesa 300 600 At the end of 1950, there were six
f
urnaces,
100-ton Siemens-Martin
one 60-ton Siemens-Martin furnace,
Doehlen 12 250 Two 10-ton Siemens-Martin furnaces
at the end of 1950. To be built:
nace having an annual capacity of
60,000 tons
Hennigsdorf 125 200 Four 80-ton Siemens-Martin furnaces
__., _
m_ b
1
ilt.
f 1950
e
u
one 25-ton Siemanc-Martin furnace,
Total for German
enterprises 793 2,910
Soviet Corporations 160 250 Increase due mainly to,enlarsement
Total 953 3,160
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Medium sheet mills
Existing az the
Bloe it g all"
Existing at the end of 1950. at Hennigadorf, Maxhuette, Riesa, Thale (SAG)
To be: built: at Brandenburg, "Oat" Combine, Doehlen
Mills for heavy and semifinished sections
E xissting; at the end of 1950; at Ma xhuette
To be built: at Brandenburg, Combine "Oat," Doehlen
Medium iron feection-77 mills
Existing at the end of 1950, at Riesa, Hennigadorf
To be built: at Doeblen
Small section mills
listing at the end of 1950: at Riess, Hennigsdorf, Kirchmoeser, FinoV
(Hoffman & H'otz) (Reickaebahn Repair Yard) Dresden, Oberspree Cable
Works (SAG)
To be built; at Iohlen
Flatting mills
Existing at the end of 41950: Bermigsdor, Hettste dt ($Au)
To be built; at 'Oat" Combine
Strip mills
Existing at the end of 1950; none
To be built: at Brandenburg
Tire-rolling mills
Existing at the end of 1950. at Groeditz
To be built: at Groeditz (second mill)
Plate mills
Existing at the end of 1950; at Kirchmoeser, I1senburg, Hettatedt (SAG)
To be built: at Brandenburg
(SAG)
To be built:
VIZ. DMWPMM OF ROLL .HILL EQJI S
Thin sheet mills
Existing at the end of
(SAG)
To be built: at "Oat"
Tube-rolling mills
Existing at the end of 1950: at Riesa
To be built: at Riess (second mill)
In addition, it is planned to mechaniz;r All ro_?tng mills now in existence,
to permit an increase in output capacity,
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Tie - Stiel
Electric cast steel
Siemens-Martin cast
steel
Bessemer cast steel
Total
_?2 9_. . 0 112 1952 1953. 5 .
14,015
22,310
41,000
48,360
12,980
20,750
3.4,800
38,800
11,066
17,380
16,320
18,400
38,061
60,440
92,120
105,560
56,160 66,960 76,360
47,800 71,600 84,600
19,500 16,540 16,740
123,460 155,100 177,700
.... ,rc, ,,-nrir,rtlnn capacity is thus estimated at 92,120 tons, as compared
with 60,440 tons in 1950 and 30,oo, Lone lu J-7y7-
a
ally. For this reason, the^electric
-? --rnacen^}i?~ nt 1 milli have not been
a great reduction in heavy pieces cast from e ,
also been a reduction in handwcaat pieces in, favor of pieces produced sr chanic
been overloaded (excess of
h
r auw va ,. ..
The develo menti 01
the requirements picture has changed considerably since that time. there has been
Si mans-Martin steel and there has
Production assured by Maxhuette in 1950; in
1955, 10,000 tons will be assured by Msx-
huette and 550,000 tons by "Ost" Coubitw
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171,000 tons- Thus, the s
by the experience of 1950, the majority of the offices receiving the allocations
will be a long way from utilizing them fully. The Transportation fministry?7,
which requested an allocation of 1,500 tons, issued 250 tons of orders; the Main
Department for Machine Building, which was entitled to an allocation of 2,000
tons from the Main Department for Metallurgy, ordered only 800 tons; etc. The
allocations requested for 1951 appear to be even more inflated, and it thus ap-
_c .,_ ,acs e?mrity will not be utilizee.
According to another source, experts in the Ministry of Industry believe
that this available capacity will be used as a pretext to permit the Soviets to
demand an increase in reparations. The following figures planned for 1951 pro-
durtion zhould be noted. i e
electric cas000
t
tons of Siemens-Martin cast steel; Eeennigsdorf,2,000 tons of steel
steel and 6,000 tons of Siemens-Martin cast steel; Groeditz, 2,000 tons of elec-
tric cast steel; Doehlen, 6,000 tons of Siemens-Martin cast s`:,ee1.)
has since been exceeded), the total alAVC aoivuo .v. ~.,_
it?ation is attaining equilibrium. However, to judge
Product 122 1955 Remarks
Thou" pig iron 255 490 Production assured only by Maxhuette
ompletely
Foundry pig iron 65 250 Production Maxhuette;
in a c
Combine will
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t on of 490,000 t of Theses pig iron 420,000 tone of Thy raw
Prod= 1
steel
Production of Siemens ih steel is to reach 3,150,000 tons in 1955,
including 2,600,000 tons in ingots and 550,000 in steel owhich a. will Of this
total, 610,000 tons are to be produced by "0et" Cosabive., which entail a
requirement of 550,000 tons of pig iron, to be provided from the plant's am
output. This will leave a balance of 2,50,E tons of Siemens-Martin steel
to be produced, for which 900,000 tops of pig iron will be needed (on a basis
of 35 percent of the total product); this amount will have to be assured by
imposrts .
1 -54 percent iron con-
Imported ore: 1,200,000 tons for "0st" Combine (52
6054 000 tons for Maxhuette and "West" Com-
Production in East Gerq> , ,
bine, 900,000 tons of which will come from mines now in existence and 700,000
tons from mines to be exploited.
APPENDIX. NZTALLURGICAL PRODUCTION IN 1950
It has been possible to obtain a photostatic copy of a document giving
the production of the metallurgical industry in East Germany during 1950. The
principal figures have been incorporated in the following tables, which cover
all enterprises under the Main Department for Metallurgy, that is, all metal-
lurgical enterprises in the zone except the Soviet Corporations. Figures are
in tons unless otherwise indicated.
Production Percent of
Annual
1 Jan - Plan
Oct
,
1950 Nov Nov 30 Nov (quota:
Plan 19 LO M-0 19 --s-
Ore
Iron ore
Copper ore
Tin concentrate
(kg of Sn)
370,000 33.430
64,258 357,865
84o,000 76,300 143,600 732,300
96.7
87.2
1,363 169 327 1,313 96.3
173,000 15,338 31,130 162,406 93.9
80,000 7,600 15,940 77,117 96.4
40,4300 5,251 9,083 53,E
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1950
P3AM
2,446 4,256 32,625
210 415 1,395
Cron and steel
Pig iron, tratal 335,000 27,576 53,812
Thomas pig icon 255,000 20)333 42,535
Foundzi pig iron 65,000 6,530 9,621
spiegeleisen 15,000 713 1,655
rev ingot steel, 793rd 85,916 167,784
Motel
Thomas steel 220,000 17,191 36,224
Siemens-Martin
steel 533,000 64,706 123,111
Electric steel 40,000 4,019 8,449
Semifinished prod-
307,861 91.9
233,660 91.6
59,7 91.5
14,714 98.1
732,334 92.4
200,570 91.2
490,918 91.9
40,846 102.1
For rolling mills
not under Main
Department for
Metallurgy 157,000 11,861 32,030
For forges 47,000 6,380 8,319
Rolled steel, total 527,000 60,739 117,069
Graded rolled 87,001
products 400,000 4r,0,0
Sheet 99,000 12,708 24,615
Tires 15,000 1,760 3,121
Seamless pipe 13,000 1,241 2,332
Cold.rolled prrodutts 4,400 617' 1,197
Butt-Velded pipe 16,000 1,351 2,808
6,038 137.2
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164,416 104.7
43,441 92.4
474,489 (2) 90.0
359,5 89.9
g0,146 91.0
15,231 101.5
3,707 74.7
14,710 91.9
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1T'91>' y,~~
-tlt
1950
prads~c~ ~
Bod..dr$Wi' products 12
Firroelloys, total 19P500
FerrosilicOnn 9,900
Ferromenganese 8,000
Ferroebrame 1,600
Caet steel rolls 2,000
Cast-iron pieces (3) 16,700
Cast steel pieces (3) 15,930
Forged and die-forged
pieceas 9,000
Metal constructions (3) 10,800
products
metal
Nonferrous
Nonferrous Metals
Refined and electro-
lytic copper
Lead
Zinc and zinc alloys
Tin
Nickel
Aluminum and aluminum
alloye
Brae as
Bronze
Lead-tin antifriction
Bonferrous castings (7 )
Sulfuric acid (tons of
32,000
19,100
1,700
155
80
6,200
1,350
2,000
Copper sulfate 4,000
2,327
-1,569
666
92
2,555
1,982
1,150
1,264
2,987
1,749
144
10
207
810
295
366
1,218
Oct,
NOV
1950
Percent of
Annual
1 ,fan - Plan
30 Nov (Quota;
4,004
14,524,
5,342
23,933
4,101
15,308
1,149
7,500
92
1,225
635
2,175
5,087
22,301
3,961
16,317
2,312
10,873
2,634
13,148
6,104
31,962 (4)
3,551
17,114 (5)
329
2,050
22
125
18
1,736
9,355 (6)
630
1,615
X595
2,194
2,364
12,780
172.6 365.2
1,940 3,907
480 935
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70.3
108.8
133.5
102.4
120.8
121.7
99.0
89.6
120.6
ov.o
150.9
119.6
107.7
85.4
1,889.5 189.0
21,113
5,026
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Produced y me - 134,1
lurgical industry 690 113 2:11 1,063
Gray castings, total 14,990 2,361 4,727 20,546 137.1
Produced by iron
and steel industry 11;300 2,248 4,516 19,483 136.2
b t
l
lurgical industry 170 t~) .ojo ?ju.:Yfv b~/. .?i 7- I
and steel industry 13 1.035
14 0.187 4.025 16,1+39 411.0
49 k2,005 45.762 239.281 1+x. 3
59,600,? Ollsgiblee7Lllegible7 79,308 133.1
Produced by iron 15 rVCA 116 1
Produced by mstal-
iurgical industry 700 133 282 761 108.7
(1) Zechorlau mine was returned to German ownership by the Soviet Corporations;
was not initially included in the ;flan.
(2) Figura is note c wrert total. for iteas be?ov it]
(3) Production not under the !lain Department for Metallurgy.
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or, tie, 2Og957 tons proadeed from at mY`sc m resources, ore 'or
or trig 13, J TO= P-r".1141 v1" . ".- ~.... - -?
8, 54 tons w oduced PrM ft4t data Ys MM rea xces, ore or
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bronze, 16ft?r e151112?
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