USSR CHEMICAL PLANTS STEP UP FERTILIZER PRODUCTION

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• Publication Date: March 18, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT INFORMATION 1953
Economic - Chemical industry, fertilizers
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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USSR CHL'MICAL PL.4fITS STEP UP FERTII,T7.F.R PRODUCTION
Nevskiy Chemical Plant, Leningrad
In 1953, the Nevskiy Chemical Plant was producing several times more
superphosphates than were prepared in a year by all the superphosphate plants
of Russia under the Tsars.(l) Three hundred thousand tons of high-grade fer-
tilizers had been produced for kolkhozes of the Baltic area, the Ukraine, and
Central Asia by mid-October 1953.(2) During 1953, the plant output was to be
sufficient for the fertilization of 2,200,000 hectares of ground.
Before the exploitation of the Khibinskiy apatite deposits, the Soviet
superphosphate industry processed mainly low-grade phosphorite. Superphosphates
obtained from this type of raw material did not satisfy the quality requirements
of agriculture. The superphosphate industry now receives apatite concentrate,
which is the richest raw material for phosphates in the world.
The Nevskiy Chemical Plant is one of the leading USSR plants for pro-
ducing mineral fertilizers from apatite. Every year this plant increases its
output and decreases production costs; for example, in 8 months of 1953,
17,000 more tons of superphosphates were produced by the plant than in the
corresponding period of 1952?
In the second half of 1953, one of the main aggregates for superphosphate
production was converted to a continuous method of mixing apatite and sulfuric
acid which cut the time formerly consumed by this operation in half, consider-
ably improved working conditions, and raised the quality of the superphos-
phate.(1)
STATE
ARMY
NAVY
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Vinnitsa Superphosphate Plant Ukranian SSR
As of 22 September 1953, the Vinnitsa Superphosphate Plant imeni Sverdlov
was exceeding its daily quota for the output of mineral fertilizer. By that
date, workers of the granulated superphosphate shop had already processed more
than 3,000 tons of products on their November quota and had reduced production
costs of this type of fertilizer 6.8 percent.(3) As of 5 October, workers of
the same shop were delivering on the 1954 program.(4)
As of 22 September, 20,000 more tons of granulated superphosphates had
been delivered to kolkhozes and sovkhozes of the country than in the corres-
ponding period of 1952.(3) By 6 October, this figure had been raised to
23,000 tons.(4)
The plant as a whole fulfilled the September plan 110.8 percent. Hundreds
of carloads of high-grade superphosphates above the plan were delivered.(5)
Dneprodzerzhinsk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant, Ukrainian SSR
On 4 October, chemists of the Dneprodzerzhinsk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant
shipped the last tons of mineral fertilizer on their 10-month quota to agri-
cultural workers.
The fertilizer shop is equipped with control and gauging apparatus. In
1953, 20 suggestions were introduced for saving raw materials. The plant holds
a leading place in the all-Union competition of enterprises of the chemical in-
dustry.(6)
Riga Superphosphate Plant Latvian SSR
The 1953 output of the Riga Superphosphate Plant was estimated at four
times the 1947 output.(7)
Voskresenslc Chemical Combine imeni Ku b shev Moskovskaya Oblast
The Voskresensk Chemical Combine imeni Kuybyshev fulfilled the third-
quarter 1953 plan for every specified type of production and produced 7,000 tons
of mineral fertilizer above its quota.(8)
Alaverdi Chemical Plant Armenian SSR
The Alaverdi Chemical. Plant met its 8-month production quota 103.2 per-
cent and completed the September program 3 days ahead of schedule. Hundreds
of tons of mineral fertilizer above the plan were delivered to agriculture.
This enterprise delivers superphosphates to kolkhozes of the Armenian, Georgian,
and Azerbaydzhan SSRs. The plant fulfilled the September shipping plan ahead
of schedule.(9)
Dzhambul Superphosphate Plant Kazakh SSR
In 1953, the Dzhambul Superphosphate Plant was producing 30 percent more
superphosphate than in 1952, and 170 percent more chemical agents for com-
bating vermin and plant diseases. The 9-month plan was fulfilled for the en-
tire :technological cycle. As of 7 October, kolkhozes and sovkhozes had re-
ceived from the plant many trainloads of superphosphate above the plan during
1953.(10) The 1953 output provided supplemental fertilizer for tens of thou-
sands of hectares of crops.(11)
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Aktyubinsk Chemical Combin_ Kazakh SSR
By 20 October the Aktyubinsk Chemical Combine had already delivered
several thousand tons of superphosphates above the 1953 program, for
agricultural purposes.(11)
Chimkent Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant, Kazakh SSR
The Chimkent Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant produces anabasine-sulfate,
a powerful agent In combating agricultural pests in fruit gardens and cotton
and sugar beet plantations. The plant was producing ll times as much of
this chemical in 1953 as in 1952?(11)
SOURCES
1. Leningradskaya Pravda, 20 Oct 53
2. Tallin, Sovetskaya Estoniya, 15 Oct 53
3. Petrozavodsk, Leninskoye Znamya, 22 Sep 53
4. Moscow, izvestiya, 6 Oct 53
5? Vil'nyus, Sovetskaya Litva, 24 Oct 53
6. Riga, Sovetskaya Latviya, 6 Oct 53
7? Ibid., 1 Nov 53
8. Moscow, Moskovskaya Pravda, 20 Oct 53
9. Yerevan, Kommunist, 2 Oct 53
10. Alma-Ata, Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, 7. Oct 53
11. Ibid., 20 Oct 53
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