THREE INSTALLATIONS COMPLETED AT AN-SHAN IRON AND STEEL COMPANY

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700180189-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 189
• Publication Date: May 6, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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THREE INSTALLATIOiVS COMPLETED AT ATd-BRAN IRON AND STEEL COMPANY
]Comment: This report nn the successful completion ir, December
1953 of three major projects of the An-span Iron and Steel Company
in December 1953 is taken from an editorial in the 27 December 1953
issue of the Tientsin Ta Kung Pao. The editorial states that prep-
arations are being made for a second and a third center for the iron
and steel industries and that, for the first 5-year program, 141
rna,jor projects are planned.]
Three major engineering prcjects of the An-shan Iron and Steel Company,
the heavy rolling mill, the cea.:.lc^,~ steel tube plant, and blast furnace No 7~are
now complete. These installations, which began operations on 26 December
yy53, are important in the expansion of China's heavy industry, in the imple-
mentation of the first 5-year economic construction plan, and in China's
socialist industrialization. In connection with these projects, gratitude
is due not only to the workers involved but also to the Soviet government,
and its citizens, and to the :>oviet technicians who aided in these protects.
China's iro^ and steel industry will be greatly bolstered by these instal-
lations.
The An _shan Iron and Steel Company is China's first gigantic iron and
steel enterprise. Formerly, under Japanese control, with antiquated equip-
ment, :ow production rates, poor labor policies, and inadequate steel
rolling equipment, the amount of iron and steel produced was not sufficient
to meet the needs of Chinas industry. It c,ormally takes 10 years to build
up an iron and steel industry, but at pre.,^,ent is is not practical for China
to wait so long. The present industrial base nr~st be expanded ana exploited
to the fullest extent to fulfill the needs of China's First Five-Year Plan
and to prepare for the establishment of the second and third bases for new
iron and steel industries. Since the liberation of An-shan, the People's
Government has made vigorous efforts to rehabilitate the An-shan Iron and
Steel Company and to expand and rebuild it into a powerful heavy industrial
enterprise.
The construction of the heavy rolling mill, the seamless steel tube
plant, and blast furnace No 7 and of the other protects already started is
part of a large-scale expansion and rebuilding planned fir the An-shat. Iron
and Steel Company. As each project is completed, An-shan grows stronger.
Formerly it was impossible to roll large steel products, heavy rails, or
seamless tubes, but now the needs of the entire nation for these products
may be met. Thus, each project completed by the An-shan Iron and Steel
Company will assist China's industrial and agricultural production and will
lead to the people's economic well-being.
These three projects have again demostrated that, in order to trans-
form the nation from sn agricultural nation into a progressive industrial
nation, China's socialist industrialization must begin with the development
of heavy industry. Under the guidance of the party, the Chinese People's
Government has planned 141 major projects for the first 5-year program. In
the fulfilla:ent of these plans, plants necessary for the industrialization
of China must be built.
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Zn the construction of theoe three gigantic plants, serious technical
difficulties were encountered ae s result of China's industrial backwardness
and technical deficiencies. The Chinese people are determined to overcome
these difficulties within a short period so that all new expansion or recon-
struction pro,jecta can be installed with modern equipment in accordance with
advanced technical standards. The successful completion of these three pro-
Secta in An?ahan has proven this determination.
DurinP 1953, to complete these complicated mechanized pro,jecta, the An-
eha^ =ron end Steel Company established a planning company and the following
engineering companies civil construction, metal structure, industrial pipe,
machinery inatsllation~ electrical Snstallation, furnace construction, blast
furnace, steel refining, and steel railing. abort 50 categories oP skilled
workers such ss surveyors, excavators, cement workers, electricians, electrical
welders, pipe fitters, and bulldozer operators were being trained in 1953 for
these activitieF. Trainees soon became technicians, and the number of An-Shan
workers and technicians increased threefold. About 200 skilled workers became
technicians, and over 1,450 technicians were promoted. D1any long-standing
cadres who had been unfamiliar with industrial activities soon became well-
informed. ilhile the workers were bein6 trained, they were also aiding in the
successful completion of the three projects.
The completion of these three projects illustrates the great friendship
between the Chinese and Soviet peoples. 'Ihe Sovie*_ Union not only aided in the
construction oY these pro,jecta but also helped to train large numbers of skilled
workers, technicians, and cadres. It also supplied the equipment. The belief
of the Chinese people that Soviet aid is sincere arc disinterested and that
Soviet techniques are the most advanced in the world has been 15rrther deepened
through the construction of these three projects and through Soviet aid in
other fields oY China`.; construction. This belief, in turn, Ss adding to the
confidence of the Chinese people in their struggle for the socialist industri-
alization of the nation.
The heavy rolling mill, the seamless steel tube plant, and blast furnace
No 7 of the An-shan Iron and Steel Company will not only inspire the Chinese
people but will g7ve them greater confidence in their struggle for industri-
alization during the present transition period.
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