PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF IGELIT-PCU POWDER BY VEB ELEKTROCHEMISCHES KOMBINAT BITTERFELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000600150008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: March 19, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICA71O SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATIW
CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE. AGENCY REPORT NO.
1 F RMATION REMRT CD NO-
,r UNTR'Y East Germany
`SUBJECT' Production and Export of IC elit-PCU Powder by
1EI3 Elektrochelisches Kombinet Litterfeld
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO,
TN IS IIOCUIIETIT CONTAIN4 INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DUFEN4E
OF THE UNITED *VATIC WITHIN TNR l1EANINE OF TITLE 1E. SECTION 741
4R0 744, OF THE Y. L CODE, At ANUNDUO at$ TRAR301891ON OE R1TEL-
ATION OF ITS COUTENTS TO OR EECRIPT M JIM UHAOTHO@i7,HD PERSOt1
14 PpON111TEO ET LAID THR EEPROOUCTION OF THIS FORM 13 PROHIRITRO.
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Th,_~ followinr :hart lists production
and export of Ipelit-PCU powder from 1 January t* 31 October 1952; ' all
ar.ounts are given in metric tons:
Production
iamount on hand as of I January 1952
1,4.27
Production, 1 January - 31 October 1952
28,926
As an SAG (1 January to 10 May 1952
1
25,238
As a VEI3 (10 May to 31 October 1952
H.:, me Consumntion
3 688
Gheristry ..tones and .vrths
1,415
-_achine Construe-tion
Light Industry
172_
S1',GVs
1.3 , 214
Saxony-Anhalt
BO
Thuringia
196
Saxony
488
Berlin
1.90
Others
810
7r,,605
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NO. OF PAGES
NO.. OF ENCLS.
4L STEW BELOW
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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Bulgaria
Iiungar,
520
Poland
100
1)33It
6,;290
Czechoslovakia
000
Austria
70
ngland
1A.7
Holland
50
I) _nr ark
.1.21.
est Germany
;Twit z eriand
Sweden
?a)
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Comment e! PCU powder is a, . synthetic substance commonly used for the
manufacture of of tableclothoo rain. coats., shoes and similar items. Its
brand name is Igelito Almost all Last German production of this plastic
taker, .pla?e at EM Igelit is produced by the application
of a softener, triAresylic phosphates to polyvinyl chloride. The poly-
vinyl chloride comes from Bunawarke Schkopam.
Plan Position Number for Igelit-PGU powder is 6.1 24 2l10
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