SPOLANA, NERATOVICE

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 20, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: June 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
PLACE ACQUIRED
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This Document contains information affecting the Ns
tional Defense of the United states, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Cede, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its cotctents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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1. Spolana National Enterprise in Neratovice L016N.1431E7 produced viscose
rayon clip and various chemicals. or the location see Annex Aj The
plant was constructed.during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia
under the direction of Ingo (fnu) NOVAK, an outstanding Czech expert
for the r.oduction of viscose rayon. or a further description of
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completed. The plain was subordinate to the Central Administration
for Artificial Fibers, a division of the Ministry of Chemical Industry.
Spolana was a relatively large plant consisting of several production
buildings. The two largest of these contained the spinning solution
shop and the spinning bath shop. The building containing the spinning
bath shop was one of the largest industrial buildings in Czechoslovakia.
2, Viscose rayon clip was produced in the Spolana plant by the German
IG Farben process for Vistra rayon. The prpduction of viscose
solution from cellulose was performed in 4 oontinous process the main
features of which were as follows-,
a, C6H10O5 + Na OH *q C090 ONa } H2O
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bo C ,H9O, , . Na- CS2 is CS < 0 061T904)
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00 CS -- NaOH a C? 0 (C 02) ONa O
(C6H904) 6H8
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The viscose solution when leaving the spinnerets of the spinning
machine was regenerated by contact with the spinning bath into
cellulose, which now had the shape consistency of a solid filament:
SNa
CS` + H2SO4 --> C6H1005 .. Na2 SO4 } CS2
0 (C6H803) ONa
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In the Autumn of 1949, two production lines were in full operation
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four production lines. Two c1 them were still under construction
in the Autumn of 1949 but should certainly be completed by now.
As of Autumn 1949, the two lines in operation each produced 3,600
m. per-hour of viscose rayon cord weighing 800 kg. The cord was
Over 2,000,000 denier. There was one spinning machine for each
production line. Each spinning machine had 100 spinnerets 37/28 x
14'mms. in diameter; each spinneret had about 5,000 orifices
0.06 mm. in diameter. Thus, the cord consisted of about 500,000
viscose rayon fibers.
4. After the spinning of the viscose rayon cord had been completed
the cord was submitted to a series of continuous operations 25X1
25X1 First, the cord was spread and stretched between
di ere kinds of rollers. Then6 being firmly stretched, it
passed through water heated to 80 C. to be desulphur,~zed. Next,
the cord, now in a loose state, was wrung and washed several times
consecutively, then bleached, washed, and wrung again until it was
cut on a cutting machine into pieces of 30/40-100/120 mm. The clip
fell from a cutting. machine into a water and emulsion bath where,
.as a result of decreased tension, it became slightly wavy and
perfectly revived. Next, the clip was wrung out and.carried by a
hopper feeder to a dryer where its water content was reduced to
about eight per cent of relative humidity. Another conveyor
carried the clip to a picker-lapper with compressing rollers and
lapping attachment where laps about one meter long and about
400 mm., in diameter were. made. These laps were weighed, sacked,
and trnsported to a warehouse.
All the viscose rayon clip produced in the Spolana Plant was used
in the Czechoslovak textile industry, but I do not know any details
about the distribution or use of the clip.
In the Spolana Plant there was a small spinning mill for trial
purposes which was located in an independent building over 30 x
30 m. in size. This building was very well equipped. The spinning
mill produced textiles out of the Spolana clip mixed with other
textile raw materials; the quality of the clip in these products
was tested at the mill.
The Spolana plant had its own chemical and textile laboratorie3.
These were well equipped and carried out research on new kinds of
textiles, including research on different mixtures of cotton, wool,
or rayon with viscose clip.
In addition to the production of viscose rayon clip, some chemicals
were produced in the Spolana.Plant, but I do not know any details
about this production.
A. Spolana National Enterprise in Neratovice
B. Production Flow Sheet of Viscose Rayon Clip at Spolana National
Enterprise in Neratovice
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