PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DIOXYDE BY ELEKTROCHEMISCHES KOMBINAT VEB, BITTERFELD

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CIA-RDP80-00810A002300820005-1
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1
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December 14, 2016
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January 28, 2002
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5
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Publication Date: 
November 4, 1953
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REPORT
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Appro4 l I e 2OO2.O.'t/22 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002300820005-1L 1111110ri~h A INTELLIGEPICE AGENCY REPORT NO FO NIA?T I O CT CD NO. COUNTRY East Germany SUBJECT PLACE 25X1 A ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. Product; on of Ti.tnnium Dioxyde by Elektrocheai.sches Kcmbinat WB, B^tterfeld 400 194. OP THE U. S. COON, AS ACE DED IT3 TRANSRIlSION OR REVSL4 J--y 01671 of OT S PORTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTNONIZEO PBI.SO1 L j 25X1X SOURCE Ic DATE DI STAR. 4 Nov?-:> --r NO. OF PAGES I NO. OF ENCLS. CUSiED BELOW SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION L/ 1953 The only East German plant to produce titanium dioxyde labelled as to al'un was the Elektrochemiechea Konbinat VEB in Bitterfeld which started producing Tema l quantities in 1952 and u..c eaheduled to produce 2 000 tons in 1.953 n Estimates on the mater4!al demand for this production included (in tons), For I ton of TiO2 For 2,;W0 tons of T3 O;: flmenite 3.375 6fi750 Rax* lime stone 1,025 2 ,050 Bia lime 1Z-19O 2; 1Wq' Line 0:, 329 658 Sodium sulfate 0.700 4400 Iron chips 0,21c,) 438 Sulphuric acid (503) 0.330 660 Soda lye 0.290 580 Hydrochloric acid (2008) 15,000 :301000 Ilmenite which is the titanium containing raw m; terial for the productloii of ti anix..- dio ydeg is not found'in-East-Germany and, therefore had to be imported,. 25X1A 1 Ctatmnea&,, The European country with the larg:eit production of i weni.te was Norway which, in 1950, produced more than 1009000 tons of timenite.:: 34 -nee the USSIt has large ilmenite occurrences, iimenite imports from this country to East Germany seem possible, CL/ SSlrICAT ON SECRrT v NSRS DISTRIBUTION 25X1A Approved For Release 2002/07/22 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002300820005-1