DIE CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE, NO.1

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Sequence Number: 70
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8 Januar 1 8 "Die Chemische Tndustrie " No. 1 ."1,
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In 1902 the ~.~~~~s, ~i ~ -Dy~n~mi ~ n. E. ~~angs pk~ ~ n~. ~ ?~af~t~ -
explosive, "Trindt", on the market, which has to some extent replaced
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the bombs used in agricti~.ture fiAr blowing up stumps, etc prepared land-
~w clearing charges; "bombs"). About 165 tons o~ this product were produced
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There are three plants in Finland producing explosives, one is
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Flangs which produces mainly dynamite, one rather sma11 plant, and the
State Explosives and Gunpowder Factory. The Dynamite Factory in Hangs
Yiad 142 workers in 1g34, 1,52 in 1935. Its production for 1934 and -
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w~ Tons 1, 000 Fmk ~ Tons 1, 000 Fm~
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Dynamite 48a 9,737 377. 8,557
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Trinit 96 1,047 ;>9 831
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Fuses - 0~0 - -
Prepared land-clearing
charges 81 969 96 1,034
Hydroc~iiot+ic acid ~ 611 500 366 238
Glauber salt 204 leg ~ 26g 135
Raw Matey^ials Used
Nitric a~,id 235 1,122 201 1,066 ~
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sulfuric acid 231 281 216 258 ~
Ammonium nitrate 337 1,019 300 1,21
' ,Glycerine 74 1,08; 64 801
Nitrocellulose ~ , . 10 ~ 359 9 ~ 34i
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Miscellaneous - 1,036 - 1,093
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sic workers mine in 1~3~ j 3b tons ai pui�.f ied
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_r` ~~+mk �~aere roduced in 1834 anti 15 ton~a cf purified p~sxie
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,u. acid worth 180,000 Fm 35
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Factor in Hango employed l~4 persoi,s in 1�E . Pro-
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Tons 1,000 Fmk
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Prepared land-clearing charges 75 m
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e lane aisca produced 3GQ tons cif hydrachloric acid (245,000
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Fmk) and 215 tons of Glauber salt ~~7,0�0 F'mkl� ~
Consumption of raw materials was as follows:
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Concentrated sulfuric acid ~ 238
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Ammonium nitrate
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Glycerine
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Nitrocellulose ~
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TNT 55
scellan~ous raw materials - 1,331
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