ARTIFICIAL FIBER FACTORY, TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000300200013-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: February 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECRET
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT Artificial Fiber Factory, Tomaszow
Mazowiecki
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. 11 psb. 1964
NO. OF PAGES 2
2. The Artificial Fiber Factory was located in a densely populated area
in the town of Tomaszow IN 51-32, E 20-01 , and consisted of a series
of work halls and several two or three-stor buildings. The factory
was well-known prior to World War'II and it appeared
to be a well-organized and efficient one. employed in 1952-.,about
6,000 workers who worked in three shifts. The technical director was
OSTROUCH.
3. The factory was subordinate to the Central Administration of the
Fiber Industry which was under the Ministry of the Chemical Industry.
4. Cellulose in sheet form and sulphide of carbon were used as basic raw
materials. The cellulose was treated with caustic potash and after
being pressed in hydraulic presses to the state of alkali cellulose,
it was shredded. It was then placed into a "ripening room" where it
remained in rotating tanks for several days at a temperature of about
250 C. The product was then dissolved in a solution of carbon
bisulphate (CS2) in a vacuum. This liquid was compressed through
platinum sieves into an acid bath (H2SO4) where the artificial silk
fibers were formed. The fibers were then rinsed, twisted, dyed, and
rewound. The thickness of the thread varied according to the number
of fibers used; a thread could be made of from several to 300 fibers.
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The factory produced cellophane wrapping paper, called Tomofan and a
synthetic fabric.(called artificial silk in Polish) which was used
for shirts, women's dresses, and parachutes.
6. The factory had its own power station and was also connected to the
grid. It had its own source of water supply as well.
7. The factory was well guarded by the industrial guards. Visitors
could enter only with a pass issued by the Ministry of the Chemical
Industry.
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