SOVIET A.G. 'PLASTIK'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002800040001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 26, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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INF4RMATI#~~11 R~~PORT
COUNTRY , Germany (Russian Zone}~~
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SUBJECT Soviet A.G. "Plastik"
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF INFO.
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7HI8 DOCUMENT CONTh1NS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATI6NAL DE FENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEhNIN6 .OF THE ESPIbNAOE.ACT 50'
U. S. C? 81 AND 84, AS AMENDED, ITS-TRANSMISSION OR 7HE REVELATION
SAG Plastik
Russian Administration - Director Yevseyev
Deputy Malin
Personnel Branch - Manor, Bikreyev
Bookkeeping - horshunov
Technical Section -Director -vacancy
- for Piesterjtz - Punikov
- for Eilenburg - ;Shiriria
Planning Section - E~itov
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Security ~- Bikreyev
Plant Pesteritz plant Eilenburg
Russian Administration - Russian Administration -
Director Petrov Director- Reshetov
Chief Engineer Golubkov Chief Engineer Baibakav
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The Soviet A.G. Flastik consists of tw`o plants, the ~'orr,~er
Sticksto-ff~verk Piesteritz :rear ~ittenl~erg and thee- former
2e11uIa3':dwerk Eilenburg. :Leading off~.cials .are:
German Administration - German ,Administration -
Drectar Viragner Director Dr. Lbblein
Chief Chemist Dr. H~ilemann
Technical Director Steinbrttck
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2. Sti~cks_toffwenk Piesteritz:
~~ During 194$ a process was developed for the production of
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trisodium phosphate from. crude phosphates using nitric
acid.
Formerly purephosphorus had been used; this had to be
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material, was begun in November ~7~948. T ie ma er a s
used for the insulation of railroad refrigerator cars.
Recently the production of certain pharmaceutical prepara-
tions was begun and at the present time small quantities
are being manufactured, r
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d) The production of cyanamide fromcalcium cyana~ide was
bPgu:n in 1948, Carbam3.de is one of the principal raw
materials used for the manufacture of insulating materials.
e) There are approximately 3,500 employees at the Piesteritz
plant.
The planned production at Stickstaffwerk Piesteritz:
194$
1949
1950
Unit. of
quantity
Calcium carbide
100,000
12,000
132,000
tons
Ealcit~ cyanamide
15,150
18,7Qa
19,500
tons'
Acetylene .soot.
5,760
7,.500
8,000-
tons
Liquid oxygen
~4$0
.750
750
1,000 liter
Compressed oxygen
443
425
1,500
1,000 cu. m.
Iporka
-
10,000
20,000
cu. m.
Silicon carbide
-
1,200
2,440
tons
Phosphoric acid
4,000
1,500
1,540
tons
Miscellaneous
6,a~30
b,717
7,527
1,044 DM
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~'~iscellaneous,includes: trisodium phosphate, pyrophosphate,
cyanide glaze; hexametaphasphate, garden fertilizers, pharma-
ceutical, preparations, glue, potassium ferrocyanide, shampoo,
plastics, gum-lac, c~rbamide, acetone, lime cement, calcium
carbonate, industrial. soda, baking powder, etc,
g) The 1948 planned production was exceeded by approximately
30 percent.
3. Zelluloid~ierk Eilenbur~
a) There is a Prussian experimental laboratory at Eilenburg, 3.n
which only Russian scientists are employed.*
b) The plant itself employs approximately 2,500.
c) The planned production at Zelluloi.dwerk Eilenburg:
1948
1949
1950
Unit of
quantity
Co1lo~ylin
(nit:rocellulose)
3,000
3120
x,,240
ions
Celluloid
246
276
276.
tons
Dece:Lith ~
1,440
l,$00 ~
2,100
tons
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Hatt;ery eases
of Decelith
Unit of
1948 lg4q 1cj5O quantity
300 500 600 l,ooo
Phonograph record's 180 180 I8O 1,000
Rerktydro l
(hydrogen peroxide) 225 180 36o tons
N[iscell.aneous 3,600 5,400 5,'725 .1,000 D1~1
Nti.scellaneous includes. various articles of Decelith, such
as combs, soap dishes, lamp shades, shirt cellars, shopping
bags, etc.
d) The 1948 planned production was exceeded by approximately
30 ~-ercent,
Comment. pn the occasion of a sm 11 ex losion
the nature
exp os an, e ype o equ Amen a e. rx sated that
the Russians were engaged in research on nitro compounds for
explosives.
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