CHEMICAL PLANTS AND PRODUCTION

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• Publication Date: September 6, 1950
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Chemical ans. Pharmaceutical Establishments, National Corporation
(Lucebni a Farmceuticke Zavody, n. p.).
a. Director of this corporation is Dr. Dutko; deputy directors are
Dr. Klein and Dr. Travnicek. The total number of persons employed
is 800; about 200 of them are not engaged in chemical production but
in felling and transporting trees which are used in the dry distillation
of wood, The production realized yearly by the corporation amounts
to 280-300 million croons.
b. The following factories belong to this corporations
l,) Smoi nice Dobra Voda. This factory consists of two buildings
which are connected with the railroad by a narrow'-gauge line-
Originally the dry distillation of wood was carried on in the
Smolenice factory which is known as the Jozef Palffy Chemical
Plant. The following items are being produced there: acetone,
acetic acid, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, various solvents, methyl
alcohol, formaaldehyde, wood oils, wood tars, and charcoal. The
production of diacetonic alcohol and pentaerythrite is also
planned but only on a small scale. Because its equipment is
antiglt,ated, the factory is unable to compete with other firms.
It also suffers from a lack of solvents.
The second building produces varnishes. It is relatively modern
and has an output of up to 4.0 tons monthly, Part of the solvents
produced in the first building is shipped out and part is used in
the production of these varnishes.
The production in both buildings for the period of a year amounts
to 70-80 million crowns. The number of employees is about 250.
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2) L1k er. This factory manufactures the sari; products as t o
Smolenice factory u It is better equipped, however, and its produ .tio n
Is nore economical:, Its productive capacity is from 50-63 percent,
sonetimes 100 percent,, hi er than that of the Smolenice ?actor .
The Likier factory employs from 30x3-340 persons and has a yearly
return of about 100-120 million crowns.
3) Relchold and Blackings in 3ratislava. This factory produces from
30100 tons of varnishes monthly. It employs about eighty persons
and has a yearly output of frua 60-80 million =owns.
4) Ruettgers Factory in Mina. It produces pasteboard, including
impregnated pasteboard, and railway ties. About 60 employees are
employed.
5) Piestany. In this factory basic pharmaceutical preparations, and
cosy etie products are manufactured.
6) H1ohovee. Opium is extracted froze poppies at this factony.
7) The most important of these factories are the ones at Smol_enice,
Likier, Bratislava, and Piestariy.
The Two-Year Plan provides for a new factory for dry distillation in.
Eastern S".ovakla., a previous estimate of the coat of buildi.nrr such a
factory was about 150-200 :U111on crowns This project created a
groat controversy among some chemists and economists who belieived it
would reduce the value of wood. The Cor mnigts called this
opposing view "reactionary" because they wanted this factory, but
althourrh the Communist point of view did prevail, the factory has not
vet hoc?n si r't(-rl
d,. Research Is concenti ted on e13.riratring the wec,kryesses in chemical
production and on improving existing methods of dry distillation. One
important problems is to reduce the great quantities of waste occur: -r r.ag
during the production taro Research is being done also on a
softening-product called "Uresin"; varnish resins, especially Kaurit;
"drying" castor oil; softening products of phthalic acid (zrrekcovace-
astern kyse1i.rr #talove), and phart ceutica1 products.
2, Slovak Refineries, National Corporation (S1ovensko Flaffinerie, rro
a o The Slovak Refineries in 3ratialava are headed by Dlroctor Ing.
Vesely; his deputies are Ingo Zanzotto and Or, Rosen. The refineries
employ about l.,000 persons, and rcol.i.ze approximately 600,000,000
crowns
b. The Apollo refinery in !3ratisl,~~ava was seriously damaged by an air
raid in 1943. It has been partly repaired but is still not, ir
operation since a decision as to its ultinite function was
difficult to reach. At first it was proposed that a net,, refinery be built
in _ ratislava under the Two-Year Plan because of tho riood transiortation
facilities available there. Military circles, however, opposed
this suggestion,, o' nce they believed that 13ratisla-, a would be vulnerable
to attack in the event of war. Trencin was then proposed and a new
refinery was to be I milt there In 1949, 'chat again constant disyxites
prevented determination of this problem. Accordingly, it was decided
to repair the Apo-'!,..lo refinery, and up to 60,000,000 crowns are estizm ted
to be required for this work.
c. In addition, a small experimental works near Handlova for the distillation
of coal gas is to be built during the Five Year Plan, and 50,O')O,OOO
crowns have been allocated for it. The Fischer-Tropsch syitam is to be
used, and It Is expected to consume 1OO.150 thousand tons of c l
yearly. The machinery is to coma from the US, although it is gioubtful
whether the factory can obtain the needed bills of exchange
d. The production of synthetic arranonia is also planned. It is possible to
handle both the distillation of coal gas and the production of
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3) Ko;wtolany. The factory produces sulphuric acid and superphosphate
and has approximately 120
Research is centered in the I'eseareh Institute at Bratislava, of wti? tich
the chief is Dr. Nee. The former chief, Dr. Kubis, wars forced. to
leave the institute. Dr. Smrz, who was formerly active in. 'rata, has a
subordinate position in the institute. Because of a lack of raw .terlal's;,
research on viscose products and on explosive su'-ietancev has been the
principal target but without much succ=ess. Experiments in the production
of "Garwexan" were fruitless because the addition of tricresyl ph.osphate,:
which is used in the production of war gas, did not prove effective
c. Employees at Dynainit Nobel number about 4,000-4,300, anc. the yearly
output is about 600,000,000 crowns.
4. Chemical Production .forks (Zavody pre chemicicu vyrobia, n. pt).
a. These works are located in Bratislava, ui. Gorkeho 8. The dircao`-Or
is Dr. Jaroslav Chorvath, the deputy director is Ing. Karol Fin;;erlsnd,
The following factories ')elong to the works:
1) Milina t, ul. Hviezdoslavo. Its director is 1)r. In,,.,,. Otakar Sira?
and loading engineers are Ing. 3alaz and Ing. Stacy. Employees
number 300; monthly turnover of production Is about 6,000,000
cro=jns. Production includes sulphuric acid (conta t), capacity
about 20 tons daily, superphosphate, copper sulphate, and '..>eari.rng
metals. The production pro7ram covers:
a) Polyamide caprolactone. The rive--Year Plan allocates 40-50
million crowns +^ increase production from 10-15 tons m n,hly
to 22-3,000 tons yearly.
Dynamic Nobel Chemical Plant in iratislava
a. Dynami.t4Iobel is headed by Director Ing. flisa; his dept:ties are Hofit n,
Ing. F'urdik, and Inge Zavrel. Its main factories are as follows:
1) Bratislava. Director is Ingo Vesely, and his deputy is Inge .% vrei0
The factory employs about 3,500 persons and realizes about
400,000,000 crowns. Production consists of:
a) Sulphuric acid, about 30 tons daily.
b) Chiorsulphonic acid, about 2 tons daisy.
c) Sulphur dioxide.
d) Sulphur sesquioxide.
e) Carbon disulphide.
f) Gerosan.
g) Vistra-viscose fibers, capacity, about 10-12 tons dais,
h) Nitroglycerine, capacity, 30 tons daily.
i.) Nitroglycol, capacity, 30 tons daily.
) Dynamite.
k) Ignition cords, detonating caps, etc.
In order to double the production of 'fistra, a new :factory is to be
? uilt at a total cost of 600-700 million crowns. Although this b ?'_+.iding;
was to be completed during the Two Year Flan, It WIU not be ready
before 1950 or 1951: The machinery is to be obtained from, foreign
sources, especially the US.
2) Senica. The factory produces viscose fibers. Its capacity is
equivalent to 40 percent of the Bratislava factory, from which it
receives carhosuiphide.
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b) 10-15 tons monthly of etacrystal resins, especially m thylestez.
Production trill be concentrated on varnishes and `h tterirag
substances. The Ministry of National Defense has .shown a Freaw
interest in this production.
c) 20-30 tons monthly of Bakelit.
d) Kaurit. Production is to be increased from 40 ton;3 monthly to
100 tons monthly. The wood industry needs 3,000 tons yeark.y.
e) Medical resins. Production is to be increased from 20 tons
monthly to 100 tons monthly.
f) 10 tons nonthly of chioracetic acid.
g) "Gamexan," to be produced at Zilina or l1ovalg,
h) 20 tons monthly of "Ureein."
2) Novalq. Director is Intr. Kosovlanin, deputy director is Ingo Jiaxdra4
and chief of the research department is Dr. Ing. Hr sovsky.
a) Production includes electrolysis of sodium chloride, capacity
40 tons daily; hydrochloric acid; trichloroethylenc, 150 tons
monthly; and hydrogen. Since the chlorine cannot be used, it is
combined with hydrogen to form hydrogen chloride, 0hich is
then washed into the Nitre River. The amount of chlorine
produced is 10 tons daily.
b) Future production:
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Vinyl. chloride. According to the Five-Year can,, produc .?& opt
is to be increased by 1,000 tons yearly.
(2) Virnylidene chloride, to be increased by 1,000 tons yearly.
(3) Trichioroethylerie, to be increased by 100 tons: monthly.
(4) Tricrecyl phosphate. It is planned to produce 1,000
15,000 tons yearly.
(5) Acetaldehyde. It is planned to produce 4,000 - 5,00'0
tons yearly.
(6) Acetic acid and acetic anhydride. It is planred to produce
1,500 tons yearly of each.
(7) Ethyl acetate, about 200 tons monthly.
(8) "Garnexan."
(9) Chlorine naphthalines, about 20-30 tons a month.
(10) Dichlorethane.
(11) Chlorhydrin. Military circles are ver;- interested in this
production because diglycol is derived from chrorhydrin.
This project has been allotted 600,000,000 crowns.
(12) Synthetic nitrogen (NII3).
(13) Conversion of calcium sulphate to ammonium sulphate. The
sum of 130, 000, 000 crowns has been allocated for this proje
(14) A hydrogenation works, which is to use coal fro:-a the Band? ova
mines, is to be built at a core of 50,000,000 rowns. This
project depends upon the expansion of the coal mines in
Handlova and the construction of an electric power works
there. This electric works will consume 500 carloads of
coal daily.
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a) About 400 employees are employed in the Novaky factory, and
monthly outs t is 20-22 million crowns,
rl) Raw materials: Mineral salt from subarctic Soviet Union,,, carbide
from Handlova, and spirits from tzonberoka
aiptavsl y Svaty 14aku1as. This factory produces glue. It is to be
modernized at a cost of 20,000,000 crowns.
Lupea. Produces inks and dyes and employs 40-50 oersans.
Handlova. Produces carbide. The factory has a productive c ai ac.: tty
of 30-50 tons daily but this capacity is not bein ; fully util.zec a
Up to 2 tons of forrosilican is also produced daily.
6) Levice, produces soap and solidified fats.
7) Zemianske Kostolany. This factory original 2y produced war gases,,
Ct has several tunnels in a nearly mountain; two -)f these tt .el
were damagod. The factory covers an area 2 km in width and 4