CONSTRUCTION OF BLAST FURNACES IN GDR METALLURGICAL PLANTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R013800070001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 15, 1953
• Content Type: TRANS

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CONSTRTTr;TTnN Q ?BLAST FITR1\1ACES IN GDR METALLURGICAL PLANTS ( 1 u; German; dated
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25 Jr. This document dated I and prepared
which gives brief data on the construction of blast furnaces in GDR
metallurgical plants, as follows: 1) The Ministry of Metallurgy and Ore-Mining approved the
planned reconstruction of the charcoal blast-furnaces at Weidenbrunn. 2) The same type of
blast furnaces which operate satisfactorily at Unterwellenborn/axhuette Steel Plant]` are to
be installed at the Neuhuette Plant in Schmalldalden. Initially, two blast furnaces, with a
daily maximum capacity of 250 tons each, are to be installed. The Neuhuette Plant is scheduled
to start production by the middle of 1953, and will probably operate as a branch of the Max-
huette Plant,
It is also mentioned that Chief Engineer P. Clemens was arrested as being responsible for
the breakdown of the "West}" Metallurgical Combine,Calbe,
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