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five tons of nitrogenous fertilizers having five
50,000 tons P2O5. Furthermore, the Soviets
times the value. Except for a few elementary
have taken considerable amounts of nitrogen
processes, manufacture of synthetic rubber
and phosphate as reparations, leaving most
was placed on the prohibited list in the 31
of the fertilizer needs of their zone to be met
March 1949 agreement.
from indigenous potash deposits.
Germany was the largest producer and ex-
(6) Chemicals.
porter of dyes before the war. Prewar (1936)
Germany possesses large natural reserves
production of dyes and organic chemicals
of most of the basic raw materials needed to
amounted to RM 499 million. The volume of
produce the multitude of chemical products
exports averaged about 33,000 tons per year
essential to a modern industrial economy.
and ranged in value from RM 200 million to
Coal, limestone, salt, potash, and wood are
RM 336 million. The present limitation of
abundant within the country, but most of
RM 58 million on exports of dyes is not being
the sulphur and pyrites has to be imported.
attained owing to dislocations of the formerly
Before the war Germany was the largest
highly integrated industry, shortages of raw
producer and second largest exporter of
materials, and lack of overseas sales organiza-
chemical nitrogen. The prewar output of
tions and credits.
about 700,000 tons per year was nearly one-
The former large production and exports of
third of the total world production, and of
pharmaceuticals, plastics, and synthetic or-
that quantity nearly 100,000 tons were ex-
ganic chemicals has also almost disappeared
ported. Present policy is to limit German
because the erection of zonal barriers inter-
production of nitrogen to its own needs, but
rupted production processes in this formerly
because of coal shortages, war damage, and
highly integrated industry, and, in addition,
dismantled plants, the country is actually on
because of limitations on production imposed
an import basis.
by the occupation authorities, 40 percent in
Three-fourths of Germany's prewar nitro-
the case of chemical raw materials, 80 per-
gen was produced by the Haber process in the
cent in dyes and pharmaceuticals, and 70
form of synthetic ammonia. Since this is
percent in other chemical products. Export
basic to the manufacture of high explosives,
targets in chemicals are unlikely to be
the restoration of German nitrogen manufac-
reached before 1949.
turing facilities has been retarded by Allied
Possessing only small resources in petro-
concern for the high war potential of the in-
leum, Germany built up a huge calcium car-
dustry. Moreover, quadripartite policy with
bide industry to provide acetylene as an alter-
regard to Germany has been to limit its nitro-
nate material for its synthetic rubber and
gen production to its own consumption, thus
plastics industries, and for certain other syn-
further delaying reconstruction, since 80 per-
thetic organic chemicals, all of which would
cent of the nitrogen was produced in ten
be based on petroleum were it available in
plants, all of which sustained severe war
sufficient quantity, as well as to provide acety-
damage.
lene for its metal working industries. Of
Eastern Germany has comparatively few
world production amounting to over 1,800,000
fertilizer plants. Assuming full operation of
tons of calcium carbide in 1939, Germany pro-
these, annual nitrogen production in the So-
duced about 1,000,000 tons. Dismantling of
viet Zone would be about 100,000 tons. Pro-
plants and shortages of coal and electricity
duction capacity for phosphate fertilizers is
had reduced the output in 1946 to 30,000 tons
30,000 tons P2O5 (phosphoric acid) yearly,
in the Soviet Zone and 304,000 tons in west-
but actual production in 1946 was only 9,000
ern Germany. By 1949 annual production
tons. Most Soviet Zone phosphate factories
had recovered in the Soviet Zone to 381,000
are not working because of the lack of raw
tons and in the Bizone to 385,000 tons.
phosphates. Imports are possible under bar-
Before the war, soda ash, caustic soda, sul-
ter trade agreements; even so, it would not
phuric acid, and chlorine were also manufac-
suffice to meet the annual requirements of
tured in quantities sufficient not only for do-
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