Schmierolwerke Rheinpreussen, Homberg.
Location
This plant is situated in Homberg. Authorization to inspect it was issued by the production Officer Rheinpreussen Group of No. 1 Ruhr Coal District. The head office of No.1 R.C.D. is at Hamborn and the office of the Rheinpreussen Group is at Moers.
Description
The synthetic lubricating oil plant uses as raw materials a fraction of he Fischer-Tropsch product boiling between 200 and 350°C, and Napthalene. The Fischer-Tropsch fraction, “kogasin” is chlorinated and condensed with the naphthalene by the Friedel-Crafts synthesis. The crude product is neutralized, purified and distilled into several grades of lubricating oil. The capacity of the plant is about 3,650 tons of total lubricating oils per year.
The construction and operation of the plant have been described by H.V.Atwella dn W.C.Schroeder, CIOS Target Nol. 30/5.05. This report is on file at the CIOS Library, File No. XXIV - 9.
Status
On September 19th the writer visited the plant and interrogated:
Dr. Meusel, Works Manager
The plant is damaged to only a negligible extent and no equipment seems to have been evacuated from it. Control instruments were in place and the plant appeared ready to begin operations. A number of workers were employed in the laboratory and on maintenance work. It is apparent that only a lack of raw material prevents the plant from operating.