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FOREIGN TRADE ZONES 
Hamburg.—There is considerable manufacturing business done ai 
the free port of Hamburg. The character and extent of this business 
is shown in the following table of industries, number of works, area 
covered in acres, and number of employees. This statement was 
prepared on November 27, 1928, by Consul General G. Bie Ravndal 
of Hamburg: 
Name of industry 
Shipbuilding and allied industries... _._.._..____ eae 
208] ANA BBS ee coon eee 
ils and ZreaSeS «emo c cme eee RES, Fh 
Tour mills, ete ooo. sw 
Chemical industry... .____. Hs 
Toodstutls. oo. AHA ideo orm 
Nood, including timber.._._.._......___.__ AEH ref memes ———————— 
‘Tetallurgical industry... ___________ mes 
dyes and paints... o_o... _ me 
Ton and other metals... meme oa 
Ingine building __._..___.. em J 
gubber industry. . . mean BT 
Foundries. ._...._.. remem emma ——— 
Building material... een. 
cuts and sausage skins. .___.____________..._L___l______. 
Electrical industry. o_o ii an. 
Miscellaneows. ooo... EE 
Totai_. 
Number 
of works 
Area 
covered 
in acres 
Numbe 
of em- 
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165.0 1 10,20t 
24.8 or 
194, 1,08 
14.8 42 
10.3 26: 
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In making a comparison of the industries carried on in the free 
harbor with those of the entire harbor the paramount importance of 
she industries of the free harbor becomes fully apparent. 
Bremen.—Within the free port of Bremen no manufacturing is done. 
However, various industries have been attracted by it and plants have 
been established just outside of the free zone and in or near the city. 
Bremen has set aside about 6,500,000 square meters of territory along 
she river or its harbor for industries, of which at the present time about 
swo-thirds has been utilized. The principal local industries are lum- 
ber mills; rice, oil, and flour mills; spinning and weaving mills for 
cotton and jute; oil refineries; chocolate, rubber, and linoleum fac- 
tories; iron smelters, and a large shipbuilding industry. 
Emden.—As in the case of Bremen no manufacturing is done in the 
ree harbor of Emden. Various plants, however, have been estab 
lished outside of the free zone. In the harbor district ample space is 
still available for industry. 
Flensburg —Manufacturing in the free port of Flensburg is carried 
on in a limited way. There is a small plant for the manufacture of 
emery paper and cloth. About 100 metric tons of these commodities 
are manufactured annually. In addition there is a small plant which 
grinds some 500 tons of minerals annually. 
Kiel —There are a few commercial plants located in the free harbot 
of Kiel, the largest of which is an industrial alcohol refilling station.