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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 emplovees


165.0 1 10,20t
24.8 or
194, 1,08
14.8 42
10.3 26:
52 18!
£5 84s
€ 2
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‘ 351
c 174
7 1, 240
LS 204
oy 3¢
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1 y
3.5 244
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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 lumber
 mills; rice, oil, and flour mills; spinning and weaving mills for
cotton and jute; oil refineries; chocolate, rubber, and linoleum factories;
 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.