A Representative Enterprise from Râmnicu Sărat in the Communist Era: 
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O ÎNTREPRINDERE REPREZENTATIVĂ ÎN RÂMNICU SĂRAT ÎN PERIOADA COMUNISTĂ: RAFINĂRIA VENUS-OILREG
A Representative Enterprise from Râmnicu Sărat in the Communist Era: Venus-Oilreg Refinery

Author(s): Ștefan Torcărescu
Subject(s): History, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, History of Communism
Published by: Galaţi University Press
Keywords: communism; industry; Râmnicu Sărat; refinery; Venus-OILREG;

Summary/Abstract: The plant specialised in recycling used mineral oils from Râmnicu Sărat, Venus-OILREG, was the only enterprise of this kind in communist Romania. The paper outlines the factory organisation, its output of manufactured goods, statistics concerning production, as well as the means of integrating this enterprise in the communist production system. The research relies on unedited archival documents and oral histories.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 147-155
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian