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Combines, Ships, and Oil: Sources for the Industrial History of Płock in the National Archive Repository in Płock
Tomasz Piekarski
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2924-4650
Archiwum Państwowe w Płocku, Akademia Mazowiecka w Płocku
Przegląd Archiwalny Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, No. 17 (2024), pages: 73-92
Publication date: 2024-12-30
https://doi.org/10.48261/PAIPN241705
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Abstract
After World War II, Płock became an important industrial centre. Apart from the factories that had been operating there up to that time, such as the Harvest Machine Factory and the Płock River Shipyard, the construction of the Mazovian Refinery and Petrochemical Plant began in 1959. The petrochemical plant changed the face of the city and resulted in rapid population growth and previously unprecedented infrastructure development. The location of Petrochemia in Płock contributed to the establishment of further industrial plants in the city, including Petrobudowa Industrial Construction Company (Przedsiębiorstwo Budownictwa Przemysłowego „Petrobudowa”), Mostostal Steel Structure and Industrial Construction Company (Przedsiębiorstwo Konstrukcji Stalowych i Urządzeń Przemysłowych „Mostostal”), the Bridge Works Company (Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Mostowych), the Izokor-Instal Thermal Insulation and Corrosion Protection Works Company (Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Termoizolacyjnych i Antykorozyjnych „Izokor-Instal”), the Cotex Knitwear Industry Works (Zakłady Przemysłu Dziewiarskiego „Cotex”), and several others. This article discusses the content and significance of archival materials from “People’s” Poland relating to industry in Płock, which are currently held in the archival repository of the State Archive in Płock, as well as the research opportunities hidden in those materials.
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