Study On Tianyuan Electrochemical Factory During The Period Of Anti-Japanese War

To solve hydrochloric acid supply problem of Tianchu monosodium glutamate factory, Wu Yunchu had set up Tianyuan electrochemical factory in Shanghai in 1929 with other entrepreneurs, which was the first large private enterprise to produce hydrochloric acid, bleaching powder and caustic soda independently. From 1929 to the day when anti-Japanese war broke out, Tianyuan had gone through eight years and was of great significance to domestic chemical industry. After the war broke out, considering the national interest, Wu Yunchu requested the national government to move Tianyuan to the inner land to pursue a better future. At first, the new settlement was Wuhan. But with the war becoming fiercer, the factory had to be moved westward. Finally, Maoershi had been chosen to be the settlement.During the period of anti-Japanese war, Tianyuan had gone through several important stages, including moving to the west, rebuilding, and reproducing. Facing the special conditions of the war, Tianyuan enhanced its self-management vastly to develop better. Tianyuan perfected organization structure, focused on administrative and technological talents, strengthened employees’management, improved employees’ benefits, regulated accounting system, and taken various selling ways. Besides, Tianyuan spared no effort to pursue the help from relative government sectors and enterprises.Several years later, Tianyuan achieved great success. First, the amount of products had increased a lot. Second, there was surplus each year. Third, the enterprise scale had been expanded. Despite these shining accomplishments, there were always hurdles to its development. First, the inadequate power supply or cut-off during the war affected the regular production. Second, the government policy had limited its normal price fluctuation and the sale of products. Third, the inflation during the war, especially in 1940, had raised the cost of buying electric, improving employees’ daily life and building factory in Yibin.