{"id":52635,"date":"2022-08-25T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=52635"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:39:41","slug":"s-hamgyong-province-vinalon-factory-manufactures-products-using-imported-chinese-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/s-hamgyong-province-vinalon-factory-manufactures-products-using-imported-chinese-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"S. Hamgyong Province vinalon factory manufactures products using imported Chinese materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, is manufacturing products using raw materials imported from China, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in South Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Monday that the February 8 Vinalon Complex recently began production using large amounts of imported raw materials imported through Sinuiju.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the source\u2019s account, the February 8 Vinalon Complex has begun full-scale production using imported raw materials, and is rallying to make up its first half of the year shortfalls in the second half of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, North Korean propaganda recently claimed that the February 8 Vinalon Complex could import raw materials because of the \u201cgreat love, faith and consideration\u201d of the party and leader Kim Jong Un, who praised the \u201cloyalty of the factory\u2019s laborers and officials\u201d for promising to more than make up for the shortfalls in the first half of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, North Korea&#8217;s leadership is calling on the February 8 Vinalon Complex to be the national vanguard in chemical production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the factory&#8217;s workers have been unable to go home since the imported raw materials arrived and the factory began production, lodging in factory spaces, offices and locker rooms where they eat and sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, a team dispatched to the factory by the country\u2019s Cabinet in early August is directing activities to improve chemical test processes and normalize production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said the Cabinet team is calling for the February 8 Vinalon Complex to vastly increase its production levels by normalizing its production processes to prove it can hit year&#8217;s chemical sector targets. The team is focusing everything into production, even reducing three shifts tasks to just two shifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cabinet team is commanding the factory to get a tight grip over its supply and raw material shortages and \u201cmove boldly forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team is also searching for ways the factory can maximize the use of its existing supplies and raw materials in production, and make up shortfalls with more imports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cabinet team plans to remain onsite until late November. It intends to help Hungnam Fertilizer Complex achieve its production targets for the second half of the year, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source also told Daily NK that the party and government provided seven days of rations to members of the February 8 Vinalon Complex\u2019s \u201cspecialized working class\u201d through the factory\u2019s logistics department late last month. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of this specialized working class in the factory had been without rations for several years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recipients were largely technicians who work in general production tasks and specialized welders. Even though the old Chinese corn they received was so bad that red mold was growing on it, the source said workers were all smiles as it was the first ration they had seen in years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220822-4\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, is manufacturing products using raw materials imported from China, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 A source in South Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Monday that the February 8 Vinalon Complex recently began production using large amounts of imported raw materials imported through Sinuiju. 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