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Cokeless nonferrous metal production foundation laid at Munphyong Smeltery

Date: 17/04/2026 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

Officials and workers of the Munphyong Smeltery are working hard to strengthen the independence of the national economy.

They established the cokeless lead smelting process unprecedented in the world metallurgical circles, steadily improved the techniques for its operation and thus put the production on the track of epochal growth during the past five-year plan. This year, too, they are fully displaying the vitality of the Juche-orientation with increased production. It is another success to be recorded in the history of the independent economic development that the Munphyong Smeltery established the nonferrous metallurgical industry of Korean style and is constantly increasing the production after the proud history of the establishment of the Juche-based iron-making system was written in the ferrous metallurgical industry sector.

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