The Sangwon Cement plant, located southeast of Pyongyang, North Korea, has increased its cement output, according to the Pyongyang Times. The calcination workshop has increased the clinker production by five per cent as compared to the same period of last year. The plant has actively conducted activities to increase the capacity of the kiln production and its serviceable life, effectively carrying out inspections and cyclic checks during the maintenance break and promoting cooperation among shifts.

After securing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of ore reserves by applying a highly efficient blasting method, the Sangwon Limestone Mine has also increased its extraction rate. The cement plant has a current cement capacity of 2.5Mta and is state-owned by the Korean Building Materials Trading Corp.