Vinalon plant “8. February"
| Vinalon plant “8. February “ 2. 8 비날론 련합 기업소 |
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|---|---|
| legal form | State company |
| founding | 1954 |
| Seat |
 Hangnam
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| Number of employees | ~ 10,000 |
| Branch | Chemical industry |
| As of September 25, 2015 | |
Coordinates: 39 ° 51 '10 " N , 127 ° 34' 39" E The Vinalon factory "8. February “ (2. 8 비날론 련합 기업소) is a chemical company that produces the synthetic fiber Vinalon . It is located in the North Korean city of Hŭngnam (incorporated into Hamhŭng in 2005), which is located in the Hamgyŏng-namdo province.
history
After production was started on a trial basis in 1954, factories were built between 1959 and 1961. Since then, the plant has been steadily expanded. For a long time the plant was the only producer of this fiber, Vinalon is still produced, processed and used exclusively in North Korea. These circumstances are used for propaganda purposes for the Chuch'e ideology . In P'y Sngan-namdo there is still the Vinalon Sunch'ŏn plant .
Due to the stagnating economy in North Korea , the plant was shut down around 1994 and reopened in early 2010.
Products
The only product is the chemical fiber Vinalon; anthracite coal and lime are used as raw materials . Usually clothing, filling material or rope is made from the finished fiber.
The head of state Kim Jong-il , who died in 2011, was the most famous wearer of clothing from Vinalon.
Individual evidence
- ↑ February 8th Vinalon Complex | NTI. Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
- ^ The Korea Herald: (R&D Policy in Korea (32)) Can North Korea sustain industrial growth? Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Michael E. Robinson: Korea's Twentieth-Century Odyssey . University of Hawaii Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8248-3174-5 , pp. 158-161 .
- ^ Korean Atlas. In: www1.korea-np.co.jp. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Kim Jong-il Shows Up at Mass Rally. In: english.chosun.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .