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The metallurgical industry is the pillar of the national economy and the eldest son industry of the country.

It is a firm intention of the Workers’ Party of Korea to further consolidate the pillar of the national economy and push forward with the overall economic growth by decisively shoring up the metallurgical industry and thereby hasten the achievement of a new victory in socialist construction.

At the Eighth Congress of the WPK in January 2021, the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un put forward a goal of meeting the demand of the national economy for iron and steel by technically perfecting the Juche-based iron-making system, expanding its production capacity and decisively boosting iron and steel output. He also illuminated tasks and ways for developing the metallurgical industry at different major plenary meetings.

He set this industry sector as one of the 12 major goals for national economic development and paid close attention to it.

At the Tenth Plenary Meeting of the Eighth Party Central Committee, he said the planned tasks should be completed by vigorously stepping up such major projects as the energy-saving oxygen blast furnace of the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex in order to provide a clear practical guarantee for the implementation of the five-year plan.

Great is his love for and trust in the working people of the metallurgical industry sector.

The sports competition of workers in the metallurgical industry sector-2023 took place in splendour in Pyongyang to mark May Day, the international holiday of working people all over the world, amid great interest of the whole country.

The football final was played between the teams of the Chollima Steel Complex and the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex at Kim Il Sung Stadium and the former beat the latter 2-0.

Upon hearing about the game result, the General Secretary saw to it that the players of the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex team were awarded the same prizes as those of the winners.

Greatly encouraged by his love and trust, working people of the metallurgical industry sector including the complex achieved better results in production.

In 2023 alone, the sector completed the construction of an energy-saving oxygen blast furnace and the installation of oxygen plants with a capacity of 15 000 cubic metres per hour at the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex, the installation of an induction furnace at the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex, the construction of an oxidizing roasting pellet shaft furnace at the Chongjin Steel Works and the development of the Sohaeri branch mine at the Unnyul Mine and made remarkable achievements in putting itself on a Juche-oriented and modern basis.

In 2024, the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex established a new Korean-style desulphurization process and produced billets with much lower sulphur content than before for the first time to provide a fresh springboard for improving the quality of steel.

The Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex has recently established a technical process for improving steel quality which uses activated quicklime and which is capable of enhancing the quality and productivity of iron and steel as against before, while saving much labour, power and fuels. As it proves effective in steelmaking, it has become a focus of attention of the metallurgical industry sector.

Upholding the Party’s intention to make the sector definitely occupy the position as the country’s eldest son industry during the five-year plan, the working people of the sector are striving to achieve greater innovative successes.