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Chairman Kim Jong Unsends Democratic People’s Republic of Korea No. 21 (3 109) weekly http://www.pyongyangtimes.com.kp e-mail:[email protected] Sat, May 23, Juche 109(2020) MESSAGE LEAD Chairman Kim Jong Un sends Big efforts put into chemical industry building blessings to Cameroonian President The DPRK sees the relying on glauberite. development of the chemical When glauberite is processed, Kim Jong Un, chairman of the people of Cameroon have their work for the prosperity industry as one of the important sulphuric acid, caustic soda the State Affairs Commission made great successes in their of the country, he expressed solutions to building a self- and sodium carbonate can be of the DPRK, on May 20 efforts to defend the country's the belief that good relations supporting economy. In other obtained without salt. The sent a message of greetings sovereignty and achieve of friendship and cooperation words, it plans to get raw DPRK has rich deposits of to Paul Biya, president of the peace, stability and national between the two countries materials that do not exist in the glauberite. Republic of Cameroon, on the unity under the leadership of would grow stronger in the country or are in short supply by When the sodium carbonate occasion of its national day. the president. Wishing the future. chemical methods by developing production process with a total the chemical industry and thus floor space of tens of thousands In the message, the Korean Cameroonian president and give impetus to the growth of of square metres which uses leader referred to the fact that his people greater progress in KCNA the overall economy. glauberite as starting material To this end, it is working hard is rebuilt at the complex, it will DPRK-THAILAND to build a new chemical industry produce sodium carbonate, relying on locally available raw ammonium sulphate, gypsum materials and resources, and and raw materials for glass. Internet photo show celebrates anniversary rearrange, reinforce, modernize Projects are also being and reenergize chemical stepped up on an annual basis to factories. turn the production processes of of DPRK-Thailand diplomatic ties Primary effort is being the Namhung Youth Chemical directed to establishing the C1 Complex, Hungnam Fertilizer An internet photo exhibition Thai royal court members on expressed their impressions chemical industry. Complex and February 8 was held in Thailand to mark their visit to the DPRK and about the photo show and their Today, the countries that Vinalon Complex into energy-, the 45th anniversary of the those showing the looks of the intention to make positive have no or less oil deposits are labour- and resource-saving establishment of diplomatic DPRK. efforts to develop bilateral developing the C1 chemical and environment-friendly ones, relations between the After visiting the website, friendship. industry in the direction of along with the ones to complete DPRK and the Kingdom of personages of the Thai national The Thai media also published synthesizing such organic a new type of processes for Thailand. assembly, ministry of culture, reports in commemoration of compounds as methanol, the production of vinyl sheet A Thai university posted on organization for the study of the anniversary. synthetic fuel oil, ethyl alcohol, for greenhouses and melamine its website the photos showing the Juche idea and Thailand- acetic acid and olefins with resin. President Kim Il Sung meeting DPRK friendship association KCNA carbon monoxide and hydrogen The DPRK also pays close that are obtained from coal, attention to the work of using POWER natural gas or oil stone. locally abundant lignite as a The Sunchon Chemical raw material for the chemical Complex is now pushing a industry. Technical innovation helps project for the completion of the At the Sinuiju Chemical Fibre methanol production process, Mill, sci-tech measures have an important task in building been taken to put the reed-based increase power output the C1 chemical industry. paper production for textbooks It works to solve technological on a normal footing and a The Sunchon Thermal Power its efficiency. breaker and other power problems arising in establishing project for upgrading the mill Station has recently boosted Characteristic of the equipment. the C1 chemical industry, progresses apace. electricity production with the remodelled devices is that According to the chief staffer including the production of Researches are intensified to help of technical innovations. the shape of blades is quite at the technical department, the additives capable of converting set up an advanced chemical “Our power station is pushing different from the original one station established a process of anthracite, which is used to industry, especially research forward with an undertaking and the poles of motor have producing light insulating fire generate gas, into the state of into Lyocell fibre in the for finding out and introducing been changed. In other words, brick which proves effective suspension and that of high- limelight of the world and the into production realistic ordinary moving blades have in drastically raising heat pressure oxygen needed for gas preparations for the completion plans conducive to removing been replaced with scoop- efficiency while reducing heat generation. of dry distillation process of deviations revealed in the past shaped ones and six-polar motor loss as compared to the past. A project is also carried on in brown coal. production and shoring up has been installed in place of In close collaboration with a a planned way to modernize the On May 1, the Sunchon production,” said Sok Tu Hung, octupole one. professional research group, the chemical industry and readjust, Phosphate Fertilizer Factory was manager of the thermal power Accordingly, air preheater station made pumps needed for reinforce and activate chemical inaugurated as another fertilizer station. was replaced and coarse the fur-preventing equipment in factories. industry base that can mass- The station employed a separator in the undifferentiating the boiler system and applied An undertaking is under way produce high-concentration technique that can increase system remodelled to promote a supersonic wave-based at the Namhung Youth Chemical ammonium phosphate fertilizer. the generating capacity per the efficiency of generating instrument for measuring the Complex to renovate the sodium generator by introducing the facilities. thickness of pipes in the boiler carbonate production process By Jong Hwa Sun PT high-temperature air combustion As a result, the efficiency of room in real time. stabilization technology generator No. 3 has improved In addition, it solved technical including those for raising the festivals on several occasions. into heating equipment. The further to generate much more problems arising in introducing efficiency of generators by “Technicians of our power introduction of this technique electricity. frequency converter into coal building up the reactive power station are now working to has made it possible for the The power station developed feeder and refashioned a feed- production capacity of thermal further improve the high- station to put production on and introduced a new control water pump, which had impeded power generator field system temperature air combustion normal track while saving program that facilitates real- production due to its low and technically upgrading stabilization technology by dozens of tons of heavy oil that time monitoring and automatic capacity, in order to increase the ventilators and blowers and drawing on the successes had been consumed to stabilize control over the power output and performance of each those for saving heavy oil, thus already made,” said Won Il Sok, combustion. production system and made generator. winning a gold medal at the 15th deputy chief engineer in charge It also refashioned the blower an effective measurement- In recent years alone, national exhibition of inventions of production. and ventilation device of protection device, air heating it brought out dozens of and new technologies and high generator No. 3 to further boost equipment, large transformer, technical innovation plans appraisals at national sci-tech By Chae Hyang Ok PT Page 2 Sat, May 23, Juche 109(2020) CONTRIBUTION INSPECTION He is the father of Premier inspects around our children South Hamgyong When International Children’s round different places. playing at the room of physical Day (June 1) draws near every At the general playing room exercise. year, the days when Supreme consisting of sections for playing Many fathers fail to visit the Leader Kim Jong Un visited our at housekeeping and doctor and kindergarten of their children. kindergarten come to my mind. doing jigsaw, that for playing However, the Supreme As he satisfactorily looked with construction sets and that Leader visited the kindergarten at the children frolicking at the of rural landscape, he said it was two times in 2012 alone and courtyard during his visit to built well to meet the juvenile cared about the matters even we our kindergarten which sprang mind, and even underwent a teachers and parents had failed up modernly in Changjon “medical examination” from to think of, though he was busy Street on May 30 2012 before a child doctor in a white gown working day and night while International Children’s Day, hanging a stethoscope around shouldering the heavy burden the Supreme Leader suddenly her neck at the section for of the country alone. said that children might get playing at being a doctor. So, we hanged a picture of hurt when they fell down on the After making the rounds of the Supreme Leader among courtyard paved with pitch and the kindergarten, he expressed our children on the wall took a measure on the spot. satisfaction, saying all spaces of the entrance hall of our Therefore, a large area of from floor to ceiling turned kindergarten. the yard was covered with into an education-oriented I want to declare that the Premier Kim Jae Ryong (second from left) is briefed on rubber mats, turfs were laid on environment and it was properly song We Are the Happiest in Tanchon Port.
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