Being briefed on the factory in front of a big map showing its panoramic view, Kim Jong Il went round its interior and exterior to learn in detail about the construction of the factory and production there.

Looking at the structures where a high level of quality has been ensured in construction and watching the production processes from where various kinds of quality building materials are being churned out without let-up, he expressed great satisfaction over the fact that the soldier builders have built the modern factory in such a manner as to let it win the admiration of the posterity. He highly appreciated their feats.

It is a very gratifying that the factory has established a production system strictly relying on locally available raw materials, he said, adding that the successful endeavors being made by all domains of the national economy including the metal industry to put them on a Juche basis fully reflect the unshakable faith of the Korean people to build a great prosperous and powerful nation on this land by their own efforts, resources and technology without fail.

Looking at tiles and ceramic tiles of various sizes and colors for diverse use, he was very pleased to see the officials, workers and technicians of the factory mass-producing quality building materials in the spirit of devoted service for the people. He appreciated their efforts.

He set forth important tasks to be fulfilled by the factory, noting that it has an important role to play in developing the nation's building materials industry.

Every construction site in cities and villages requires more quality building materials, he said, underlining the need for the workers of the factory to effect a fresh turn in the production to satisfactorily meet the increasing demand for building materials.

He stressed the need to actively apply advanced technology and steadily boost the level of technical skill of workers in order to steadily improve the quality of building materials which play an important role in ensuring high quality of structures and making cities look more beautiful.

The completion of the second-phase project would help turn the factory into a large building materials production base which produces varieties of modern building materials, he noted, indicating an orientation and ways for completing the next-phase project earlier than scheduled.

He had a photo session with labor innovators of the factory.

He was accompanied by Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Pak Nam Gi and Jang Song Thaek, department directors of the C.C., the WPK, and KPA Generals Hyon Chol Hae and Ri Myong Su.