The Songjin Steel Complex rounded off the advanced steel production method in which oxygen melting and refining processes are streamlined.

The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex succeeded in non-coke iron-making method at furnace and established the iron production system by high-speed reduction method. It also built new curved type strand-casting process.

The Chollima Steel Complex successfully built UHP electric arc furnaces Nos. 1 and 2, multielement alloy steel production base and high-quality fireproof material shop.

The Posan Iron Works is producing a great amount of Juche iron with a new method and sending them to the Chollima Steel Complex. It also completed a project for reconstructing revolving furnace No. 3 and set up oxygen separator of 550 cubic meters.

The Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex commissioned 100-ton electric furnace and put the power control and operation system and the electrode control system for UHP electric arc furnaces on a CNC basis. It is now introducing new rational technologies to round off Korean-style iron production process at a higher level.

The DPRK has a bright prospect for increased iron production as its iron and steel production bases are being modernized relying on domestic deposits of iron ore and coal resources.