The Management Bureau for the Shoe-making Industry has made achievements in modernizing equipment at the Pyongyang Shoes Machine Factory and the Shoe-making Technology Center.

The Wonsan Shoes Factory speeds up the automation of gumming process at the final stage.

The Phyongsong Artificial Leather Factory pushes ahead with the development of porous vinyl chloride artificial leather and the Pyongyang Tannery with the development of chemical auxiliary materials.

And the recycling of plastic and rubber is brisk at the Sinuiju Shoes Factory and other units.

The Textile Machinery Industrial Management Bureau has also made achievements in manufacturing high-efficient weaving machine and accessories.

The Pyongyang Textile Machine Factory gives an impetus to the development of a flexible rapier loom with higher per-minute rotational frequency.