South Hamgyong Province has pushed ahead with the work to establish a heavy-capacity production process of tiles at the Songchongang Tile Factory while making progress in the work to produce tiles of diverse colors with locally abundant raw materials.

Concrete block production bases in Sadong and Taesong districts of Pyongyang produce various blocks by making use of lean coal.

Many areas including North Hwanghae Province put efforts into the production and supply of imitation stones of good quality.

Kangwon Province makes continued efforts to produce roof tiles needed in the construction of dwelling homes and public buildings by recycling scrap glass.

Various city and county commissions of science and technology in North Phyongan, South Hwanghae and North Hamgyong provinces focus efforts on the work to develop quality inorganic paints with locally-available raw materials by introducing advanced technologies.