Officials and working people in North Phyongan Province have built a modern tile factory and managed and operated equipment as required by the standard operation method and conducted a brisk mass technical innovation movement to boost the production of various kinds of tiles and sanitary ware.

South Hamgyong Province, widely generalizing experiences of advanced cities and counties in consolidating the foundation of producing building materials, has made successes in the development of new products and production of building materials.

True to the intention of the Workers' Party of Korea which set the housing construction as the primary important policy task, Pyongyang Municipality is concentrating its efforts on improving the quality of building materials and putting production on a normal track.

North Hwanghae Province, which has set a bold target to build a comprehensive tile production factory, is stepping up the preparations for installing equipment while speeding up the construction.

North Hamgyong Province, Nampho Municipality and other regions have also pushed ahead with the work to consolidate the foundation for building materials production and produce building materials needed for rural construction by relying on locally available raw materials and resources.