The Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex is exerting great efforts to finish the construction of energy-saving oxygen heat blast furnace as scheduled.

The Chollima Steel Complex has worked out detailed plans for the production of molten iron by electric furnace and the establishment of ladle refining and continuous rolling processes and concentrated efforts on them.

Officials and workers of the Chongjin Steel Plant directed primary efforts to perfecting the technical preparations for increasing the output of pellets and set the goal to overhaul large revolving furnaces at the earliest date possible and launched the drive for its implementation.

The Posan Iron Works is pushing ahead with the construction of a vertical furnace for oxidizing roasting pellet.