Officials and workers at the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex increased the iron and steel production every day by making innovations to improve the technical and economic indices of oxygen heat blast furnaces.

The Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex carried out its January iron production plan ahead of schedule amid the fierce flames of the socialist patriotic movement and the emulation drive for increased production.

The Musan Mining Complex, which made a breakthrough in increasing the production of concentrated iron ore with the blasting of 500 000 cubic meters of earth, Unryul and Jaeryong mines and other iron mines across the country carried out their daily production plans without fail.

Officials and workers at the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex over-fulfilled their fertilizer production plan every day.

The Hungnam Fertilizer Complex produced over 100 more tons of fertilizer than planned every day.

Similar successes were made by the workers in the power, coal and machine industries and other key industrial sectors in January.