Measures are being taken to strengthen the organic ties with relevant sectors and units, and practical plans for increasing the capacity of fertilizer production are being worked out and examined.

Officials of the ministry went to the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex and are intensifying guidance so that the officials of the complex pay attention to enhancing the responsibility of technicians and skilled workers with the main emphasis on ensuring stability and efficiency of each process.

The Hungnam Fertilizer Complex has developed ways to improve equipment management and technical control and raise the actual extraction rate with the guidance and assistance of ministry officials, and introduced them into practice.

Thanks to the efforts of the officials of the ministry, the February 8 Vinalon Complex and the Sunchon Chemical Complex have taken measures to produce and supply various kinds of basic chemical goods, strengthen the foundation for salt production by industrial methods and step up the planned projects.

Preparations for establishing the C-1 chemical industry and building the processing and packing of agricultural chemicals are under way.

The Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill is also making preparations to install paper-machines and taking measures to solve technical problems arising in improving the quality of paper.