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TRADING CORPORATIONS

Name of company

Chosun Kwangmyong General Trading Co.

Address

Central District, Pyongyang

TLX

36022 KW KP

Telegraph code

KWANGMYONG Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410, 4494, 4416

Details of business

·         Established in 1976

  • The trading company is a central trading organization administering regional trading in North Korea, and has 10 regional trading companies and 2 directly managed trading companies.
  • The Business range of the General company covers agency work for exporting of products from various places in North Korea and importing of goods necessary for regional and private needs.
  • It¡¯s connected to about 400 trading companies in around 90 nations.

++ Items dealt with: (Export) nonferrous metals and processed products (lead, zinc, cadmium of which export volume amounts to thousands of tons and the qualities of lead, electrolytic lead, electrolytic zinc have good reputation in the international market.). Non-metallic minerals (granite, slate, talc, calcite, barite and black lead), agricultural and marine products (wild ginseng, ginseng, a kind of milk vetch, maximowiczia chinensis, Chinese matrimony vine, parsley, fern brake, various seeds including pumpkin seed, ginseng seed, mushroom, peppermint oil, cocoon, kidney bean, etc)

* Shrimp, octopus, squid, maximowiczia chinensis, ginseng, Chinese matrimony vine, shiitake mushroom, various health food among agriculture and marine products are sold actively.

(Import) Raw materials for light industry, pesticide, fertilizer, feed, vegetable oil, sugar, soap and tire, etc

 

Name of company

Chosun Kyongam Trading Co.

Address

Sari won, North Hwanghae Province

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Telegraph code

KYONGAM SARIWON

TLX

24037 KP KYONGAM

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         Established in 1976

  • Trading with about 120 companies in 40 nations worldwide
  • Nothe Hwanghae Province is exporting base
  • Barter trading, relaying trading and joint venture, etc

++ Items dealt with: (Production and Export)

§         Peppermint oil (The production of peppermint oil by this company is No.1 among regional trading companies, and the oil¡¯s quality is excellent with over 70% of peppermint essence.)

      • Non metallic minerals (Dolomite, kaolin, barite, fluorspar, calcite, mica, and various natural slates are major exporting products. Dolomite¡¯s quality is high with magnesium 22.46%, calcium 32.38% and thickness is 0.1mm-12mm. Granite has low water absorbent rate, but is heat-resistant, acid-resistant and salt-resistant. Its patterns are diverse and all the standards exist.)
      • Agricultural products (Balloon flower, fern brake and shiitake mushroom)
      • Herb (Baekbongryong mugwort, Paeniae Radix, tractylis ovata, Asiasari Radix)
      • Clothing (Men¡¯s jacket, duck down and track suit)

Name of company

Daedong River Trading Co.

Address

Pyongsung city, South Pyongan Province

TLX

24034 TM KP

Tel

850-2-381-1166

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         The company owns a clothing processing factory, Shinduk Mineral Water Factory, high quality metal factory and granite processing factory, and produces and exports various products.

++ Items dealt with: Clothing, Shinduk Spring Water, snake liquor, white liquor, metals with high purity, natural spices, activated briquet and smokeless coal, etc.

Name of company

Chosun Songdowon Trading Company

Address

Wonsan City, Kangwon Province

TLX

24042 SDW KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-2609

Details of business

·         The company owns a non-ferrous metal refinery, fisheries business and non-metallic mineral production base.

  • The company produces various marine products, non-ferrous metals, non-metallic minerals and agricultural products and exports these to China, Russia, Japan and Singapore.

++ Items dealt with: Pollack, sole, herring, mackerel, clam, squid, octopus, abalone, stingray, shrimp, crab, sea cucumber, spawn of sea urchin, sea weed, electrolytic zinc, lead, ridium, zincography, barite, talc and bamboo product, etc.

Name of company

Chosun Mt. Songak Trading Company

Address

Gaesung City

TLX

36022 KW KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         The company owns about 10 factories such as a ginseng processing factory, ginseng liquor factory, creating company of handicraft items, embroidery factory and granite processing factory.

++ Items dealt with: Gaesung Koryo red ginseng, compressed red ginseng, Koryo white ginseng, ginseng rice cake marinated with honey, ginseng broth, raw ginseng liquor, Koryo Gold branded ginseng liquor, white liquor, hot chilly pepper, embroidery product, various handicraft item and granite, etc


Name of company

Chosun Tumen River Trading Co.

Address

Chongjin City, North Hamkyung Province

TLX

24026 TDGCG KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410/4416

Details of business

·         The company owns a sand collecting business, non metallic production base, about 20 small sized fisheries, daily hardware and grass related factory, production base of agricultural produce, vegetable and herb.

++ Items dealt with: sand, gravel, lime stone, pumice stone, solid fuel, materials, marble (small debris), various marine products, mineral water, magnesia and clothing, etc

Name of company

Chosun Frontier Trading Co.

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang

TLX

36022 KW KP

Tel

850-2-3814111

FAX

850-2-3814410

Details of business

·         Frontier trading agency business by Chosun Kwangmyong General Trading Company and its regional trading companies, that is, subsidiaries in Northeast Region, Siberia of Russia and Wondong Region

Name of company

Chosun Aprok River Trading Co.

Address

Shinuiju City, North Pyongan Province

TLX

24036 AMROK KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         North Pyongan Province is close to the western coast and abundant in marine products due to many rivers, and also abundant in mineral resources such as gabbro, ophite. The company deals with stone processing and fisheries which fit the regional characteristics, and exports blue crabs and shell fish.

  • To enhance export volume, the company built a shell fish farm with the area of 30ha to produce about 4000 tons of shell fish every year.
  • In addition, the company exports mulberry, silk yarn and silk and also doing agency business for visitors of North Korea
  • The company plans to expand its quarry base, gold producing base and a farm for shell fish and eels.

++ Items dealt with: (Export) Gold, magnetite, phosphorous concentrate and stone processing product, craft items, marine product, agricultural product and local produce.

Name of company

Chosun Suyangsan Trading Co.

Address

Haeju City, South Hwanghae Province

TLX

24001 SU KP

Tel

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FAX

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Details of business

·         Exporting products of each fishery business and fishery joint venture business within the province

  • Trading with each nation through Haeju Port

++ Items dealt with: marine products such as short-necked clam, clam flesh, blue crab, sea kelp and beef, other agricultural and local produce


Name of company

Chosun Namsan Trading Co.

Address

Nampo City

TLX

24083 NAMSAN KP

Tel

850-2-3814111

FAX

850-2-3814410

Details of business

·         The company owns a refining factory producing thousands of tons of electrolytic zinc, electrolytic lead, lead and arsenious acid and an electronic instrument factory producing around 60 million electronics related to DC-312-030, SN5-40P2 annually.

  • The company possesses two 5000 ton class reefers, 30 fishing boats and trading ships, and transports about 1000 ton of fisheries and various cargos.
  • The company uses Nampo Port.

++ Items dealt with: Electrolytic zinc, electrolytic lead, electronic goods, arsenious acid, metal arsenic and marine product and others

Name of company

Chosun Inpung Trading Co.

Address

Mansu, Gangye City, Jagang Province

TLX

24032 INPUNG KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         The company owns a 30,000ha mulberry field, Gangye Thread Factory and a factory producing 300 million of chopsticks annually

  • Undertaking frontier trade itself

++ Items dealt with: Cocoon, silk fabric, timber and processed product, herb and vegetable and others

Name of company

Chosun Baekmu Trading Co.

Address

Hyesan City, Yanggang Province

TLX

24033 BAEKMU KP

Tel

850-2-381-4111

FAX

850-2-381-4410

Details of business

·         The company owns several small and medium sized non metallic mineral producing bases.

  • Major export item is hop, and the company has a certain number of clients in international markets.
  • The company undertakes frontier trade, also.

++ Items dealt with: Hop, non metallic minerals such as pumice stone, swelling soil, diatomite, talc, and various herbs, vegetable, timber and processed wooden products


Name of company

Chosun Bonghwa General Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36024 KNY KP

Tel

850-2-3816023

FAX

850-2-3814444

Details of business

·         Processing trade, barter trade, relaying trade, wholesale, joint investment and joint venture

*Bonghwa First Trading Co.: The company is a specialized clothing trading company which operates 10 factories. Suit, half-coat, over-coat, cotton clothing, trousers, skirt, jacket, shirt and vest

*Bonghwa Second Trading Co.: The company deals with local agricultural produces. It owns a plastic processing factory with the capacity of 100,000 tons of processing annually. It exports various PVC recycled granules and plastic products.

* Bonghwa Third Trading Co.: Wholesaling of non ferrous metals and general processing trade

Export: The company exports various zincs such as electrolytic zinc and brass, copper products, copper concentrate and zinc concentrate after importing and processing.

* Bonghwa Fifth Trading Co.: Mainly relaying trade-oriented

++ Items dealt with:

(Import) Fishing gear, primary and secondary material for clothing, primary and secondary material for shoes, packaging material, copper concentrate, zinc concentrate, oil for fuel, vegetable oil, HDPE, gelatin and catalyst, etc

Name of company

Chosun Light Industry Trading Co.

Address

Dongdaewon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5980 YAKSAN KP, 5220 SD KP

Tel

850-2-381-4139/6029

FAX

850-2-381-7807/4410

Details of business

·         The company mainly deals with silk fabrics.

  • The product of this company is renowned for excellent humidity absorbing rate and warmth-keeping, and its humidity absorbing rate is over 30-50% higher than cotton product, and the circulation of air is about 0.5 times and it contains 18 kinds of amino acids. Among these amino acids, tiro acid has strong sterilization power and is effective in absorbing and preventing harmful ultra violet rays.
  • Guryong silk fabric (This is used for the product that is not well plaited.), embroidered silk fabric, yaksan silk fabric, hon silk fabric (This is used for winter clothes.), woven silk fabric without patterns, georgette (This is used for female child¡¯s summer clothes, scarves, blind and ornaments.) and crape, etc are the products of the company.

Items dealt with

(Export) Women¡¯s blouse, T-shirt, track suit, silk shirt, women¡¯s underwear, socks, one piece for a child, necktie and handkerchief, etc

Name of company

Chosun Kumrung Trading Co.

Address

Sosung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

37021 PP KP

Tel

850-2-3814368

FAX

850-2-3814416

Details of business

·         The company exports electric & electronic products, home use products and chemical products.

  • The company owns factories for electric equipments, and machinery

Items dealt with

(Export) Underwater pump, high blood pressure treatment instrument, magnetic necklace, magnetic lock, pressure electronics, magnetic disk, ultra infrared ray sauna, tea ware and wine or whisky glass

+ Underwater pump: Simple manipulation, usage voltage: AC 220V, Frequency: 50HZ, electric power consumption: 180W, efficiency: 4,321/hour (40 meters), 12,001/hour (10 meters)

+ High blood pressure treatment instrument: treatment efficiency: 80-90%, good descending pressure, usage voltage: AC 220V, electric power consumption: 10W, Size: 245*235*85 mm, weight: 4.3kg

+ Ultra infra red ray sauna: Home use, usage voltage: AC 220V, frequency: 60Hz, electric power consumption: 1,000W, steam wash temperature: 45-60 degrees C, Ultra infra red ray wave: 6-12um, size: 800*740*1, 500mm, weight: 150kg


Name of company

Chosun Pyongyang Federated Publishing and Trading Co.

Address

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TLX

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Tel

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FAX

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Details of business

·         cards and manuals on the contract basis.

  • The company prints materials coming from Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Mongolia, China, Japan, Nigeria, Jordan and Madagascar on the contract basis.
  • The company holds translators specializing in French, English, German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese, and also holds automated printing window.
  • The company prints and sends ordered materials within 2 months.

Items dealt with

(Export and Import)   Printing material

Name of company

Chosun Chongnam Trading Co.

Address

Chongnam-gu, South Pyongan Province

TLX

5359 ST KP

Tel

850-2-3814334

FAX

850-2-3814530

Details of business

·         The company has branches in Pyongyang, Nampo, Shinuiju and Dandong of China.

  • The company carries out business in association with export products production base in Chongnam-gu, South Pyongan Province.
  • Marine products are its main ones.
  • The company holds 20 fishing boats and catches thousands of tons of marine products every month.
  • The company carries barter trade on the sea directly, and its traded fish are blue crab, shell fish, swell fish and flatfish.
  • The company owns a clothes producing factory with annual production capacity of 20000 clothes, and it produces winter clothes, jackets and half-coats.
  • The company deals with marine products, clothing, biological calcium carbonate, smoke black coals, small eels.

Items dealt with

Biological calcium carbonate: CaO3 99%, Fe 0.0001%, Zn 0.000073%, Cu 0.000059%, Mn 0.0003%, Pb 0.0092%, Ni 0.000014%, H2O 0.3%.

It is absorbed to human body easily and is known to have special effect on growth. It is used widely as raw material for cosmetics, paper additive and rubber material.


Name of company

Chosun Eunduk General Trading Company

Address

Daedong River-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36030 UD KP

Tel

23480

FAX

850-2-3814575

Details of business

·         The company owns 5 companies as subsidiaries.

  • 5 companies: Eunduk Machinery and Ship related Product Export-Import Company, Eunduk Metal Export and Import Company, Eunduk Colored Metal and Mineral Export and Import Company, Eunduk Joint Operation Company, Eunduk Foreign Transport Company

Items dealt with

Steel, non ferrous metal, non metallic mineral, machinery facility and clothing

Name of company

Chosun Rungra General Trading Co.

Address

Botonggang-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36018 PRD KP, 5500 CHK KP

Tel

850-2-3816022/4391

FAX

850-2-3814507

Details of business

The company owns 7 companies as subsidiaries.

1.      First Company: Light industry, heavy industry and machinery

  1. Second Company: Trade with Russia
  2. Third Company: Spun and woven products
  3. Fifth Company: Development, brokerage, artistic works
  4. Sixth Company: Operating Nampo-Hong Kong route
  5. Seventh Company: Mining products
  6. Eighth Company: Export and Import business

 Joint Operation and Joint Venture Companies  

Name of company

Chosun Yukyung Joint Operation Company

Address

Moranbong-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

850-2-3814252

FAX

850-2-3814497

Details of business

·         The company was established in 1988 as a jointly invested and operated company between the unit related to the Sport Ministry of North Korea and Japanese company.

  • The company operates a restaurant, shop and company in Dandong, China.

Name of company

Chosun Jonjin Joint Operation Company

Address

Pyongchon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5344 PC KP

Tel

Jonjin Pyongyang

FAX

850-2-3814410

Details of business

·         The company owns a clothing processing factory.

  • The factory holds high class designers and fashion designers.
  • The company mainly exports to Japan, and also China and the Middle East.
  • The company produces and processes clothing such as wool mixed spinning, silk fabric, cotton, cotton mixed spinning and other chemical textile.

++ Items dealt with: Clothing (Shirt, jacket, winter clothes, suit, vest, half-coat and mountain climbing clothes)

Name of company

Chosun Kumgang Motor Joint Operation Company

Address

Dongdaewon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5975 MT KP, 36041 KG KP

Tel

850-2-3814102

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         The company was established in Oct. 1993

  • A subsidiary company related to Machinery Ministry of North Korea and East-West General Fuel-Oil Corporation jointly invested and operate the company.
  • The company produces thousands of gasoline engines every year and sells them to many nations in the world.
  • The Kumgang branded 5.3 horsepower, 6hp and 7hp gasoline engines are mainly used for a rice transplanter, pesticide sprayer, rice collector, weeder and small transporting vehicle.
  • In addition, the company produces a gasoline pump used for drinking water supply and small gasoline motor used for light bulb and heating.

++ Items dealt with: Gasoline engine

Name of company

Chosun Pyongyang Piano Joint Operation Company

Address

Mangyungdae-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

850-2-3814393

FAX

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Details of business

·         The company produces high quality PACO pianos

++ Items dealt with: Piano

Name of company

Chosun Rainbow Joint Operation Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang

TLX

5340 MJVC KP

Tel

850-2-3184358

FAX

850-2-3814410

Details of business

·         The company is jointly operated with Hohwa Co.,Ltd of Japan.

  • The company established branches in major regions such as Yongjung and Yanji, China.
  • Clothing processing trade, light industry products and food consigned processing and relaying trade
  • The company holds a food factory, clothing factory and research institute.

++ Items dealt with: Clothing and food

Name of company

Chosun Daedong River Electronic calculator Joint Operation Company

Address

Daedong River-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

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Tel

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FAX

850-2-3814416/1210

Details of business

·         The company is jointly operated between Chosun Computer Center and JIAGE Limited Corporation of Taiwan

  • The company¡¯s land area is 17,000 sqm, and building area is 14,600 sqm.
  • The company produces 1,200 units of 386 and 486 class computers (CPU, monitor and keyboard) annually, and 300,000 printing circuit board annually.

++ Items dealt with: Computer


Name of company

Chosun International Chemicals Joint Operation Company

Address

Mangyungdae-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36007 KUKXEI KP

Telegraph code

850-2-3814256

FAX

850-2-3816124

Details of business

·         The company is jointly invested and operated between Chosun Yunbong General Company and International Trading Co., Ltd (Jochongryun vice chairman of Commerce and Industry Federated Association, Yeo Sung-geun operates).

  • The company treats abundant monajite and produces and exports about 20 kinds of rare earth element products.
  • The company¡¯s major export regions are China, Japan, Spain and Hong Kong, etc.

++ Items dealt with: Rare earth element

Name of company

Chosun Rungra Joint Operation Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

Telegraph code

RUNGRA Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3816065

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         The company produces 12,000 various burlap bags every year.

  • The company produces nylon water-resistant sacks and shoulder bags, women¡¯s handbags and sport bags made of artificial leather.
  • The company undertakes clothing consigned processing and deals with food.
  • The company is consolidating relaying trade through its Shimyang branch in China and is scheduled to set up a Joint Operation Company in Dandong, China.

++ Items dealt with: Sacks, burlap bags and bags

Name of company

Chosun Yunha Machinery Joint Operation Company

Address

Mangungdae-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

37019 MC KP

Tel

850-2-3814215

FAX

850-2-3814215

Details of business

·         The company holds a specialized research institute and factory

  • The research institute is developing the processing technology using mainly electric sparks and the factory produces machinery products based on this sort of research.

(The company exports 500B type and 260A type Yunha branded lathes.)

++ Items dealt with: (Electric spark) Cutting lathe

Name of company

Chosun Nakwon Garment Co.

Address

Sosung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

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Tel

850-2-18111, 0333186711

FAX

850-2-3814416/4410, 0333140690

Details of business

·         The company was established in Nov, 1985.

  • The company is jointly invested and operated by Nakwon Co. and Sunghwa Co., Ltd.
  • The company holds a clothing factory and research institute, and produces 200,000 units of garments annually.
  • The company participates in various garment exhibitions in Japan and Southeast Asia.
  • The company developed newly designed 20 types of garments in 1995.
  • The company also produces garments following the design made by a customer.

++ Items dealt with: Half-coat, long-coat, jacket, women¡¯s blouse, T-shirt, one piece, two pieces and skirt, etc


Name of company

Chosun Hoisung Co.

Address

Nakrang-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

850-2-3818980

FAX

850-2-3814595

Details of business

·         The company was jointly ventured with Mazda Co., Ltd, Japan in July 1991.

  • The company produces ECM-319 series microphones, portable microphones, 6 channel 100W amplifiers, 50W speakers, cassette tape recorders and records.
  • The company exports to Japan and Southeast Asia.
  • The company developed a 400W amplifier and 480W speaker.
  • The company is related to Saga Co., Ltd., Japan in business.

Name of company

Chosun Mt. Gold. New Future Joint Venture Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

850-2-3812100

Tel

850-2-318111 (Representative No.): 346590

FAX

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Details of business

·         The company is a joint venture between Chosun Mt. Gold Trading Company and Japanese New Future Limited Responsibility Corporation.

  • The company mainly manages jewelry processing and the processed products, and owns a mine and a jewelry processing factory. It has some high quality jewelry processing staff.
  • The jewels dealt with by the company are cone type (diameter: 2-10mm) and oval type (4*3-12*16mm). Every year it exports 50,000ct.
  • The company carries out consignment processing according to the sample of an orderer and hire processing
  • Cotton crafted pieces, embroidery products and colored stone animal shaped crafted pieces and paintings, etc

++ Items dealt with: Ornaments of gold and silver and other jewels (ring, broach, ear ring, necklace and necktie pin, etc)

Name of company

Chosun 12.29 Fertilizer Joint Venture Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5972 TECH

Tel

850-2-3816025

FAX

850-2-3814537

Details of business

·         The company is a joint venture between Chosun Industrial Technology Company, a subsidiary of Chosun Science & Technology Committee and China Green Technology Development Center.

  • The company produces and exports composite fertilizer.
  • The company owns a composite fertilizer factory and it produces 20,000 tons of the fertilizer annually. All the processes ranging from fertilizer mix and packaging to product forwarding are mechanized.
  • The company has produced and exported hundreds of composite fertilizer since it started to produce in Feb. 1997. (If 750-1,000kg of composite fertilizer per 1ha is used, the food production can increase 20-30%.)
  • The composite fertilizer contains nitrogen, phosphoric acid, 25% of kali, 5% of humic acid, over 100 million of germs, below 12% of water, 80% of granularity 1-8mm and its hardness is 2N.

++ Items dealt with: Composite fertilizer

Name of company

Chosun Kwangyoung Furniture Joint Operation Company

Address

Hyungjesan-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

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FAX

850-2-81455

Details of business

·         The company was established in June 1993.

  • This company is a Joint Operation Company between a furniture factory, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Building Material Industry and China Shimyang National Machinery Facility Sales Agency Corporation
  • The company produces about 18,000 pieces of furniture annually
  • The company produces a chest, table, bed, sofa, tea table and round table by using a thorny ash tree, fir, spruce and short aromatic tree.

++ Items dealt with: Furniture

Name of company

Chosun Koryo Mt. Shinduk Mineral Water Joint Venture Factory

Address

Daedong River-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5967 KLGJVC KP

Tel

850-2-3816040

FAX

850-2-3814578

Details of business

·         The company was established in 1995.

  • The company is a joint venture between Chosun International Joint Operation General Corporation and a Jochongryun related company.
  • The company is located about 30km away from Pyongyang. Building area is 10,000sqm. Three lines of 0.5-0.9 liter, 1.8 liter and 18.9 liter are operated. Daily production amount is about 300 tons.
  • Mineral water components: Ph7.2, SO4 17.82mg/1, Cl 12.4mg/1, F 0.41mg/1 and CaCo330.16mg/1

++ Items dealt with: Spring water

 Companies of Specialized Business Types  

Name of company

Chosun Foreign Construction General Corporation

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

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FAX

850-2-3814416/1210

Details of business

< various of contracts getting company construction national only the is 1961, in established company

·         The company¡¯s headquarters is in Pyongyang and construction agencies are in Libya, Yemen, Arab Emirate and a liaison office is in Bladivostok.

  • The company mainly designs, constructs a kitchen, public construction, road, bridge, water supply and drainage, thermoelectric power plant, hydroelectric power plant, irrigation, railroad and port, carries out agency work for facilities and materials introduction and also undertakes loan of finance and joint venture related to labor.
  • The company owns a design research institute, design office, training center for high quality technicians, construction company, modernization construction facility and construction material production base, and about 30,000 employees are working for the company. (Among them, about 1000 employees are professional engineers.)
  • The company has constructed about 250 cases of construction in 60 countries worldwide.

Name of company

Chosun Mansudae Foreign Development Company Group

Address

Pyongchon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

37073 KORYO KP

Telegraph code

KORYOMUYOK Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3816104

FAX

850-2-3814646

Details of business

·         Various monuments, sculptures and crafted pieces managed by the group were all created by Mansudae Creative Company belonging to this Group.

  • The group owns an art creative base and made monuments, commemorating towers and large sculptures.
  • Mansudae Creative Company produced the 50th anniversary commemorating tower for the establishment of the Workers¡¯ Party of North Korea on Oct. 10 1995.
  • The group produces monuments, commemorating towers and sculptures upon the orders from its clients.

Name of company

Chosun Technology Company

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5972 TECH KP

Telegraph code

KONGOBKISUL Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3816025

FAX

850-2-3814537

Details of business

·         The company is an agent in dealing with invention, patented technology data and related products, transfer of the technology knowledge and exchange business.

  • The company participated in the 24th Geneva international invention, new technology and new product exhibition.

++ ¡°Technology connecting opening of the wrinkled pipe of Aluminum¡±, ¡°Natural mushroom¡±, ¡°Medium electric wave emitting heat treating instrument for cancer¡± received the Gold Prize, ¡°Diagnosing device for distinguishing one¡¯s physical constitution by finger print¡±, ¡°Plant growth promotive¡± and ¡°Robot with stone carving¡± were awarded the Silver Prizes.

Name of company

Chosun Pyongyang Natural Spices and Aromatic Essence Research Center.

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

37025 SN KP

Tel

850-2-381-3214249

FAX

850-2-3812100/4410

Details of business

·         The center was established in Apr. 1984.

  • The center researches various spices and aromatic essence.
  • The center is composed of research room for spices for daily use, research room for edible spices, analysis room, chemical facilities and apparatus research room, assortment of spices and application research room, data research room, and it owns a spices factory. About 50 PhD and master degrees¡¯ holders who are spices and aromatic essence experts are working in the center.
  • In the subsidiary factory, natural aromatic essences such as a wild rose, clove bud, thymus quinqecos, snake radish, pine needle, tangerine, apple, strawberry and banana and edible spices have been produced and exported.

++ Items dealt with: Spice and aromatic essence

 Specialized Export Product Producing Factories


Name of company

Chosun Mangyungdae Garment Corporation

Address

Pyongyang

TLX

36024 KNY KP

Telegraph code

PONGHWA Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3816023

FAX

850-2-3814444

Details of business

·         Factory land area is 12,900 sqm

  • The corporation produces 120,000 men¡¯s suits and 60,000 coats annually.
  • The corporation¡¯s producing room for men¡¯s suit is equipped with automatic sewing machines and various steam irons, and the whole process is controlled by computers.
  • The corporation produces pure wool, wool mixed spinning (wool: 50%, polyester: 50%), pure cotton, cotton mixed spinning.
  • Hire processing according to the design by a client and raw material providing
  • The produced products are sold by the agent, ¡°Chosun Bonghwa General Corporation¡±.

++ The contact numbers mentioned above are those of ¡°Chosun Bonghwa General Corporation¡±.



Name of company

Chosun 43 Comprehensive Factory

Address

Dongdaewon-gu,Pyongyang City

TLX

36041 KG KP

Tel

850-2-18555-381-8102

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         Factory land area is 12,900 sqm

  • The corporation produces 120,000 men¡¯s suits and 60,000 coats annually.
  • The corporation¡¯s producing room for men¡¯s suit is equipped with automatic sewing machines and various steam irons, and the whole process is controlled by computers.
  • The corporation produces pure wool, wool mixed spinning (wool: 50%, polyester: 50%), pure cotton, cotton mixed spinning.
  • Hire processing according to the design by a client and raw material providing
  • The produced products are sold by the agent, ¡°Chosun Bonghwa General Corporation¡±.

++ The contact numbers mentioned above are those of ¡°Chosun Bonghwa General Corporation¡±.




Name of company

Chosun 43 Comprehensive Factory

Address

Dongdaewon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36041 KG KP

Tel

850-2-18555-381-8102

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         The factory is a machine tool production and exporting base of North Korea

  • The factory is equipped with international class lathes such as figure control lathes and super large lathes. It sells No. 3,6 and 10 multi purpose lathes, multi purpose praise lathes and drilling machines in many places.
  • The No.104 figure control lathe can store about 100 complex product processing procedures, and its capacity is 32 KB. It can be equipped with 12 processing blades and blade exchanging time does not exceed 0.8 seconds.
  • The factory undertakes customized production.
  • ¡°Chosun Lathe Trading Co.¡± is selling the products of the factory under the agency contract.

++ The Contact Numbers are those of ¡°Chosun Lathe Trading Co.¡±



Name of company

Chosun 918 Factory

Address

Dongdaewon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5957 MT KP 36041 KG KP

Telegraph code

KIGYE Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3814102

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         The factory was established and started to produce in Apr. 1986.

  • The factor is one of the major bearing factories in North Korea.
  • 918 Factory produces mainly locomotives and various bearings with inner diameter from 4mm and outer diameter up to 1m such as cargo vehicles¡¯ bearings and general bearings.
  • The factory is equipped with automated assembly lines, computerized production technology and automated measurement facilities measuring angles of bearings and inner & outer diameters.
  • ¡°Chosun Machinery General Trading Corporation¡± is selling the products of 918 Factory under the agency contract.

++ The contact numbers mentioned above are those of ¡°Chosun Machinery General Trading Corporation.¡±



Name of company

Chosun Moranbong Garment Factory

Address

Moranbong-gu, Pyongyang City

Tel

850-2-3814156

FAX

850-2-3814410, 3814416

Details of business

·         The factory is equipped with mobile and fixed cutters and automatic embroidery machine.

  • The factory has an assembly line controlled by computers.
  • The factory produces about 200,000 men¡¯s clothes mainly including pure wool, pure cotton, mixed spinning (cotton-polyester, cotton-linsey. It undertakes customized production according to a client¡¯s design.
  • ¡°Chosun Hyangsan General Corporation¡± is selling the products of the factory under the agency contract.

++ The contact numbers mentioned above are those of ¡°Chosun Hyangsan General Corporation¡±.



Name of company

Chosun 65 Electrical Integrated Factory

Address

Dongdaewon-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

5975 MT KP, 36041 KG KP

Telegraph code

KIGYE Pyongyang

Tel

850-2-3814102

FAX

850-2-3814495

Details of business

·         The factory is an old porcelain production base located in Gyongsung Region, North Hamgyung Province, North Korea. The Gyongsung Region has over 100 million tons of clay reserve such as kaolin, which is a major raw material base for the porcelain industry and construction material industry of North Korea.

  • 65 Factory produces hundred thousands of various porcelain electrical devices every year by using this regional advantage.
  • Major products are high pressure power transmission line insulation stuff, insulation stuff for a power plant and transformer substation electrical facilities and various porcelain parts for low and high pressure electrical devices (facilities).
  • The factory is equipped with an assembly production line and various equipments such as a grinder, drying facility, vacuum clay blender, porcelain coating sprayer, 1800KV voltage impact experiment generator, 1000KV low frequency experiment transformer.
  • ¡°Chosun Machinery General Trading Corporation¡± exports the products of the factory.

++ The contact Numbers mentioned above are those of ¡°Chosun Machinery General Trading Corporation¡±.


 Financial Institution  

Name of company

Chosun Joint Operation Bank

Address

Jung-gu, Pyongyang City

TLX

36001 KJB KP

Tel

850-2-3814151

FAX

850-2-3814497

Details of business

  • The bank is jointly operated by Chosun International Joint Operation General Corporation and Jochongryun Joint Operation Business Promotion Committee.
  • The bank has business cooperation agreements with around 40 banks in such nations as Japan, Britain, Belgium, Hong Kong, Austria, China, Russia, Germany, Malaysia, Canada and Australia.
  • The bank¡¯s major clients are joint operation companies and individuals
  • The bank carries out deposit, remittance settlement, foreign exchange settlement, L/C settlement and loan business. General depositing and Time depositing account for large share of the whole business.
  • In addition, the bank researches the international financial market situation and provides services such as interest rate and foreign exchange rate information.
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