March 29, 2024
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Could N. Korea’s C1 Chemistry industry enhance its self-sufficiency?

North Korea seeks to generate synthetic fuels and other products

On May 14, North Korea held an opening ceremony at the Sunchon Chemical Complex to signal the beginning of a new project to build a "C1 chemical industry" within the country.

According to state media, the establishment of the industry is an important part of North Korea's five-year economic plan, announced at the Seventh Party Congress in May of 2016 by Kim Jong Un.

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