Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex
Largest steel mill in North Korea
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Kim Chaek Iron & Steel Works (Korean: 김책제철련합기업소) is the largest steel mill in North Korea, named after national independence hero and military official Kim Chaek. It is located in Songpyong-guyok, Chongjin, North Hamgyŏng Province.[1] It was established by Nippon Steel under Japanese rule and was nationalised after the establishment of the DPRK. It is known as "The Great Metallurgical Base of the North (북방의 대야금기지)".[2] It has fifty thousand employees.
The facility is served by the Korean State Railway via Songpyung Station.
