Korea Ponghwa General Corporation (
Chosongul: 조선봉화 총회사) is an
industrial
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group headquartered in
Pyongyang
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,
North Korea
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.
Products
Ponghwa produces knitwear, business suits,
underwear
Undergarments, underclothing, or underwear are items of clothing worn beneath outer clothes, usually in direct contact with the skin, although they may comprise more than a single layer. They serve to keep outer garments from being soiled o ...
,
shoes,
nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides ( repeating units linked by amide links).The polyamides may be aliphatic or semi-aromatic.
Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from petro ...
rucksacks and
bags, winter coats, skiwear, sportswear,
golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
bags, and
hockey bags. The company is involved in Korea's
eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
skin
garment and
accessory industry. Ponghwa also produces
embroidery
Embroidery is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on c ...
. It produces much of its own packaging material at a
polystyrene
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It is a ...
plastics
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facility.
The company owns
non-ferrous metals processing facilities,
fisheries
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
, and produces mushrooms and vegetables such as
broad bellflower and
aralia
''Aralia'' , or spikenard, is a genus of the family Araliaceae, consisting of 68 accepted species of deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs, and rhizomatous herbaceous perennials. The genus is native to Asia and the Americas, with most species occu ...
.
The company imports sport fishing equipment, packing materials and high-pressure polyethylene. It owns
restaurants and
shops.
Factories
*Changgwang Export Clothing Factory(창광수출피복공장)
*Okryu Export Clothing Factory(옥류수출피복공장)
*Munsu Export Clothing Factory(문수수출피복공장)
*Ragwon Export Clothing Factory(락원수출피복공장)
*Mangyongdae Export Clothing Factory(만경대수출피복공장)
*Nampho Light Industry Factory(남포경공업공장)
*
Pyongyang Chewing Gum Factory
References
External links
DPRKOREA's Trade Directory site
Manufacturing companies of North Korea
Retail companies of North Korea
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