Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group is a
mining
Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...
and
heavy industrial corporate group headquartered in
Pyongyang
Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...
,
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...
.
The company produces magnesia clinker, slightly burnt magnesia,
chlorite
The chlorite ion, or chlorine dioxide anion, is the halite (oxyanion), halite with the chemical formula of . A chlorite (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in the oxidation state of +3. Chlorites are also known as s ...
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firebricks
A fire brick, firebrick, fireclay brick, or refractory brick is a block of ceramic material used in lining furnaces, kilns, fireboxes, and fireplaces. Made of primarily oxide materials like silica and alumina in varying ratios, these insulati ...
and
fireproofing
Fireproofing is rendering something (Building, structures, materials, etc.) resistant to fire, or incombustible; or material for use in making anything fire-proof. It is a passive fire protection measure. "Fireproof" or "fireproofing" can be u ...
materials.
The group imports some raw materials and some mining and industrial accessories.
In 2010, Vesuvius USA Corporation received a licence, from
Office of Foreign Assets Control
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Treasury Department. It administers and enforces economic and trade economic sanctions, ...
(OFAC), to import dead-burned magnesite into the United States from the Korea General Magnesia Clinker Industry Group.
See also
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List of North Korean companies
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Economy of North Korea
The economy of North Korea is a Central planning, centrally planned economy, following ''Juche'', where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, although increased to an extent. , North Korea continues its basic adherence to a centrali ...
* {{portal-inline, North Korea
References
External links
DPRKOREA's Trade Directory site
Mining companies of North Korea
Companies based in Pyongyang