Great successes are being achieved in production in different sectors of the national economy from the beginning of the new year.

On January 1, the first tappings of the year were carried out at large metallurgical bases.

The Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex increased production of pig iron from the first day of the year and the Hwanghae Iron and Steel Complex boosted the per-charge molten iron output while technically refining the Juche-based iron-making system.

After successfully doing the first tapping, the Chollima Steel Complex is increasing production every day.

The fertilizer production bases have also expanded production since the outset of the year.

The Namhung Youth Chemical Complex fulfilled its plan for the first day of the new year at 107 percent and the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex produced large quantities of fertilizer while improving the stability of systems and strengthening cooperation between processes.

The Pukchang Thermal Power Complex fulfilled its first-day plan for electricity production and the Pyongyang Thermal Power Station is stepping up production from the beginning of the year.

The coal industry is registering good production results.

The Pukchang Area Youth Coal-mining Complex has produced a large amount of coal every day by actively introducing efficient working methods into mines. The coal miners of the Sunchon Area Youth Coal-mining Complex have produced a larger quantity of coal than planned, displaying the collectivist spirit of helping next shift.

The forestry sector produced more than 10 000 cubic metres of mountain logs in the new year.

The Jagang Provincial Forestry Management Bureau actively created favourable conditions for production and introduced efficient working methods, thus producing a lot of logs every day.

The South and North Hamgyong provincial forestry management bureaux are putting spurs to log production.

The rail transport sector is also increasing transport from the outset of the new year.

The freight stations are giving priority to the transport of goods needed for the grand construction sites and power generation bases while shortening the time of loading and unloading. Engine drivers of the West Pyongyang, Pukchang and Sinsongchon locomotive corps are registering good results every day by steadily checking and repairing their locomotives and making effective use of the existing capacity.

Workers at Cholsan Peak of the Musan Mining Complex are making continuous innovations in the spirit of having fulfilled their first-day production plan of the new year.

At the Pyongyang Kim Jong Suk Textile Mill, the weavers are carrying out their production plans without fail and the spinners of the general spinning workshop are expanding successes as they boost the operation rate of spinning machines and conduct dynamic mass movements.

The Pyongyang General Electric Cable Factory 326 is also making innovations in the production of various cables from the outset of the year.

Workshops are achieving good results by strengthening the connections between machines and between processes.

Workers and technicians are producing products with high-quality indexes in full compliance with the technical requirements.