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Pothonggang Ironware Factory
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The Pothonggang Ironware Factory in the DPRK is a producer of utensils for national food.

In recent years, the factory has produced numbers of flat vessels for noodle with meat to be supplied to various public catering establishments in Pyongyang City including Okryu and Chongryu restaurants.

Popular among users are brass tableware of various types developed in keeping with modern aesthetic sense and uses. From olden times, the Korean people have used such brass ware in general.

Various kinds of brass tableware including vessels for noodle and spices, spoon, chopsticks, cooking brazier and kettle are characterized by strong national coloring.

Brass goods are also popular in foreign countries.

The factory has been producing cooking brazier heated by electricity.

In December Juche 88 (1999), Chairman Kim Jong Il gave a task to the factory for producing brass vessels for noodle to be supplied to Okryu Restaurant. And he examined brass goods, produced by the factory, in June 2006 and on other occasions, giving a high appreciation of them.

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