Speech of Minister of Chemical Industry

 Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- Ma Jong Son, minister of Chemical Industry, made a speech at the plenary meeting.

He said that Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, in his report made at the historic 8th Party Congress put an emphasis on transforming the structure of the chemical industry of the country into that of the Juche industry relying on our own technical force and our own raw materials, pledging to make this year a year of a decisive turn in consolidating the self-supporting foundation of the chemical industry under the uplifted banner of self-reliance.

He said he would make sure that the operational plans for carrying out the militant goal for this year are worked out on scientific calculation and officials become doer-type and field officer-type officials who devotedly carry out tasks entrusted to them and steadily learn things new and create things in a bold way, always bearing in mind that whether the Party policies are carried out or not entirely depends on officials.

He stressed that he would build reliable technical force and bring up promising talents to provide a firm guarantee for ensuring sustained development of the chemical industry as a whole including C-1 chemical industry on a high scientific and technological foundation, bearing deep in mind that neither the success of the fighting tasks for this year nor the future prospect can be expected without relying on the advanced science and technology and talents.

He pledged to map out realistic plans for remodeling and modernization of factories and enterprises in the field of chemical industry and make sure that people benefit from every project and open up the future of the chemical industry on the principle of looking 50, 100 years ahead, with it set as an important task to push ahead with the work of rounding off the structure of the chemical industry on a long-term basis.

He evinced to push forward the project of expanding the nitrogen fertilizer production capacity and the updating of sodium carbonate production process to unconditionally finish them within this year as pledged before the Party Central Committee. He also vowed to meticulously organize economic work for carrying out the quotas for national economy so that fertilizer factories would implement the planned supply of nitrogen fertilizer for farming within the set period and sufficiently produce principal chemical products.

He made a firm pledge to fulfill his heavy duty before the Party and the people in a responsible manner, bearing deep in mind the earnest teachings of the General Secretary that the chemical industry is a key link in the economic development and the lifeline for the improvement of people's living, and thus make our people benefit from the chemical industry without fail. -0-