Location: Shin'ŭiju (新義州市), North P'yŏng'an Province (平安北道), North Korea

Subordinate to: 5th Machine Industry Bureau (第5機械産業總局), Second Economic Committee (第2經濟委員會) for chemical weapons production, and probably the Ministry of Chemical Industry (化學工業省) and the Ministry of Light Industry (輕工業省) for civilian production. [Note: The Ministry of Chemical Industry is responsible for chemical production, and the Ministry of Light Industry is responsible for textiles and paper production; therefore, both ministries probably have ultimate administrative control over some of the complexs production assets.]

Size: Production capacity of 107,000 tons of chemicals per year, including 20,000 tons of synthetic fiber

Primary Function: Production of calcium cyanamide, chlorine, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, synthetic fiber, paper products, and other chemicals; alleged production of CW agents such as choking agents and riot control agents

Description: There are several references in the open source literature to CW agent production at a "Shin'ŭiju Chemical Factory (新義州化學工場)" or a "Shin'ŭiju Chemical Complex (新義州化學聯合企業所)." However, the existence of a "Shin'ŭiju Chemical Factory" has not been confirmed, and the "Shin'ŭiju Chemical Complex" is an incorrect name for the "Shin'ŭiju Chemical Fiber Complex." Shin'ŭiju is an industrialized area with plants and facilities supporting the machinery, chemical, and light industrial sectors. Shin'ŭiju is one of eight supposed CW production sites in North Korea, and the Shin'ŭiju Chemical Fiber Complex reportedly produces choking agents and riot-control agents. However, given information in the open source literature, it is difficult to confirm the allegations of CW-related activities at this facility.

	Updated April 2003

Key Sources:
Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), pp. 364, 460;
Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 65; Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65, in "Alleged Locations of DPRK Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare Facilities Mapped," FBIS Document ID: KPP20010606000075; Yu Yong Wŏn, "Puk, Hwahangmugi Poyu Segye 3 Wi: 2500-5000t Kyesok Poyu," Chosun Ilbo, 10 May 2000, p. 4, in KINDS, <http://kinds.or.kr/>; South Korean National Information Service, "Pukhan, Hwahakchong'I Yŏnhapkiŏpso Aryusan Soda Saengsan'giji Chun'gong," 27 January 1999, <http://www.nis.go.kr/>; "Sŏm'yu Mit Ŭiryu'saengsan," Joongang Ilbo Pukhanbaekkwa, 27 December 2000, <http://nk.joins.com/>; Lee Chae Sŭng, "Pukhanŭi 6 Kae Kwŏn'yŏkpyŏl Kong'ŏppaech'i Hyŏnhwang," Segye Ilbo, 22 July 1992, p. 12, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr/ >; Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., The Armed Forces of North Korea (New York: I. B. Tauris Publishers, 2001), p. 225.