Other Names: Sunch'ŏn Lime Nitrogenous Fertilizer Factory; Sunch'ŏn Chemical Factory (順川化學工場)
Location: Sunch'ŏn (順川市), South P'yŏng'an Province (平安南道), 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 the Ministry of Chemical Industry (化學工業省) for civilian production
Size: Combined production of 100,000-150,000 tons of chemicals annually
Primary Function: Production of fertilizers and industrial chemicals such as calcium cyanamide and calcium carbide; alleged production of a variety of CW agents including blood agents (e.g., cyanogen chloride), blister agents (e.g., mustard), choking agents (e.g., phosgene), and riot-control agents (e.g., CN)
Description: The Sunch'ŏn Calcium Cyanamide Fertilizer Factory is one of North Korea's four major fertilizer plants and is most likely a part of the Sunch'ŏn Vinalon Complex. This factory reportedly produces CW agents, but considering the lack of detailed information in the open source literature, it is difficult to confirm the allegations of CW-related activities at this facility.
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Key Sources:
Kim Wŏn Pong, Kitachosenjimingun no zenbo (Tokyo: Ariadone Kikaku, 1996), p. 127; Kim Won-pong, Kitachosen jinmingun no zensho [sic] (Tokyo: Ariadone Kikaku, 1996), p. 127, in "DPRK Factories Suspected of Producing Chemical Agents," FBIS Document ID: KPP20010216000106;
Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), p. 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; Kim Yong Yun, Pukhan, December 1998, pp. 132-143, in "North Korean Chemical Industry," FBIS Document ID: FTS19981230001322; Kang T'ae Ho, "Yŏnhapkiŏpso/Wŏllyosaengsan Yŏn'gye Trust (Pukhan'gyŏngje)," Hankyoreh Shinmun, 22 March 1994, p. 8, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr/>; Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, "Hwahakkong'ŏp," 2000, <http://www.kotra.or.kr/>; North Korea Information Bank, "Hwahaksan'ŏp," Hyundai Research Institute, 2000, <http://www.nk-infobank.com/>.
