HERITAGE ATLAS — USSR

Sungri Petrochemical Complex, Sonbong

Нефтеперерабатывающий завод «Сынни» в Сонбоне
North KoreaСонбон1968–1973Industrial sites
The refinery, with a capacity of about 2 million tonnes a year, was built in 1968–1973 with Soviet assistance and investment; a second stage was completed in 1979. It was designed to process crude oil supplied from the USSR and stands next to the port and thermal power plant of Sonbong.
Нефтеперерабатывающий завод мощностью около 2 млн тонн в год построен в 1968–1973 годах при содействии и за счёт вложений СССР; вторая очередь завершена в 1979 году. Завод рассчитывался на переработку нефти, поставлявшейся из СССР, и расположен рядом с портом и тепловой электростанцией Сонбона.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (state property)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1973
StatusMothballed
As of2016-12
According to Sino-NK (December 2016), the refinery is basically idle; regular processing ceased in the 1990s.

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