Economy
Hamhŭng is an important chemical industry center in the DPRK. It is an industrial city which serves as a major port for North Korean foreign trade. Production includes textiles (particularly vinalon), metalware, machinery, refined oil and processed food. It is also North Korea's largest center of methamphetamine (called philopon in North Korea) production both for export and illicitly for internal consumption.
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