UNKRA Builds Cement Plant in South Korea

Overall view of the cement plant at present under construction by the United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency (UNKRA) at Mungyong, Korea, at a cost of $8,500,000. When completed, the plant will be the largest cement producer in Korea, with a capacity of 200,000 tons a year. The plant will be operated by a private firm, the Korea Cement Industry Company. Completion is expected early next year. UNKRA undertook construction of the Mungyong Cement Plant to meet the acute need for cement for reconstruction of Korea and for its developing industries.