Korea Pugang Corporation () is a North Korean holding company founded in 1979.
Subsidiaries
The companies produce metal, machinery, minerals, chemicals, electric lines, construction material, electricity, and food products. KPC controls 9 subsidiary companies:
- Pugang trading corporation (ë¶Âê°Â무ìÂÂÃÂÂì¬)
- Pugang Electronics (ë¶Âê°Âì ÂìÂÂÃÂÂì¬)
- Pugang Hwangchiryong company (ë¶Âê°Âéì¹Âë ¹ÃÂÂì¬, also known as ë¶Âê°ÂìÂÂ물ÃÂÂì¬, which deals with bottled water from Hwangchiryong territory)
- Pugang pharmaceutical company (ë¶Âê°Âì Âì½ÃÂÂì¬)
- Pugang motorcycle company (ë¶Âê°Âì¤Ã ë°Âì´ÃÂÂì¬)
- Pugang Natural products company (ë¶Âê°Âì²Âì°ì ÂÃÂÂÃÂÂì¬)
- Pugang glass products company (ë¶Âê°Âì 리ì ÂÃÂÂÃÂÂì¬, also known as ë¶Âê°Â구ì¬ÃÂÂì¬)
- Korea Pugang Coins Corp (ë¶Âê°Â주ÃÂÂÃÂÂì¬, that produces commemorative coins)
- Korea Pugang Mining and Machinery Corporation ltd (ì¡°ì ë¶Âê°Âê´Âì°기ê³ÂÃÂÂì¬).
Pugang pharmaceutical company
Pugang Pharmaceutic Company () is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1983. It is operated by North Korea's Ministry of Public Health. Although the company had its assets frozen as a result of U.S. sanctions, its products are sold internationally by Lekar Korea, a distributor based in Russia.
Products sold by the company are mostly traditional Korean medicine ("Koryo medicine" in North Korea) supplements combined with high-technology products. These products include Royal Blood-Fresh, and Kumdang-2. Many health claims made by the company have been dismissed as non-scientific outside of North Korea.
Pugang motorcycle company
The company produced the 124cc motorcycle "PugangCM125" in 2005.
Korea Pugang Coins Corp
The Korea Pugang Coins Corp has been minting coins since 1987.
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