Korea Sogyong Trading

The Korea Sogyong Trading Corporation is a North Korean company that exports carpets and manufactures cigarettes. Its cigarette manufacturing business began in September 2001 when it formed a 40%-60% joint venture with British American Tobacco called Taesong-BAT. As of 2005, when the venture became known to the public, Taesong-BAT employed 200 people in Pyongyang and produced 2 billion cigarettes per year.

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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,1593809,00.html Tobacco firm has secret North Korea plant] (UK Guardian)