Pyongyang, February 5 (KCNA) -- Newly-built regional- industry factories are striving to produce more quality goods favoured by the people, according to Rodong Sinmun.

Thanks to the efforts of their officials and workers, the variety of products has been expanded nearly three times, as compared with the early days of operation.

The Songchon County Foodstuff Factory set a goal to produce special products symbolic of its region by using Songchon chestnuts as raw materials.

The Jangphung County Foodstuff Factory developed ginger fermentation vinegar, ginger sugar, Punji (toothache tree fruit) paste and pickled Punji by using the medicinal and health functions of ginger and Punji trees widely cultivated in the county.

Foodstuff factories in Kumya, Sukchon and Onchon counties and the Orang County Seafood Processing Factory are producing tasty processed seafood of dozens of kinds.

The foodstuff factories in Kim Hyong Jik County, Usi County and other mountainous counties are turning out various kinds of products with locally available raw materials.

The Hamju County Daily Necessities Factory produces household goods and ventilators, siphons and other building materials for rural housing construction.

Ichon and Jangphung county daily necessities factories developed functional laundry soap by using fruits of Junglans cordiformis and sweet flag growing in their regions.

Kusong City, Kumya County and Kim Hyong Jik County garment factories are striving to turn out new products. -0-