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The Korea Sogyong Trading Corporation is a North Korean company that exports carpets and manufactures cigarettes.2 It was founded in 2001.1 It is headquartered in Pyongyang.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Korea Sogyong Trading Corporation is a North Korean company that exports carpets and manufactures cigarettes.2
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Korea Sogyong Trading, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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