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Vinylon City became the pride of North Korea, being touted as having been built without foreign assistance. The success of Vinylon City demonstrated independence from the Soviet Union and China and appeared to reflect the juche ideology. Even though workers had to complete dangerous tasks and some ultimately lost their lives for the sake of demonstrating the country's capabilities,<ref name=":2" /> vinylon thus served as a reinforcement of the party's ideological command and the [[Kim family (North Korea)|Kim family's]] rule.<ref name=":0"/>
 
The city began with a goal of producing enough fiber to supply the entire country with clothing, shoes, and other necessities, a goal that appears to have been met for several decades. The fiber produced from Vinylon City was considered so important that during the annual commemoration of Kim Il-sung's birthday, the people were giftedgiven withgifts of vinylon clothing.<ref>Demick, Barbara. Nothing to Envy : Ordinary Lives in North Korea. 1st ed. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2009. Print.</ref> However, the North Korean economy eventually collapsed, and fuel shortages forced the city to close down in 1994.<ref>“Kim Jong-Il attends factory reopening ceremony.” The hankyoreh, The Hankyoreh Media Company, Mar. 2010.</ref> Vinylon City remained closed for sixteen years, until its re-opening in 2010.
 
== Re-opening of the Vinylon Complex ==