Hite Jinro

Hite Jinro, the South Korean beverage manufacturer, is to cease operations at its soju production plant in Ma-dong, Iksan, North Jeolla Province, ending 69 years of operation. The company announced that it will suspend production at the facility starting 16th October, with manufacturing functions being consolidated into its existing plant in Jeonju. Production equipment and personnel will be relocated to the Jeonju facility in stages. Built in 1957 as the …