Light industry is predominant, especially the manufacture of electronics, transportation equipment, aerospace technology, foodstuffs, and cosmetics.
(Such shifts to the industry structure of electronics were mentioned by Herman Schoo and Andreas Dietzel in in-depth interviews).
The entire industry of flexible electronics, batteries and displays are being driven largely by the needs of the next-generation wearables.
The new regulations would prohibit the cottage industry of dismantling electronics and recovering the valuable metals they contain, but informal recyclers could still find employment by assisting in the collection of e-waste.
Tyco operates a diversified portfolio of businesses in a wide range of industries from electronics to fire and safety, as well as engineered products and health care.
Brittany is not heavily industrialized, but the growth of such industries as electronics, telecommunications, and automobile assembly has offset the decline of the traditional industries of textiles, leather goods, and ship repair.
It won't hurt that Hu Qi Li, China's Minister of Electronics Industry, is also chairman of NEC's chipmaking partner.
The shift of electronics industry towards the use of lead-free solders in components manufacturing brought also the challenge of addressing the problem of tin whiskers.
Its major customers span a variety of industries — consumer electronics, autos, mobile phones and computers — and include Apple, Bosch, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia and Sony Ericsson.
Having identified a number of industries, including electronics, where it could develop powerful positions, South Korea invested heavily in the resources required to do so, including design schools.
