Lumber, wood pulp, paper, rare metals, and food-processing industries are the city's economic mainstays.
It is the site of Brazil's chief shipbuilding and ship-repair yards and has metal and machinery industries, pharmaceutical and food-processing plants, and textile mills.
The town's heavy industry declined dramatically during the 20th century, but Gateshead retains metal fabrication, engineering, light manufacturing, and food-processing industries.
Natural gas is used primarily in the metal, chemical, petroleum refining, stone, clay and glass, pulp and paper, plastic and food-processing industries.
The city has glassworks and food-processing plants.
Mining, metallurgy, and food-processing industries followed suit.
It has cotton-ginning, textile-weaving, and food-processing factories.
The modern town has metalworking, chemical, and food-processing plants.
Industrial activities include textile milling, metal working, and food processing.
Industrial activities include timber milling, woodworking, metal working, and food processing.
