metal industry
Ore processing business
The metal industry encompasses businesses involved in extracting, refining, and processing metals—from mining ore to producing finished steel, aluminum, copper, and other metallic materials.
It includes smelting, casting, forging, and fabrication operations.
The metal industry employs thousands in this region.
The sector is foundational to manufacturing, construction, and infrastructure development.
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- alloyingMixing metals together
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
rare earths · scrap yard · casting · galvanizing · supply chain · rust belt · forging · heat treatment · structural steel · steelmaking · stamping · circular economy · iron ore · pig iron · electroplating · bauxite · rolling · copper ore
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Sector producing cloth goods
food industry · garment industry · timber industry · paper industry · leather industry
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Businesses providing labor, not products
service sector · light industry · financial services · hospitality industry · knowledge economy
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