Artisanal products | Beverage production |
Bicycle manufacturing | Candle making |
Clothing production | Cosmetic production |
Craft production | DIY products |
Food product processing | Footwear manufacturing |
Furniture manufacturing | Garden products |
Gifts & souvenirs | Glassware manufacturing |
Handcrafted production | Hobby goods |
Household cleaning products | Hygiene products |
Jewelry manufacturing | Luxury goods |
Office supplies | Packaging & containers |
Personal care products | Personal protective equipment |
Pet products | Printing & publishing |
Promotional products | Safety equipment |
Seasonal & holiday products | Shipping supplies |
Sporting goods | Stationery production |
Textile manufacturing | Tools |
Toy manufacturing |
Summary
Light industry is the production of goods, materials and components that requires relatively little capital as compared to complex manufacturing and heavy industry.
Discussion
The manufacturing of fast moving consumer goods such as food products is a large area of light industry that produces consumable items at great scale and efficiency.Anything sold to consumers is usually a light industry including relatively large products such as refrigerators. The primary exception here are automobiles that can be viewed as heavy industry. Old energy industries such as coal and oil are heavy industry. Innovative new energy industries such as solar panel manufacturing are light industry and have the advantage of being less capital intensive.Not all products marketed to businesses are heavy industry. For example, firms that manufacture business furniture are examples of light industry.| Overview: Light Industry | ||
Type | ||
Definition | Industrial businesses that sell to consumers and manufacturers that sell to businesses that don't involve extremely heavy products and production equipment. | |
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