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Classify industries on the basis of source of     raw material. How are they different from each other?

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On the basis of source of raw materials, industries are classified into four categories. They are:

(i) Agro-based Industries: The industries which use agriculture products as their raw material are called agro-based industries.

For example: food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy products, leather, fruit pulp, juice, pickle and spices.

(ii) Mineral - based Industries: These industries are those industries, which get raw material from minerals like-Iron and steel and cement industries.

Iron made from iron ore is the product of mineral based industry. This is used as raw material for the manufacturing of a number of other products, such as heavy machinery, building materials and railway coaches.

(iii) Pastoral-based industries: These industries depend upon animals for their raw materials. Hides, skins, shoes, dairy products, etc., are some of the pastoral - based industries.

(iv) Forest - based industries: The industries use forests as their raw material and are called forest - based industries. Paper, plywood, rayon, bamboo, resin, honey, coir industries, furniture, are some examples of forest based industries.