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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers the exploration for and extraction of metallic and non-metallic ores. Mineral processing is covered in a separate report. Tasmania is one of the most highly, and diversely, mineralised areas in the world, supporting an active and growing mining sector. Resource extraction in 2012-13 resulted in an estimated 379 million dollars contribution to Gross State Product (GSP), representing 1.6 per cent of GSP and 21.2 per cent of Tasmania's export earnings. The mining and mineral processing sectors combined represent more than 50 per cent of the state's earnings from international exports.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers the generation of electricity through renewable sources such as water and wind. Tasmania has a natural competitive advantage in renewable energy, with proven hydro and wind resources and emerging biomass to bioenergy potential. Geothermal and ocean (wave and tidal) energy have longer term potential. Tasmania also has significant renewable-energy research capability, and industry and government knowledge.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

The building and construction industry comprises residential building, non-residential building, and engineering construction.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth. This sector summary covers the farming of cattle and sheep for meat production and associated downstream processing.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth. This agriculture sub-sector summary covers the farming of dairy cattle and the production of dairy products.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers the refining and smelting of mineral products. Tasmania has a well-established history in mineral processing. The state is home to several major mineral processing operations, originally drawn by the abundant, low-cost electricity generated from the island's hydroelectrical schemes, with the first large scale smelter established in 1916.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers the growing, harvesting and processing of poppy material in Tasmania for sale into the global narcotic manufacturing sector.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers all industries where the main activity is the growing or processing of grapes. This includes associated activities undertaken by the same businesses, such as winery restaurants. The Tasmanian wine industry is a relatively small, but a high-value and high-profile industry. It has close links to the tourism sector and makes a significant contribution to the Tasmanian brand.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers science research activities, predominantly those of publically-funded research organisations, including University of Tasmania (UTAS) (including the Menzies Research Institute and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies), the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre (ACE-CRC), the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) division.

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Tasmania has competitive advantages in a number of key industry sectors. Strategies have been developed for these trade and investment industries identifying growth potential, brand benefits or where the economy as a whole is most likely to benefit from focused government attention. These sector strategies focus whole-of-government attention on making the most of opportunities and overcoming constraints to growth.

This sector summary covers the growing, harvesting and processing of fruit. The Tasmanian fruit industry comprises three key subsectors: (1) pome fruit (pip fruit) - primarily apples with a smaller amount of pears; (2) stone fruit - primarily cherries and apricots with some nectarines and plums; and (3) berries - raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and blackcurrants.

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