Editing Abruzzo (section)

=== Industry ===
[[Image:Pastificio De Cecco, Fara San Martino.jpg|thumb|right|[[De Cecco]] factory in Fara San Martino]]

From the early 1950s to the mid-1990s, Abruzzo's industrial sector expanded rapidly, especially in [[mechanical engineering]], transportation equipment and telecommunications.<ref name="eib.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |title=Abruzzo and Sicily: Catching up and lagging behind, EIB Papers vol. 5, No. 1 (2000) |access-date=22 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327082206/http://www.eib.org/attachments/efs/eibpapers/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01/eibpapers_2000_v05_n01_a03_en.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2009 }}</ref> The structure of production in the region reflects the transformation of the economy from agriculture to industry and services. The industrial sector relies on few large enterprises and the predominance of small and medium enterprises. In the [[research|applied research]] field, there are major institutes and enterprises involved in the fields of [[pharmaceutics]], [[biomedicine]], [[electronics]], [[aerospace]] and [[nuclear physics]]. The industrial infrastructure is dispersed throughout the region in industrial zones. The most important of these are: Val Pescara, Val di Sangro, Val Trigno, Val Vibrata and Conca del Fucino.

The [[province of Teramo]] is one of the most industrialized areas of Italy and of the region, with numerous small and medium-sized companies,<ref>[http://ricerca.gelocal.it/ilcentro/archive/ilcentro/2008/02/04/CR2PO_CR201.html Abruzzo, the number of companies grows]</ref> then follows the [[province of Chieti]] and that of [[Pescara]], which is also supported by [[tourism]]; the Val Vibrata ([[province of Teramo]]), on the border with the [[Marche]] region, is home to a myriad of small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the textile and footwear sectors. The Val di Sangro (province of Chieti), on the other hand, is home to important multinationals and a factory belonging to the [[Fiat]] ([[Sevel]]) group. The area of [[Valle Peligna]] (province of L'Aquila) is also home to industries (the famous one of [[Sulmona]] sugared almonds), while other areas such as Pescara and Theatine are home to numerous industries, including multinationals (for example [[De Cecco]], [[Procter & Gamble]], Monti & Ambrosini Editori, Brioni, Ennedue and [[Miss Sixty]], mostly concentrated in the industrial district of Val Pescara in the province of Chieti).