Editing Sardinia (section)

==== Industry and handicraft ====
[[File:Porto Torres - chemical industry.jpg|thumb|left|Petrochemical and Green Chemical industries in [[Porto Torres]]]]
The once prosperous mining industry is still active though restricted to [[coal]] ([[Nuraxi Figus]], hamlet of [[Gonnesa]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carbosulcis.eu/ |title=Home |publisher=Carbosulcis |language=it |access-date=26 June 2021 }}</ref> [[antimony]] ([[Villasalto]]), [[gold]] ([[Furtei]]), [[bauxite]] ([[Olmedo, Sardinia|Olmedo]]) and [[lead]] and [[zinc]] ([[Iglesiente]], [[Nurra]]). The [[granite]] extraction represents one of the most flourishing industries in the northern part of the island. The Gallura granite district is composed of 260 companies that work in 60 quarries, where 75% of the Italian granite is extracted.
The principal industries are chemicals ([[Porto Torres]], [[Cagliari]], [[Villacidro]], [[Ottana]]), petrochemicals ([[Porto Torres]], [[Sarroch]]), metalworking (Portoscuso, Portovesme, [[Villacidro]]), cement ([[Cagliari]]), pharmaceutical ([[Sassari]]), shipbuilding ([[Arbatax]], [[Olbia]], [[Porto Torres]]), oil rig construction ([[Arbatax]]), rail industry ([[Villacidro]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sardiniapost.it/cronaca/riapre-la-ex-keller-di-villacidro-la-produzione-riprendera-entro-il-2013/ |title=Riapre la ex Keller di Villacidro: la produzione riprenderà entro il 2013 |work=Sardiniapost |language=it |date=4 September 2013 |access-date=26 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villacidro.info/2013/09/la-keller-elettromeccanica-ha-riaperto-i-battenti/#.UjShotJ7J_A|title=La Keller Elettromeccanica ha riaperto i battenti|date=4 September 2013|work=Villacidro.info|access-date=14 September 2013|archive-date=7 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907040345/http://www.villacidro.info/2013/09/la-keller-elettromeccanica-ha-riaperto-i-battenti/#.UjShotJ7J_A|url-status=dead}}</ref> arms industries at [[Domusnovas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/en/rheinmetall_defence/company/divisions_and_subsidiaries/rwm_italia/ |title=Rheinmetall Defence - RWM Italia|website=www.rheinmetall-defence.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sardiniapost.it/cronaca/armi-export-in-crescita-in-sardegna-terra-promessa-dellindustria-bellica/ |title=Armi, export in crescita in Sardegna. L'Isola terra promessa dell'industria bellica?|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> and food (sugar refineries at [[Villasor]] and Oristano, dairy at [[Arborea]], [[Macomer]] and [[Thiesi]], [[fish factory]] at Olbia).

In Sardinia is located the DASS (''Distretto Aerospaziale della Sardegna''), a consortium of companies, research centers and universities focused on aerospace industry and research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/25?s=240859&v=2&c=247&t=1 |title=Nasce Distretto aerospaziale Sardegna. Cappellacci "Opportunità unica per attrarre investimenti" - Regione Autonoma della Sardegna|website=www.regione.sardegna.it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sardegnaricerche.it/index.php?xsl=370&s=240801&v=2&c=3169&nc=1&sc=&qr=1&qp=2&vd=2&t=3 |title=Nasce ufficialmente il Distretto aerospaziale sardo|work=SardegnaRicerche}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lanuovasardegna.gelocal.it/nuoro/cronaca/2013/03/03/news/l-ultimo-sogno-e-aerospaziale-1.6634671 |title=L'ultimo sogno è aerospaziale|author=di Lamberto Cugudda|work=la Nuova Sardegna|date=4 March 2013}}</ref> The aerospace manufacturer [[Vitrociset]], in [[Villaputzu]], is involved in the production of the stealth multirole fighter [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1158376&pagina_chiamante=index.php |title=Vitrociset and LM signed a MoA to start production of the 54 Carts under the F-35 JSF aircraft programme|date=14 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitrociset.it/product/id/25/carts |title=CARTs – Vitrociset}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Plans related to industrial conversion are in progress in the main industrial sites, like in Porto Torres, where seven research centres are developing the transformation from traditional fossil fuel related industry to an integrated production chain from vegetable oil using oleaginous seeds to bio-plastics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eni.com/it_IT/attachments/azienda/attivita-strategie/petrolchimica/polimeri-europa/pubblicazioni/Versalis-Brochure-istituzionale-per-il-Plast12.pdf|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.eni.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://id.icis.com/account/login?returnUrl=%2Fconnect%2Fauthorize%2Fcallback%3Fclient_id%3Dnews.web%26scope%3Dopenid%2520profile%26response_type%3Dcode%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.icis.com%252Fsubscriber%252Fnews%252Floggedin%26state%3D%252Fsubscriber%252Fnews%252F2012%252F04%252F23%252F9552160%252Fa-new-age-for-the-italian-chemical-industry%252F%26nonce%3D19f3705d-635a-4b59-abde-efa37b176e08 |title=6452-BARCLAY6452-BARCLAYICIS Login|website=id.icis.com}}</ref>

Sardinia is involved in the industrial production of the [[AIRPod]], an innovative car powered by compressed air, with the first factory being built in [[Bolotana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttogreen.it/airpod-la-prima-auto-ad-aria-compressa-trova-casa-in-sardegna/ |title=Airpod, la prima auto ad aria compressa, trova casa in Sardegna.|work=Tuttogreen|date=27 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cagliaripad.it/news.php?page_id=4609|title=AirPod, a Bolotana la prima fabbrica dell'auto ad aria compressa – VIDEO}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sardegnaoggi.it/Scienza_e_Tecnologia/2013-09-20/22916/Airpod_a_Bolotana_la_prima_auto_ad_aria_compressa_made_in_Sardegna.html|title=Airpod, a Bolotana la prima auto ad aria compressa made in Sardegna|last=Vacca|first=Eleonora|work=Sardegna Oggi|access-date=27 October 2013|archive-date=11 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611154002/http://www.sardegnaoggi.it/Scienza_e_Tecnologia/2013-09-20/22916/Airpod_a_Bolotana_la_prima_auto_ad_aria_compressa_made_in_Sardegna.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/motori/notizie/rubriche/industriamercato/2013/09/20/Air-Pod-aria-compressa-verso-produzione-Sardegna_9332857.html |title=Air-Pod auto ad aria compressa, verso produzione in Sardegna - Industria e Mercato - Motori - ANSA.it|website=www.ansa.it|date=20 September 2013 }}</ref>

Craft industries include rugs, jewelry, textile, lacework, basket making and coral.