More about the sector
The Materials and Technology sector covers the extraction and processing of raw materials and minerals, logging, and mining. The sector brings together the production and processing of materials vital to humans and human society, and is therefore of crucial importance for improving the quality of life in the border areas. In addition to the efficiency of the sector and its increasingly rapid development, it has contributed to the development of various processes that are evolving alongside it at an extraordinary pace - decarbonisation and environmental protection, ensuring healthy and safe working conditions for all workers, the recovery of waste from production, etc. An increasing number of companies in the sector are paying attention to the long-term value of their products, which is creating a whole new industry and additional jobs in the border areas. Representatives of the sector are various mining companies, timber and wood processing companies, metal processing plants, mines, etc.