On the basis of the sources of raw materials used industries are classified into agrobased industries eg cotton, silk, rubber, tea etc. and mineral based industries, e.g., iron and steel, cement etc.
They are different from each other in the following ways:
Agro based industries are based on agricultural raw materials, e.g. cotton, wool, sugarcane etc. Mineral based industries use minerals and metals as raw materials e.g. iron ore, bauxite etc.
Agro based industries depend on manufacturing industries for machinery, tools and implements. On the other hand, mineral based industries feed manufacturing industries
