What are primary, second, and final production stages?

As you’re updating your rating, you’ll see references to the three production stages, which are based on these industry standard definitions.

Updated on May 15, 2023

By primary stage of production we refer to the harvesting or collection of fibre (the cotton harvest; wool and rawhide husbandry, shearing etc); crude oil production (extraction, refining) for synthetic fibres, plastics and similar; and mining for metals and gems.

The second stage of production includes textile production (ginning, spinning, knitting, dyeing, embroidery), leather tanning, plastic processing, and moulding.

The final stage of production considers the assembly of the final product (the facilities responsible for cut, make, and trim).