Farming, light manufacturing, tourism and the service industry play a key role in this county’s economy. In addition, a significant petrochemical industry has developed at Grangemouth, which is Scotland’s principle oil port and the location of Scotland’s only crude oil refinery. Grangemouth is also Scotland’s busiest container port, handling around nine million tons of cargo annually.
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