Har zuwa shekarun 1970, yawancin manyan masana'antun Aberdeen sun kasance daga karni na 18; galibi waɗannan masana'antun masana'antu ne, aikin gyare-gyare, ginin jirgi da yin takarda, masana'antun da suka fi tsufa a cikin birni, tare da takarda da aka fara yi a 1694. Yin takarda ya ragu a cikin muhimmancin tun lokacin da aka rufe Donside Paper Mill a 2001 da kuma Davidson Mill a 2005 barin Stoneywood Paper Mill tare da ma'aikata na kimanin 500.
kamun kifi, masana'antun masana'antu, ginin jirgi da kuma yin takarda