Har zuwa shekarun 1970, yawancin masana'antun Aberdeen sun kasance daga karni na 18; yafi wadannan masana'antu ne, aikin gyare-gyare, gine-ginen jirgi da kuma takarda, masana'antu mafi tsufa a cikin birni, tare da takarda da aka fara yi a 1694. An rage mahimmancin takarda tun lokacin da aka rufe Donside Paper Mill a shekara ta 2001 da kuma Davidson Mill a shekara ta 2005 wanda ya bar Stoneywood Paper Mill tare da ma'aikata na kimanin 500.
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