sunrise industry

British

noun

any of the high-technology industries, such as electronics, that hold promise of future development

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South Africa is ramping up investment in its enormous critical mineral potential with mining a "sunrise industry" that holds the promise of transforming the economy, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Wang, who started his own film production company in recent months that has met with mixed success, explained that movies were a "sunrise industry" in China.

From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2013

"It's a sunrise industry," Arroyo told me, delighted by the chance to discuss a positive trend.

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