manufacturing base
noun[C]
ukusECONOMICS
thepartof theeconomyof acountry,city,area, etc. that isinvolvedinproducinggoods,especiallyinfactories:
The UK haslostmuch ofitsmanufacturingbase.
PRODUCTION
theplacewhere a company'smainfactoryorfactoriesare:
Thefirmhas amanufacturingbasein Shanghai.