the principal activity of the city is the petrochemical complex (petrobras, realpetro, petrobol, unip, gasbal, and sauro), with several related industries near the city. it is also the headquarters of major industries like goiás carne, curtume centro-oeste, brasil spuma, cicopal, mittel klasse farmacêutica, q vida produtos de limpeza, mold pré moldados, fertilizantes solo nobre, queiroz produtos alimentícios and arpec equipamentos limitados.