Petlas Tire Factory and Çemaş Foundry, which are the most important institutions providing employment in the province, were built by state in 1976. In the following period, these enterprises were privatizated and expanded their capacities with new investments, resulting in significant increases in employment.  Besides these enterprises, other important facilities in the provincial industry are Kırşehir Sugar Factory, Eraslan Solar Energy Systems, Granitaş Granite Processing Facility, Oralsan Cutting Tools Company, Çağlayanlar Flour-Feed-Livestock and Çağ Flour Incorporation.

According to Industrial Registry 2017 data from of Provincial Directorate Industry and Technology, when the sectoral distribution of the industrial companies of Kırşehir Province is analyzed, it is seen that most of the companies operate in the furniture manufacturing sector, then in the production of food products and beverage industry.

When it is analyzed in terms of employment, it is seen that the sector that provides the most employment is the enterprises producing rubber and plastic products, but it should be taken into consideration that the Petlas Tire Factory provides the most employment.

According to the industrial registry data of 2017, the majority of manufacturing firms with a number of 219 are operating in small industrial sites, 39 are in organized industrial zones, and 139 are operating outside these fields.

When 2017 Number of Companies According to the Industrial Registry SME Scale Level is examined, it is seen that the majority of companies are micro-scaled. The number of large-scale companies in Kırşehir is 3 and the highest employment is provided by these 3 companies.  

When the number of firms according to the Technological Level of Kırşehir as of 2017 is examined, the production with low-tech has the highest rate with 220 firms. The number of companies engaged in medium-high technology manufacturing is 33 and there are no companies engaged in high technology manufacturing. According to their technologies, the highest employment is provided by the companies producing with low-medium technology.  

It is observed that the export of Kırşehir has been increasing since 2016. The product group that showed the highest increase in exports since 2016 is plastic and rubber products. It is especially the result of the investments and exports that Petlas Tire Factory has made in recent years, the only exporter in the province in this field. Germany, Egypt and Italy are the leading countries that Kırşehir exports to in 2018. The European continent is the region where the most exports are made on the basis of amount.

Kirsehir's imports also increased in parallel with its exports, which is mainly due to the increase in imports of cereals and live animals. In addition, the fact that the main raw materials of the tire and rubber industry depend on imports, support this increase. Brazil is the country where the highest amount of import made from, that is the import of livestock. Brazil is followed by Thailand, where the raw materials of tire and rubber products are imported.