The Narangba Industrial Estate (NIE) was established in the late 1960s to provide for the needs of noxious and hazardous industries, which are generally difficult to locate, but which provide essential goods and services. Businesses on the estate employ hundreds of local workers and contribute millions annually to the Queensland economy.
The NIE contains a wide variety of industries including chemical manufacturers, tanneries, waste disposal facilities, crude oil storage, concrete batching plants, timber chemical treatment plants and an irradiation plant. Industries on the site were licensed by the former Caboolture Shire Council, (now the Moreton Bay Regional Council) and the Environmental Protection Agency.