y ▁ ▁T arn ów ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁center ▁of ▁economy ▁and ▁industry . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁chemical ▁plants ▁including ▁Zak ł ady ▁Az ot owe ▁w ▁T arn owie - Mo śc ic ach ▁S . A ., ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Poland ' s ▁biggest ▁company ▁operating ▁within ▁the ▁chemical ▁sector ▁Gru pa ▁Az oty , ▁Be cker ▁Far by ▁Pr zem ys ł owe ▁Sp . ▁z ▁o . o ., ▁Sum mit ▁Pack aging ▁Pol ska ▁Sp . ▁z ▁o . o .; ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁food ▁plants ▁( F rit ar ), ▁building ▁materials ▁( Le ier ▁Pol ska ▁S . A ., ▁Bru k - B et ), ▁text iles ▁( Sp ół dz iel nia ▁" T arn ow ska ▁Od zie ż , ▁T arn osp in , ▁T ark on f ex "), ▁and ▁several ▁w are h ouses , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁distribution ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁L id l ▁super market ▁chain . ▁T arn ów ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁center ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁industry , ▁with ▁headquarters ▁of ▁three ▁different ▁gas ▁corpor ations . ▁ ▁Another ▁significant ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁T arn ów ▁is ▁the ▁Zak ł ady ▁Mechan icz ne ▁T arn ów ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁defence ▁industry . ▁It ▁manufact ures ▁hand g uns , ▁assault ▁rif les , ▁sni per ▁rif les ▁and ▁anti - air ▁guns . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state - control led ▁B umar ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁major ▁sho pping ▁m alls