1. secondary products obtained during the manufacture or processing of a main product
Usage: plural form of subproduct; industrial/manufacturing context

Examples

• The oil refinery produces gasoline as its main product and several subproducts like diesel and kerosene.
• Wood chips and sawdust are common subproducts of lumber mills.
• The pharmaceutical company found profitable uses for the subproducts of their drug manufacturing process.
• Agricultural subproducts like corn husks can be used for biofuel production.
• The steel plant sells its subproducts to other industries rather than disposing of them as waste.
• Chemical subproducts often have commercial value in different markets than the primary product.