Earlier Novoshakhtinsk are the hub of the coal industry. In recent years, coal production in the city ceased to exist due to the closure of the mines. In connection with the restructuring of the coal industry of the economy restructured to other types of production. In Novoshakhtinsk developing light industry, food industry, construction, metal and wood processing, expanding sales network. The leading enterprises of the city are the OP JSC "Corporation" Gloria Jeans ", LLC" EMC ", LLC" S-Met ", JSC" NMZ. "Subdivision of" The Corporation "Gloria Jeans" - the leader of clothing production. The company specializes in sewing jeans from raw materials for JSC "Corporation" Gloria Jeans. "Company" EMC "- a diversified enterprise of the city, working in three main areas: the production of cellular concrete blocks, making school furniture and metal products for individual orders. Production of "Novoshakhtinsky foam" has repeatedly won the regional contest "Best Goods of the Don" and the winner of the All-Russian program "100 best goods of the Don." In 2006, the company "EMC" was awarded the international prize of the "leader of economic development of Russia." LLC "S-Met", specializing in the production of building materials branded PRIMET, one of the three largest producers in Russia for production of building hardware.