heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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Core Power’s Liberty program will deliver resilient energy security for heavy industry and ocean transport.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The Man Behind Metal Minds Growing up in a family with a strong engineering background, Malakhov’s passion for heavy industry is in his blood.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Exactly how much money is lost when that happens varies by industry, from $36,000 per hour in the fast moving consumer goods space to an average of $125,000 per hour in the energy and heavy industry sectors.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Leading the charge were heavy industry firms Kawasaki and Mitsubishi, both seeing gains of approximately 8%.
—Bybrooke Seipel, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The Man Behind Metal Minds Growing up in a family with a strong engineering background, Malakhov’s passion for heavy industry is in his blood.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Exactly how much money is lost when that happens varies by industry, from $36,000 per hour in the fast moving consumer goods space to an average of $125,000 per hour in the energy and heavy industry sectors.
—Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Leading the charge were heavy industry firms Kawasaki and Mitsubishi, both seeing gains of approximately 8%.
—Bybrooke Seipel, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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