Heavy industry

Heavy industry is industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, and huge buildings); or complex or numerous processes. Because of those factors, heavy industry often involves higher capital intensity than light industry does, and it is also often more heavily cyclical in investment and employment.

Traditional examples from the mid-19th century through the early 20th included steelmaking, artillery production, locomotive erection, machine tool building, and the heavier types of mining. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th, as the chemical industry and electrical industry developed, they involved components of both heavy industry and light industry, which was soon also true for the automotive industry and the aircraft industry. Modern shipbuilding (since steel replaced wood) is considered heavy industry. In the post–World War II era, construction of large systems, such as skyscrapers, large dams, and large rockets, is also often classed as heavy industry.

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Environment Ministry strives to keep air pollution in check

Antara News 04 Apr 2025
Pakpahan added that cross-agency coordination has been carried out to roll out vehicle emission tests, especially for heavy vehicles in industrial areas in Jakarta ... "Environmental law enforcement has been carried out in the form of sealing and halting operations at several metal smelting industrial activities in Tangerang," he informed....
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Trump Says All Is Well After Tariffs Cause Worst Day for Stocks Since COVID

The Daily Beast 04 Apr 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,679 points or 4 percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 6 percent, dragged down by steep falls in Nvidia, Apple, and Amazon stocks ... .......
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Five Quick Things: A Tariffic Week

The American Spectator 04 Apr 2025
Navarro notes that what this new tariff regime will do – and has already begun to do – is bring auto parts manufacturing back to the United States after long years of our auto industry essentially being a series of assembly plants for foreign parts ... Yes, but this is for heavy industry like automaking....
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Apple, Meta, Alphabet hit hard as markets react to Trump's reciprocal tariffs

Usatoday 04 Apr 2025
US stocks suffer worst quarter since 2022 amid tariffs fears ... unbranded - Newsworthy. The whole U.S ... As of 1.10 p.m. ET Thursday, the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average had fallen by over 1,300 points (3.1%), the broad market S&P 500 was off by 3.9%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was down by 4.9%. At that time, shares of Apple (NASDAQ ... goods....
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Bloodbath on Wall Street: Major US Stock Indexes Plunge Amidst Economic Fears

Bitcoin World 04 Apr 2025
Hold on to your hats, folks! If you thought the crypto markets were volatile, take a look at Wall Street. Yesterday saw a significant shakeup in the traditional financial world as all three major U.S. stock indexes took a nosedive ... Decoding the Stock Market Crash ... Tech-heavy Nasdaq took an even bigger hit, plummeting 5.97% Dow Jones Industrial Average....
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Indian heavy industries present 20 GW open access solar opportunity

PV Magazine 03 Apr 2025
Indian heavy industries could integrate 20 GW of open access solar to power operations profitably, according to a new Ember report, which highlights opportunities in the steel, cement, and aluminum sectors ... Ember’s analysis said heavy industries in Chhattisgarh and Odisha account for nearly 40% of the assessed 20 GW solar open access market....
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India's Heavy Industries Hold 20 GW Solar Opportunity: Ember Report

MENA FN 03 Apr 2025
(MENAFN - KNN India) New Delhi, Apr 2 (KNN) A new analysis by UK-based energy think-tank Ember reveals that India's three key heavy industries-steel, cement, and aluminium-represent a 20 gigawatt ... ....
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Are we at the start of an electricity supercycle (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd)

Public Technologies 03 Apr 2025
... and industry observers are predicting that a new electricity supercycle could be underway, according [...] ... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd....
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: Order Activity Cruising Along

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 03 Apr 2025
We maintain BUY, as our new TP has 20.3% upside potential (vs....
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Kardemir is 88 years old: A milestone in Türkiye's industrialization journey

Steel Radar 03 Apr 2025
Founded on April 3, 1937 as Türkiye's first heavy industry factory, Kardemir played an important role in the industrialization process of both Karabük and Türkiye ... Founded on April 3, 1937 in Karabük, Karabük Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları went down in history as Türkiye's first major investment in heavy industry....
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Achieved sales of over 13 lakh electric vehicles in FY25: Centre

Suryaa 03 Apr 2025
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Heavy Industries has achieved sales of more than 13 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) in the just-concluded financial year 2024-25, marking a significant stride towards cleaner, greener and more sustainable mobility which aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Net Zero’ by 2070....
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Bosnia's defense industry faces heavy burdens from U.S. tariff hikes

Xinhua 03 Apr 2025
... country's trade, particularly its defense industry ... dollars), with the defense industry making up more than 60 percent of exports, followed by the metal, electrical, chemical, food, and wood industries ... Bosnia's defense industry faces heavy burdens from U.S....

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