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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Order a blunder, not practical: Industry

Yahoo Daily News 30 Mar 2020

Claiming that this a heavy burden being put on the industry, Badish Jindal, president of Small Industries Association, said, "We want that Punjab government should exempt power bills, property tax...We will fight for it.” Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioners of all districts have also ......

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Leadership NM alumni get peek at state’s future in space

Albuquerque Journal 30 Mar 2020

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Gonzaga: Securing food in Covid-19 times

Sun Star 30 Mar 2020

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Cascade Business News 30 Mar 2020

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Sex workers left penniless and pushed into homelessness due to coronavirus

The Independent 30 Mar 2020

Social isolation measures call on the public to only leave the house to buy food from a nearby shop or do exercise once a day ... She said ... AP ... They are going out to get a little bit of money but the police are being very heavy-handed. "The only places I've heard of women working are parkland or wasteland ex-industrial areas which are very dangerous....

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Uncertainties set to engulf Korea's key manufacturers

Korea Times 29 Mar 2020

Auto, oil, ship industries bracing for steep downturn ... Hyundai Heavy Industries received shipbuilding contracts worth $600 million in January to February, down 33.3 percent from the same period last year, while Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industry saw 73.6 percent and 72.7 percent declines in orders, respectively....

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What Culture 29 Mar 2020

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Glimmer of hope as China’s virus epicentre partly reopens

Dawn 29 Mar 2020

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Closing in on a killer

Albuquerque Journal 29 Mar 2020

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China’s virus epicentre eases travel restrictions

The News International 29 Mar 2020

"It almost feels like returning to an alien land, because I haven’t been back for more than two months," Gao Xuesong, a worker in Wuhan’s auto industry, told AFP ... "It almost feels like returning to an alien land, because I haven’t been back for more than two months," Gao Xuesong, a worker in Wuhan’s auto industry, told AFP....

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March sees highest ever sell-off by FIIs

Live Mint 29 Mar 2020

FIIs sold Indian shares worth $7.54 billion, while another $7.36 billion was sold in debt instruments in March ... ICICI Securities data on sectoral FII activity till 15 March indicates heavy selling in banks, financial services, energy, industrials, and IT while minor buying was seen in consumer discretionary, media and materials (chemicals) ... ....

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Virus toll projections indicate dire times ahead for state's economy

Arkansas Online 29 Mar 2020

He noted that directives to close businesses in the restaurant and food-service industry, bars and clubs, gyms, and other recreation services and personal care services could take a heavy long-term toll ... add 350 employees and provide 3,000 additional jobs in supporting industries....

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STEM education is more than just science, tech, engineering and math

Reflector 29 Mar 2020

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