heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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Throughout the fall, their missile strikes destroyed the substations that move electricity from the nuclear-power plants in the western part of Ukraine to the east, where most of the population and heavy industry are concentrated.
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Corruption, Power And Iran’s Environmental Legacy Originally established during wartime reconstruction, Khatam has since become a dominant contractor across dams, water-transfer projects, energy infrastructure and heavy industry.
—Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The firm expects global demand for LNG to rise by around 60% by 2040, largely driven by economic growth in Asia and emissions reductions in heavy industry, among other factors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Nvidia is pushing software and hardware aimed at broadening the adoption of AI across the economy, including robotics, health care and heavy industry.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
Corruption, Power And Iran’s Environmental Legacy Originally established during wartime reconstruction, Khatam has since become a dominant contractor across dams, water-transfer projects, energy infrastructure and heavy industry.
—Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The firm expects global demand for LNG to rise by around 60% by 2040, largely driven by economic growth in Asia and emissions reductions in heavy industry, among other factors.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Nvidia is pushing software and hardware aimed at broadening the adoption of AI across the economy, including robotics, health care and heavy industry.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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