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What is heavy industry?

By Zippia Team - Jan. 8, 2023

Heavy industry is manufacturing large or heavy products and materials in bulk capacities. Historically, heavy industry pointed to the manufacturing of heavy products that were difficult to transport, including things like:

Oil
Iron
Coal
Ships

Heavy industry normally has one, several, or all of these components:

Involves big in scale undertakings
The use of large equipment and machines
Makes use of wide swaths of land
Carries a high cost
Has high barriers to entry

In modern times, the term heavy industry also refers to industries disrupting the environment in terms of pollution, deforestation, and other negative environmental impacts.

Most companies involved in heavy industry operations sell what they produce to other industrial companies, thus making it part of the supply chain of products. Heavy industries conduct work in several areas, such as:

Aerospace
Real estate and building projects
Defense contracting (weapons manufacturing)

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