Category: Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Machinery Manufacturing
Machinery Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture various kinds of machinery used in agriculture, mining, construction, or manufacturing. Major companies include Applied Materials, Caterpillar, divisions of General Electric, Halliburton, Joh ... Read More
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Transportation Services Sector
Transportation Services Sector Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are primarily engaged in providing transportation services, including air transportation of passengers and freight; support activities to transportation; mail services under a universal service ob ... Read More
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Charter & Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation Services
Charter & Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide on-demand, nonscheduled domestic and international transportation of passengers and cargo. Major companies include US-based Air Transport Services, Atlas Air Worl ... Read More
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Automotive Repair & Maintenance Services
Automotive Repair & Maintenance Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide repair and maintenance services for passenger cars and light trucks. Major US companies include Firestone Complete Auto Care (a unit of Bridgestone), Jiffy Lube, Meineke, Midas I ... Read More
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Solid Waste Services & Recycling
Solid Waste Services & Recycling Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate materials recovery facilities (MRFs) that separate and sort recyclables from waste streams or separate commingled recyclable materials. Major companies include the MRF divisions of verti ... Read More
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Recreational Vehicle Dealers
Recreational Vehicle Dealers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell new motor homes, new travel trailers, and used recreational vehicles. Major companies include Camping World, General RV Center, Giant Inland Empire RV, La Mesa RV Center, and Lazy Days' RV. ... Read More
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Automotive Oil Change & Lubrication Services
Automotive Oil Change & Lubrication Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide motor oil changes and lubrication services for automobiles and light trucks. Major US companies include Havoline Xpress Lube (owned by Chevron), Jiffy Lube and Pennzoil 10 Mi ... Read More
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Car Washes
Car Washes Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide cleaning, washing, and waxing services for cars, trucks, vans, and trailers. Major companies include Autobell Car Wash, Mister Car Wash, and Zips Car Wash (all based in the US), along with Mr Wash Car Wash (G ... Read More
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Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction
Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry construct highways, streets, and bridges; utility systems; and other heavy and civil engineering projects, including subdivisions of land. Major companies include Bechtel, Fluor, Granite C ... Read More
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Oil & Gas Well Drilling
Oil & Gas Well Drilling Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry specialize in drilling oil and gas wells for others on a contract or fee basis. Major companies include Diamond Offshore, Helmerich & Payne, Nabors, and Patterson-UTI (all based in the US), as well a ... Read More
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Roofing, Siding & Sheet Metal Contractors
Roofing, Siding & Sheet Metal Contractors Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry install and repair roofing, siding, and gutters for homes and businesses. Major companies include Baker Roofing, CentiMark, Nations Roof, and Tecta America (all based in the US), and Fl ... Read More
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Tire Manufacturing
Tire Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture tires and inner tubes for a variety of vehicles. Major companies include Cooper and Goodyear (US), Michelin (France), Bridgestone Corporation and Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Japan), Continental AG ... Read More
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Turbine Manufacturing
Turbine Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture turbines (steam, hydraulic, gas, and wind) and complete turbine generator set units. Major manufacturers include divisions of Caterpillar and GE (both of the US), as well as Hitachi (Japan), Si ... Read More
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Wood Flooring Manufacturing
Wood Flooring Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make wood flooring products. Major companies include Armstrong Flooring, Floor Covering International, Mohawk Industries, and Shaw Industries (all based in the US), along with Anxin Floors (Shanghai) ... Read More
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Deep Sea Freight Transportation
Deep Sea Freight Transportation Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide deep sea transportation of cargo to or from foreign ports. Major companies include CMA CGM (France), COSCO (China), Crowley (US), Evergreen (Taiwan), Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), Mærsk (D ... Read More
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Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments Manufacturing
Electronic Test & Measurement Instruments Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture equipment used to test electrical properties and signals. Major companies include Agilent, Danaher, Keysight Technologies, and KLA-Tencor (all based in the US) ... Read More
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Metal Valve & Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
Metal Valve & Pipe Fitting Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture metal industrial and fluid power valves; hose and pipe fittings; plumbing fixtures and trim. Major companies include units of integrated process control companies such as Cur ... Read More
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Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture clay products and refractories, glass and glass products, cement and concrete products, lime and gypsum products, and abrasives and other nonmetallic mineral products. Major ... Read More
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Agriculture & Forestry Sector
Agriculture & Forestry Sector Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sector grow crops, raise or fatten animals for animal products, and grow and harvest timber. Major crop production companies include AMAGGI, Chiquita, Dole Food Company, Fresh Del Monte Produce, Su ... Read More
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Coastal & Great Lakes Freight Transportation
Coastal & Great Lakes Freight Transportation Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry transport cargo in US coastal waters, on the Great Lakes System, or between ports of the US mainland, Puerto Rico, and US island possessions. Major companies include American Steamsh ... Read More
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Industrial Chemical Manufacturing
Industrial Chemical Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture chemicals, which are usually separate chemical elements or separate chemically-defined compounds, using basic processes, such as thermal crackling and distillation. Major companies ... Read More
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Aluminum Production
Aluminum Production Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry process and manufacture alumina, aluminum, and aluminum products. Major companies include Alcoa (US), Chalco (China), Hindalco Industries (India), Norsk Hydro (Norway), Rio Tinto (UK), and RUSAL (Russia). CO ... Read More
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Musical Instrument Manufacturing
Musical Instrument Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are primarily engaged in the manufacture of musical instruments. Major companies include Fender, Gibson Brands, and Steinway (all based in the US), as well as Pearl River Piano (China), and Rola ... Read More
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Transformer Manufacturing
Transformer Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture power, distribution, and specialty transformers. Major companies include ABB (Switzerland), General Electric (US), Mitsubishi Electric (Japan), Schneider Electric (France), Siemens (Germany ... Read More
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Abrasives Manufacturing
Abrasives Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture coated and bonded abrasive products, including grinding wheels, sandpaper, and abrasive grains. Major companies include 3M (US), Huanghe Whirlwind (China), Noritake (Japan), Robert Bosch (Ger ... Read More
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