energy-intensive industry
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industry
noun
uk/ˈɪn.də.stri/us/ˈɪn.də.stri/
the companies and activities involved in the process of producing goods for sale, especially in a factory or ...
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(Definition ofindustryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, abundant fossil fuels and cheap fuel prices also have affected air quality for the worse by encouragingenergy-intensiveindustryand a dramatic expansion of motor vehicle use.
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Inenergy-intensiveindustrythis of course represents a disadvantage for competitiveness.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In recent days we have all heard criticisms of the suggestions, particularly fromenergy-intensiveindustry.
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What benefit is there ifenergy-intensiveindustryand the cleanest industry move to countries where there are no emission limits?
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The plan is to use the gas to generate thousands of megawatts of cheap electricity by combined cycle technology, giving a major cost advantage toenergy-intensiveindustryin that area.
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Now an exception is even to be negotiated for the energy industry andenergy-intensiveindustryis to be excluded for almost the whole of the next decade.
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I wholeheartedly support the building of additional nuclear power plants, as it would give ourenergy-intensiveindustrya greater competitive advantage both in terms of economy and emissions.
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Energy-intensive industries include the pulp, petroleum chemistry, chemical, cement, steel, and nonferrous metal industries, and public utilities.
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Thus, the energy-intensive industries, which were considered to be major polluters, were more carefully regulated by the local governments than other industries.
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Then, the opening up of the economy might lead to greater foreign investment and expansion of energy-intensive industries which were attracted by the low energy prices.
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Special consideration will be given to particularly energy-intensive industries.
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Why, if we have energy, are we incapable of enabling our energy-intensive industries to compete on equal terms?
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The effect was particularly severe on energy-intensive industries; notably, electricity generation, cement, steel, fertilisers and ceramics.
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There is a very real risk that excessive pressure on vulnerable, energy-intensive industries could lead to a loosening of the overall cap.
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