It also does big business there in machinery, cars, steel, railways, mining, construction and banking.
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Private companies in the oil and gas, mining, construction and other industries also rely on generators for power.
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His many other inventions -- including explosive materials like the smokeless powder Ballistite -- were used for militaristic, mining, construction and other industrial purposes.
Mining and construction have the lowest proportion of women employees.
Sweden's Sandvik (6.6, SDVKY) fell 70% in the bear market as the recession whacked sales of its metal-cutting, mining and construction tools as well as specialty alloys based on titanium and zirconium, used in thousands of applications like boiler tubes and flanges.
This is partly because there are disproportionately more men in dangerous industries like construction and mining.
Its dominance in the construction and mining markets makes Caterpillar an indicator of global economic cycles.
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Recent economic expansion has been driven by construction, mining, and private investment, exports, and domestic consumption.
These came largely from manufacturing, temporary help services and mining, while the construction sector saw job losses.
Anecdotal evidence abounds of falling employment, particularly in construction, mining and export-oriented manufacturing.
The first pick we will look at is Caterpillar, which manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment around the globe.
In addition, the industry supports millions of manufacturing, construction, mining and other indirect jobs about 9 million of them in all.
This will drive growth in sales of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines manufactured by Caterpillar.
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Some countries are trying to hike taxes and royalties on the mining sector, and construction costs for new mines are rising, Johnson continued.
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The remaining was attributable to increased volume and higher price realizations across all industrial businesses of the company namely, construction, mining and power systems.
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While the number of migrant workers in China rose 3.9% last year, manufacturers face stiff competition from construction, mining and other industries for staff.
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Australia's central bank cut interest rates four times in 2012 in an attempt to boost investment and growth in non-mining sectors such as construction.
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Introduced to tackle machine theft, it has helped turn Komatsu into the biggest foreign supplier of excavators and dump trucks to China's booming construction and mining companies.
On average, private wholesalers of construction, mining, farm and industrial equipment (NAICS 4238) saw sales increase nearly 15 percent in 2011, compared with about 13 percent in 2010.
It will particularly benefit companies which operate outdoors, such as the mining, logging and construction industries, which will finally have a way to deploy temporary networks where there are no wired connections.
Caterpillar, the giant global manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, also considered to be a bellwether for global economic conditions, reported an unexpected 13% plunge in orders in the three-month period from December through February.
In addition, the long-term growth factors for Caterpillar remain intact as rising world population, prosperity and urbanization will increase demand for energy and resources, promoting growth across its industrial businesses: construction, mining and power systems.
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Kunio Noji, chief executive of construction and mining equipment maker Komatsu, smiles at the suggestion that he, from his shabby corporate headquarters in Tokyo, has more insight into the health of China's economy than its rulers in Beijing.
Many others work in fields like energy, mining, real estate or construction.
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Belo Monte is run by Norte Energia, a consortium of government energy companies, along with smaller stakes from construction firms and mining giant Vale (VALE), which owns roughly 9% of the 11, 200 megawatt dam.
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In fact, Chen Zhengli, Secretary General of the Mining Machinery Branch of the Construction Machinery Industry Association, predicts that the local companies will account for 50% of the excavator market in China within five years.
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The mining billionaire told Australian media that construction would start at the end of next year.
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Miller has four divisions - housing, construction, property and mining - all of which recorded profits last year.
These companies are principally engaged in the business of producing raw materials, including paper or wood products, chemicals, construction materials, and mining and metals.
Paddy Gorman, spokesman for the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union, said none of the miners at Agnew Gold Mine in resource-rich Western Australia state is a member of the mining union.
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