Manufacturing, especially of steel and cars, accounts for over a quarter of the state's output, despite its bucolic reputation.
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Frick had been the man Carnegie trusted above all others to manage the affairs of Carnegie Steel, a manufacturing combine so vast that its output surpassed that of the entire British Empire.
Mr Mehdi anticipates that the Man of Steel sculpture will be ready by 2013 to coincide with a global manufacturing festival and the centenary of Harry Brearley's invention of stainless steel.
Indeed, they say high energy prices are encouraging the closure in Europe of energy-intensive plants for example, those manufacturing steel or aluminum in favor of imports from outside the region from manufacturing facilities that sometimes are less energy-efficient.
These raw material inputs are used to make many processed products in a number of primary manufacturing industries, including steel, aluminum and various chemical industries.
Gas accounts for 26% of Wheeling-Pittsburgh's energy usage and perhaps 15% of the manufacturing cost in its integrated steel mills.
Although advanced materials like carbon fiber weigh less than aluminum and are several times stronger than steel, they would require substantial upgrades of extant manufacturing facilities to implement.
This has led to increased use of coking coal in these countries, which is used for manufacturing steel, a basic building material.
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New foreign investment in manufacturing has helped offset the loss of jobs in traditional industries in shipbuilding, steel and coal in the 1980s.
Japanese investors are wagering that cheap energy prices could lead to a revival of the American steel and chemical industries, as well other energy-intensive manufacturing.
This week, the firm's manufacturing director Ian Hobson said it will help increase production closer to its target of 5m tonnes of steel a year.
Manufacturing, including automobiles, steel, petrochemicals, computers, aircraft and consumer durables, account for 31% of GDP.
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