What are the heavy industries?

Heavy industry is divided according to the nature of production and the use of products.

Can be divided into three categories:

(1) Mining (logging) refers to the exploitation of natural resources, including oil, natural gas mining, coal mining, metal mining, non-metal mining, wood logging and other industries;

(2) Raw material industry refers to the industry that provides basic materials, power and fuel for all sectors of the national economy. Including ferrous and non-ferrous metal smelting and processing, coking and coke, chemistry, chemical raw materials, cement, wood-based panels, electricity, petroleum and coal processing, glass fiber raw materials, sawn timber and wood-based panels industries;

(3) Processing industry (manufacturing industry) refers to the industry that reprocesses industrial raw materials. Including machinery and equipment manufacturing, electronics industry, fertilizer, metal structure, cement products, other building materials manufacturing, as well as agricultural production materials such as fertilizers and pesticides.

Heavy industry products are mostly used for production, and a small part is used for daily consumption, such as electricity, household coal, automobiles, etc.

There are many enterprises in Xining that meet these conditions, such as steel mills, Qinghai Aluminum Factory, Qiaotou Aluminum Factory, Huangzhong Huangyuan Ferrosilicon Factory, Datong Coal Mine Cement Factory, all enterprises in Ganhetan Industrial Park, western mining industry and so on.