The oil and gas industry, also known as the oil patch, encompasses the global processes of finding, getting, refining, moving, and selling petroleum products.

The power industry involves generating, transmitting, distributing, and selling electric power to the general public and businesses.

The chemical industry consists of companies that produce industrial chemicals, transforming raw materials into various products.

The pulp and paper industry includes companies that use wood as a raw material to manufacture pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products.

Industrial wastewater is the liquid waste produced when substances dissolve in water, typically during the use of water in an industrial manufacturing process.

A desalination plant is a human-made process that turns saline water, usually from the sea, into fresh water.

The fertilizer industry is crucial as it manufactures essential raw materials needed for crop production.

The food and beverages industry comprises all companies involved in processing raw food materials, packaging, and distributing them.

Mining involves extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from ore bodies, lodes, veins, seams, reefs, or placer deposits.