Experts estimated that industrial demands for water would quintuple by 2010.
At the outset, emphasis was placed on stimulating industrial demand.
But it could also pay off if industrial demand for the metal continued to outstrip supply.
Solar cells simply couldn't meet industrial demands, coal was out of the question.
Natural gas prices also rose, although not nearly so sharply because of high inventories, competition, and lower industrial demand.
Now there are signs of recovering industrial demand in many sectors, while housing continues to be strong.
Rising industrial demand and speculation have sent the price rocketing.
If industrial demand proves great, the space station would be easy to expand, its designers say.
But the investment could pay off if industrial demand for the metal continues to outstrip available supply.
New products such as oil became a valuable export due to Europe's industrial demands.