Industrial Info Showcases Expanding Metals & Minerals Industry ...

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SUGAR LAND, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 09/19/08 -- Industrial InfoResources (Sugar Land, Texas) is expanding Metals & Minerals coverage worldwide. Through a series of initiatives such asincreasing research manpower, focusing on growth sectors likemining, and establishing research partnerships in key world marketslike Asia, Europe and South America, the company's coverage ofcapital and maintenance project spending in North America's Metals& Minerals Industry has grown 24% globally in 2008 whencompared with 2007. Industrial Info is currently monitoring morethan $240 billion in global mine project development. For details,see related September 11, 2008, news article -- Global Mine Project Development Explodes to $240 Billion, a Featureof "Navigating the Currents of Change" on Industrialinfo.com .
Industrial Info is known for comprehensive plant profile andproject (PEC Reports) coverage in North America. "Our growth goalis twofold; we want to improve our coverage in North America whileat the same time increase international coverage of mines,processing plants and projects," said Joseph Govreau, VicePresident for Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals group. "It'sreally client driven. Most of our clients are doing more and morebusiness in international markets. The company has made a financialcommitment to achieve comprehensive global coverage, investing inadditional research capability." Industrial Info has expandedbuilding space and increased staffing at the Sugar Landheadquarters by 30% over the last year. In addition, IndustrialInfo is starting satellite research partnerships and openingoffices on different continents. Last year, the company opened aresearch office in Cordoba, Argentina. From that office, IndustrialInfo is spearheading an effort to increase Central and SouthAmerica coverage. "Right now, there's a tremendous amount of Metals& Minerals activity in South America, especially in Brazil,Chile and Peru. We're targeting the mining activity in thosecountries first," Mr. Govreau said.
Industrial Info will be exhibiting at the 2008 MINExpo , the world's largest conference and exhibition for the miningindustry, September 22-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in LasVegas, Nevada. Held only every four years, and sponsored by theNational Mining Association, this year's show will attract morethan 1,200 exhibiters and about 30,000 attendees, focusing onequipment and service providers for the international miningcommunity.
Industrial Info will be exhibiting for the first time at thisyear's show, and members of our sales and research teams will beavailable at booth No. 509 to answer questions and demonstrate allof the company's tools, including our entire plant, project andniche databases across 12 industry segments.
In addition, we'll showcase our new U.S. & Canada Mining Industry Wall Map . This first-edition map features details on more than 930operational mines and 220 mines under development in the U.S. andCanada.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is a marketing information servicespecializing in industrial process, energy and financial relatedmarkets with products and services ranging from industry news,analytics, forecasting, plant and project databases, as well asmultimedia services. For more information send inquiries to metalsandmineralsgroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us at www.industrialinfo.com .
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