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Market Coverage Criteria
The Metals & Minerals Industry encompasses the extraction (mining), as well as primary and secondary processing, of metals and minerals. There are 21 major categories within the Metals & Minerals Industry (see list below), including mines (coal, metal and mineral), steel mills, cement manufacturing plants, smelters, foundries, glass manufacturing plants and brick and tile plants, to name a few. Industrial Info's Metals & Minerals coverage includes a database of global project information representing more than $400 billion in total investment value. Major capital project reporting includes grassroot construction, expansions, modernizations and restarts at Mines, Steel Mills, Cement Plants, Glass Products Factories, Nonferrous Smelting and Processing operations and more. Industrial Info is expanding operational plant database coverage by adding mine profiles for key markets including South America, Australia and Africa.
North America Industry Coverage
SIC Coverage | Project Coverage
- Mining Operations - Companies involved in the extraction and processing, at the mine site, of metal ores (bauxite, copper, iron, molybdenum, nickel, precious metals, zinc and others), coal and minerals (aggregates, diamonds, limestone, oil sands, potash and salt, to name a few). Includes crushing, milling, concentration, leaching, flotation, pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processing, surface, underground & solution mining, quarrying, coal preparation plants and terminals.
- Steel Mills - Integrated steel works and minimills, including metallurgical coke manufacturing, blast furnace operations, electric arc furnaces and hot rolling mills.
- Primary and Secondary Metals - Primary and Secondary nonferrous smelting of copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, brass, titanium and alloys and other nonferrous metals by pyrometallurgical (smelting and refining) or hydrometallurgical (electrolytic methods) from ore, concentrates, or metal powders.
- Foundries and Forging - Companies engaged in ferrous and nonferrous foundry or forging operations.
- Steel Cold Rolling, Processing and Fabricating - Companies engaged in the process of steel rolling, processing, finishing, wire drawing and fabrication.
- Metal Finishing - Companies performing electroplating, plating, galvanizing and polishing operations.
- Glass - Glass manufacturing plants melting silica sand or cullet, pressing, blowing or shaping of purchased glass to produce bottles, automotive and architectural glass.
- Gypsum and Lime - Manufacturers of wallboard, plasters and plasterboard from gypsum or synthetic gypsum, and lime products from calcitic limestone, dolomitic limestone or other calcareous materials.
- Cement & Concrete - Manufacturers of hydraulic cement, including terminal and distribution operations, makers of concrete pipe, blocks, bricks and other architectural forms molded from concrete and ready mixed concrete.
- Brick and Tile - Brick, tile and refractory manufacturing.
- Other Minerallic Products - Clay, ceramic, stone, abrasive and other minerals products.
Coverage by SIC Code
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 Project Coverage
International project coverage for the Metals & Minerals industry includes capital and maintenance projects valued at $5 million and greater with a minimum of 4 to 6 months lead time on equipment RFQ’s (request for quotation) and Bid Documents. Access over 500 active projects valued at $235 billion, scheduled for construction in 2010 and beyond. Each day new project releases are made as well as constant updates to existing projects.
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Project Types Include:
Grassroot construction, process and equipment additions, major plant and mill automations, conversions, expansions, modernizations, modifications, major equipment rebuilds and replacements, restarts, retrofits, revamps and upgrades.
 Environmental Related Project Coverage Includes:
Baghouse, scrubber, spill containment/liners, wastewater treatment, thermal oxidizer, low NOx burners, electrostatic precipitator (ESP), CKD (cement kiln dust) systems, dust collectors, off-gas & fume collection system, tailings ponds, monitors, waste rock disposal, thickeners.
Potential Key Industry Equipment Requirements
Process:
Mining equipment, haul trucks, loaders, crushers, grinding mills, concentrator/froth flotation, separators, shaking tables, screens, material handling, smelters, reduction cells, furnaces, kilns, leaching vessels, solvent extraction, electrowinning, acid plant, slurry pumps & pipelines, calciners, finishing equipment, ladles, casters, rolling mills, silos, batching equipment, lehr, glass forming machines, packaging, inspection equipment, CNC machining, refractory, hydraulic systems, motors, drives, pneumatics, conveyors, centrifuges, mixers, forging & extrusion presses, heat treating ovens, dryers, bins, hoppers, chutes, feeders, elevators, annealing & pickling equipment, process vessels, weigh scales, loaders, stackers, sand systems, dryers, burners, nozzles, DCS/PLC controls, gauges, sensors, alarms, meters, piping, conduit, boilers, turbines, switchgear, transformers, ventilation systems, fans.
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| Project Database Statistics - Future Activity 2010 & Beyond |
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Project Count |
TIV |
Total Contacts |
| Grassroot |
361 |
$165,315,000,000 |
1,083 |
| In-Plant Capital |
148 |
$70,093,000,000 |
444 |
| In-Plant Maintenance |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
| Total |
509 |
$235,408,000,000 |
1,527 |
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