SUGAR LAND--July 18, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Southwest region is best known for its extensive oil and gas assets, but it also is home to a growing number of projects in the Metals & Minerals Industry, including new and expanded facilities that reflect a revived steel-processing sector and higher demand for products such as industrial sand. Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.5 billion in active Metals & Minerals projects that are set to begin construction in the Southwest region before the end of the year.

Within this article: Details on some of the highest-valued Metal & Mineral Industry projects set to kick off in the U.S. Southwest in the second half of 2018, including those from major companies such as Big River Steel LLC, Granges AB, Calstrip Industries Incorporated, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE), Alpine Silica LLC and Black Mountain Sand.