West Coast Industrial Plant and Capital Project Spending Rankings for 2005

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). According to information extracted from Industrialinfo.com's North American Industrial Database, the West Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington are home to over 3,139 operational industrial manufacturing plants.

Industrialinfo.com categorizes these plants into the following twelve industries; Power, which includes public, independent and private electricity providers; Terminals for storage and distribution of oils, gases and chemicals; Transmission of Oil and Gas through interstate and intrastate pipelines & stations; Oil and Gas Production; Synthetic Fuels pertaining to ethanol and biodiesel; Refining including all petroleum refineries, lube oil plants, coke calcining plants, and stationary asphalt plants; Chemical Processing Plants; Metals and Minerals related processing plants and mines; Pulp, Paper & Wood Manufacturers; Food & Beverage Manufacturing; Industrial Manufacturing, covering heavy manufacturing of durable and non-durable goods, transportation and major distribution centers; and the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries.

Below is a listing of total plant counts by Industry and how they rank.

Major West Coast Operational Plants by Industry
Industry	Plant Count
Food & Beverage	691
Industrial Manufacturing	627
Power	493
Pulp, Paper & Wood	304
Metals & Minerals	300
Chemical Processing	286
Pharma/Biotech	139
Terminals	130
Transmission	66
Refining	59
Production	39
Synthetic Fuels	4
Total	3,139

Within these manufacturing sectors, some $25 billion in capital and maintenance projects are forecasted to begin in 2005. The bulk of the spending is projected to happen within the Power industry and the Industrial Manufacturing sector. Below is a ranking of how these projects shape up within these industries.

2005 Planned Capital Spending by Industry
Industry	Spending
Power	$10.9 Billion
Industrial Manufacturing	$8.7 Billion
Metals & Minerals	$1.4 Billion
Pharma/Biotech	$1.2 Billion
Terminals	$650 Million
Food & Beverage	$591 Million
Chemical Processing	$517 Million
Refining	$446 Million
Production	$301 Million
Synthetic Fuels	$260 Million
Transmission	$151 Million
Pulp, Paper & Wood	$111 Million
Total	$25 Billion

The capital spending forecast is particularly good news for suppliers of equipment and services, servicing the West Coast states of California, Oregon and Washington, targeting operational plants, grassroot construction projects, plant expansions, upgrades and modernizations.

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