Methods and tools. Candidate companies will need support as they consider the value of by-product trading as one factor in their site selection. Recruitment confer- ences would enable firms to explore potential exchanges, while learning about other EIP strategies. This will also allow company personnel to test the idea of collaborating with neighboring plants and experience the type of candidates the project is attracting. Depending upon the culture or participants, the conference might include a session in which parti- cipants role play firms in an operating EIP-dealing with possible breakdowns and creating strategies for recovery from them.