An area’s existing industrial base can help define likely candidates for EIP recruitment.
Existing companies in the neighborhood of the site (or in the larger community) should be surveyed to determine their primary inputs, potential by-product outputs, and willingness to participate in a resource exchange network.
An economic development agency might collaborate with consultants or with a local university or college engineering department to conduct such a survey.
Analysis of this information will suggest industries that could benefit from location in proximity to other plants.
This survey may also identify new business development niches for intermediate companies that process major wastes into usable feedstock.