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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. , May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) announces today that it will participate in the Barrington Research Industrial Growth Conference in Chicago, Illinois , on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 . The meeting will include a presentation by Stephen C. Anderson , Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations and Joe Vig , Group Vice President -- AggReCon (Aggregate, Recycle and Construction) Group and President of Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc.

Astec Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of specialized equipment for building and restoring the world's infrastructure. Astec's manufacturing operations are divided into four primary business segments: aggregate processing and mining equipment, asphalt production equipment, mobile asphalt paving equipment, and underground boring, directional drilling and trenching equipment. Additionally, one subsidiary manufactures equipment used for wood processing, recycling and landscaping.

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