EXPONOR is organized by the Antofagasta Industrial Association, AIA, a well-known Chilean business organization with an uninterrupted record of 80 years, which brings together 300 large mining companies and suppliers of goods and services to the industry.
The AIA has been a key agent in the strategic development of a Mining Cluster, the second stage of which is currently being implemented in the productive sector. Particular emphasis has been given to promoting associativity, opportunities for professional specialization and organizational development, seminars and platforms for business, all with a marked tendency towards social responsibility.
The AIA has developed strategic projects such as SICEP, the Center for Business Development, Don Bosco Technical-Industrial School (Antofagasta and Calama), Building Shared Value Program,and Antofagasta Convention Bureau., These projects support the consolidation of regional and national long-term strategies.
Under the slogan "Together for the growth and wellbeing of the region", public authorities and representatives of the private sector met on Tuesday to start coordinating EXPONOR, next year's most important mining-energy exhibition.