Astec Industries, Inc. To Present at CJS Securities 8th Annual Summer 'New Ideas' Small-Cap Investor Conference

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Astec Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTE) announces today that it will participate in the CJS Securities 8th Annual Summer "New Ideas" Small-Cap Investor Conference in New York, on Tuesday August 12, 2008. The meeting will include a presentation by Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Stephen C. Anderson, Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations.

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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