We have about 3,000 manufacturers, suppliers; this is SAMSSA and CAMESE. They could be doubling, tripling their exports. Some of the stuff takes time to develop. They don't have the resources individually, and if there were some money, some bank, some source of funding to commercialize some of the research we've already done.... I have a solution to diesel emission problems. Diesel emissions are carcinogenic. We spent $6 million at Vale and Glencore to find a solution. I can't get it commercialized. I'm going to Germany to try to get somebody to commercialize the damn thing.
We've already got some goods, and we need more of those discoveries. To be able to commercialize the stuff we've already produced, you're absolutely correct, there needs to be some strategy. The minister announced the $800 million in clusters that are going to be developed. I'm hoping this committee will recommend that mining be one of those sectors that's going to be targeted as a priority.
The auto sector is probably first in line coming to you guys, but mining has always been a very insular group, and we don't usually ask for help. This is a time when we are asking for help because we want to be a bigger portion of this economy. If you could help us on the commercialization, on the research, it will pay off in the long run.