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Donald Fosnacht, PhD

Director, Applied Research and Technology Dev.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Member of the Industrial Council

Donald Fosnacht, PhD, is a Partner at Steel Profitability Consulting. Dr. Fosnacht is also the Director of Center for Applied Research and Technology Development for the Natural Resource Research Institute at University of Minnesota Duluth. He has more than 35 years of experience in steel and mining industries. Dr. Fosnacht also has experience in conducting due diligence studies for steel and mineral plants and developing iron smelting techniques and mining and steel plant flow sheets. Prior, he was an Executive at Inland Steel in various technical and operational capacities. Dr. Fosnacht is a metallurgical engineer with a broad background in the mineral sciences. He is also a seasoned technical manager with over 29 years of experience. Dr. Fosnacht has been trained on total quality management and yield improvement. He has visited many steel facilities in the course of his career. Dr. Fosnacht also routinely collects information on steel, scrap, and commodity pricing trends. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2000 - present Director, Applied Research and Technology Dev.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
1999 - present Partner
Steel Profitability Consulting, Inc.

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How will consolidation impact Asian Steel? | 05-29-2007
Analysis of: Asia next stop in steel M&A wave: IISI head | www.reuters.com
Author: Donald Fosnacht, PhD, Director, Applied Research and Technology Dev., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

World wide consolidation in steel appears to be inevitable and Asia is the next area of real opportunity for significant consolidation activity.  Some movement in this direction has occurred with the alliance of different companies under the Nippon Steel umbrella or the combination of NKK and Kawasaki...

Non-Ferrous and PGMs on the Duluth Complex in Minnesota | 11-07-2006
Analysis of: Chris Dundas, chairman, Duluth Metals Discusses Prospects | www.robtv.com
Author: Donald Fosnacht, PhD, Director, Applied Research and Technology Dev., UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

The growth of the Asian Market has set the course of metals pricing to new all time highs.  The market conditions have resulted in the exploration of new targets that include the so-called Duluth Complex in Northeast Minnesota just below the Canadian Border.  Exploration by companies such...

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