Leading Experts in Metallurgical Coal Experts

Markus Bates is Executive Vice President at Geo Trade International, a firm providing coal trading services. Mr. Bates is responsible for managing international raw materials trading operations. He has more than 15 years of experience in international coal trading activities. Mr. Bates traded blast...

John Bechtold is an independent Coal and Energy Consultant providing services to a wide variety of clients including Hill & Associates, a premier coal consultancy firm based in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in handling issues facing coal suppliers and consumers throughout the region. Formerly,...

Jean-Pierre James Elsener is Owner of Elsener Consulting & Trading LLC, a jewelry, cosmetics and accessories manufacturer, where he has worked since January 2006. He has more than seven years of experience as board member of an international sanitary equipment manufacturer. He was Managaing Director...

Magnus Ericsson is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at the Raw Materials Group, a firm providing monitoring and analyzing ownership, control, and mergers and acquisitions in the mining and metals industry. Mr. Ericsson is responsible for the company's advisory services including developing...

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...

Rhett Fulwider is a plant engineer at Oregon Steel Mills. Oregon Steel Mills is one of the most diversified mini mills in the US producing a broad line of specialty and commodity steel products for domestic and global markets. He has a wide technical base that can provide solutions in both mechanical...

Guanghua Liu, PhD, is a President at AAA Minerals International, a Germany based firm providing consulting services in the mining industry. Dr. Liu has more than 24 years of experience in providing consulting services on coal reserves and managing marketing and production operations in Chinese Coal...

Craig Marston is Managing Director at CEM Marine, a firm providing consulting services in the maritime and shipping industry. Mr. Marston has more than 20 years of experience in the maritime industry, including Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for the largest US-flag fleet of ocean-going dry bulk...

James May is the Managing Director of May Commodity Associates, a firm providing strategic advice to clients in the steel, steel raw materials, metals, and industrial minerals sectors. Prior, Mr. May was Director of Steel Research Metal Bulletin. He has extensive contacts within the global steel industry,...

Richard McLaughlin is a Managing Director in the Pittsburgh office of Hatch Associates Consultants. Mr. McLaughlin is responsible for the development, design, and execution of a wide range of management consulting projects for clients in the mining and metals industry with a particular focus on the...

Gene Plavnik is the President at Heat Technologies. Mr. Plavnik has more than 25 years of experience in managing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), boilers, water heaters,commercial and residential appliances, heat pumps, standby generators, lawn mowers,engine driven pumps, small engines...

Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...

Guodong Sun, PhD, is a Professor of Technology Assessment at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Sun is a leading analyst with more than 15 years of experience on advanced energy technologies and China's energy industries. He led a collaborative...

Scott Witt is the State Rail and Marine Director for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Mr. Witt is responsible for directing freight and passenger operations and developing rail and marine strategies and policies for the State. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing transportation...