Council Members in this Study Group: 68
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George DorkhomPresident and Managing Partner
AD&A Worldwide ![]()
George Dorkhom is the President and Managing Partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global company that manufactures large machine and cutting tools and specialized equipment for aerospace and...
James KingIndependent Consultant
James King ![]()
James King is an independent consultant and economic advisor to industrial metals and raw materials industries. Mr. King started his consultancy on a part-time basis in 1981, specializing in aluminum and steel, and it has since become a full-time occupation. The main clients for these services aremetal...
Managing Director
GFMS Metal Consulting Ltd ![]()
Neil Buxton is Managing Director at GFMS Metals Consulting. Mr. Buxton has more than 20 years of experience in analyzing market developments within the non-ferrous and steel industry in both consultancy and investment banking environments. He focuses on the supply-demand balance and price outlook for...
Russell CrawfordGeneral Manager
DIVERSE CONSTRUCTION, INC. ![]()
Russell Crawford is the General Manager at Diverse Construction Inc., a building constructions contractor. Previously, Mr. Crawford was an owner of Crawford Electrical Consulting which provides services to a variety of clients. He has worked on research projects for clients in the financial industry....
Analyst
CHRISTIAN, PODLESKA AND VANMUSSCHENBROEK, LTD.![]()
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Catherine Virga is a Senior Analyst at CPM Group; a commodities market research, consulting, asset management, and investment banking firm based in New York City. Ms. Virga has written extensively about the base metals markets, commodities markets, and world financial and economic conditions. She is...
Commodity Analyst
CHRISTIAN, PODLESKA AND VANMUSSCHENBROEK, LTD.![]()
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Douglas Horn is a Commodity Analyst at CPM Group, a research, consulting, asset management and investment banking firm headquartered in New York City. Mr. Horn regularly contributes his analysis on the energy complex and aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, nickel and tin markets for CPM Group's monthly and...
FormerFounding Director
Aluminium Industry Professionals Inc. ![]()
Brian Sawyer is the former Founding Director of Aluminum Industry Professionals Inc (Aluminpro). Prior to starting the firm in 2000, Mr. Sawyer spent over 40 years with Alcan. He has over 45 years experience in the aluminum industry and has been involved in the management of many joint ventures involving...
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
The Elmwood Group (WV) ![]()
Robert Boyle is the Principal and Chief Executive Officer at The Elmwood Group; a company providing consulting services in process optimization, cost management, and general management. Mr. Boyle is a recognized leader and respected advisor in domestic and international aluminum industries. He hasmore...
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Gas Cylinders Are Here to Stay
September 20, 2009
George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide
Is It The End For High-Pressure Gas Cylinders? | www.prlog.org
Higher pressure or not , the gas cylinders market is an important segment in the industrial gas business for smaller users and mobile applications in medical and industry and are here to stay but controls technology must continue to improve on safety and reliability.
China takes off, it is rapidly taking over as we squander our brand names for ?
September 11, 2009
George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide
China’s Geely, Beijing Automotive Target Volvo, Saab | www.bloomberg.com
It is a known fact that the Chinese government has put its weight and tremendous wealth behind targeted industries, Electronics , automotive and aerospace and it is well on its way to target the general industrial market. It is succeeding and have taken over Japan in Electronics manufacturing output...why...
China's internal Iron Ore supply pressures make deals like Aquila inevitable
September 10, 2009
Baosteel to buy 15% of Aquila | www.ft.com
Beyond the headlines of more natural resources tie ups by China, additional pressure is coming on their own internal iron ore production due to declining grades, high stripping ratios, higher average and marginal costs across many fragmented less efficient mining operations and a greater percentage...
Temporary lay-offs in Italy maybe OK,but plant closure ..guess what
September 10, 2009
George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide
Italian Government Reaches Union Agreement on Fiat’s CNH Plant | www.bloomberg.com
Italian Labor law is so inflexible about layoffs and forget the future of the plant in Imola if it invovles permanent closure. Italy, behind Spain , is one of the most socialistic countries when it come to labor law giving no flexibility whatsoever to industry in manoeuvering during difficult times,...
Outsourcing is the trend ..do not cry wolf
September 8, 2009
George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner, AD&A Worldwide
Defense industry pleads for investment | www.ft.com
To my best of my knowledge the UK defense spending in 2010 is projected to be up by a few percentage points and so as the EU and Nato..so what is the fuss all about..outsourcing? then they have to cry endlessly as this has been the trend for a long time in the world of the defense industry,but perhaps...
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Experts | 93 |
| Steel Experts | 494 |
| Aluminum Extrusion Experts | 53 |
| Copper Pricing Trend Experts | 93 |
| Metal Recycling Experts | 55 |
| Copper Mining Experts | 111 |
| Gold Mining Experts | 67 |
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