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Study Group: Council Members Knowledgeable on Paper Newsprint(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 92

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

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Dave Hillman, Independent Consultant, Dave HillmanDave Hillman
Independent Consultant
Dave Hillman

Dave Hillman is an independent consultant providing consulting services in the pulp and paper industry. Mr. Hillman provides consultancy to pulp producers and producers of specialty papers. He has more than 35 years of experience in providing technical assistance to paper companies in producing recycled...

Gene Plavnik, President, Heat Technologies Inc Gene Plavnik
President
Heat Technologies Inc

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...

Dennis Shore, Director, DENNIS SHORE & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.Dennis Shore
Director
DENNIS SHORE & ASSOCIATES PTY. LTD.

Dennis Shore is Director and Principal of Dennis Shore and Associates; a firm providing strategic, operational, and marketing support services in the global forest products and related industries. Mr. Shore has more than 35 years of experience in providing technology and management services in the pulp,...

Marcel Guay
President
Laué Guay Inc

Marcel Guay is President of Laué Guay, a firm providing consultancy services to the forest products industry. Mr. Guay is responsible for advising pulp, paper, and wood products companies on the strategic business development, valuation of assets, and acquisitions and mergers. He has more than 30 years...

James Spitz
Independent Consultant
James Spitz

James Spitz is an independent consultant providing consulting services in the forest industry. Mr. Spitz has worked throughout the US, Canada, and Central America. He has more than 38 years of experience in forest management, forest management planning, certification of sustainably managed forests,...

Ron Musolino, President, RM ConsultingRon Musolino
President
RM Consulting

Ron Musolino is the President of RM Consulting, a firm providing consulting services on the forest products industry. Mr. Musolino has more than 37 years of experience in sales and marketing, product development, manufacturing, planning and various senior management functions in both paper and wood...

Scott Fischer
FormerPresident Colorado Springs Gazette
Freedom Communications

Scott Fischer was a Division President at Freedom Communications, an $800 million revenue company with 8,000 associates in 28 states. He had full P&L responsibility for 14 newspapers across the Western United States generating $141 million in revenues. He was a member of the Corporate Operating Committee...

Murray Hall, Owner, Murray Hall ConsultingMurray Hall
Owner
Murray Hall Consulting

Murray Hall is the Owner of Murray Hall Consulting; a firm providing consultancy services in fiber, pulp and paper, and sawmill industries. Mr. Hall has more than 30 years of experience in managing sawmill activities, coordinating pulp and paper operations, and developing cost structures. He also has...

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Refilling the Tank | 07-21-2008
Analysis of: Running On Empty | www.thenation.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

1.Government action required to require higher fuel efficient autos, increased use of bio-fuels 2. Make use of waste materials biomass, cereal straw and algae to create bio-fuels 3. Nuclear energy is the best solution for clean and green electricity generation. Spent radioactive material can be partly...

Newsprint, Newspapers and the Slippery Slope: There is No Bottom | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Papers Facing Worst Year For Ad Revenue | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

North America's newsprint industry is in the middle of a prolonged period of rationalization which will result in a much smaller supplier base, with far fewer producers and far fewer mills. The reason is that its key customer, the print newspaper, is transitioning to other media, and milking the...

There is Power in Manure | 07-07-2008
Analysis of: Ontario investing $7.5 million into biofuel | toronto.ctv.ca
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Cow manure generates methane in an arerobic digester. The methane can be burned to generate electricity. There can never be a big plant as the high moisture content of the cow manure slurry makes only short range transportation possible. It is only limited to large dairy farms, and power generated is...

Bio Fuels from Non-Food sources | 07-07-2008
Analysis of: Report: Biofuels blamed for food price crisis | www.msnbc.msn.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Higher yields of bio-fuels can be obtained from non food cellulose plants compared to soy, corn and wheat Currently unused cellulose materials, biomass, algae and cereal straw has the potential to replace up to 40% of current petroleum and diesel usage The ABE process has been around since 1916 producing...

Good News for Newsprint Mills, Bad News for Newspapers - For Now | 07-03-2008
Analysis of: Papers Facing Worst Year For Ad Revenue | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Newsprint prices in North America will be approaching their peak for this cycle during the third quarter of this year, if they don't actually reach it. After that, it will only be a matter of months before prices turn downward, returning by late 2009 to levels where many mills are losing cash once again....

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