Study Group: Ethanol Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 219

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Thomas Shewski

Owner
High Energy Services

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 acrossthe...

Gary Castellaw

President
Premier Financial Consulting Group

Gary Castellaw is the President of Premier Financial Consulting Group, an international firm providing services and consulting. The firm specializes in the industrial and agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, seed, biofuels, equipment and transportation industries. Formerly, Mr. Castellaw was the Director...

Miguel Mesquita da Cunha

Consultant
Miguel Mesquita da Cunha

Miguel Mesquita da Cunha is a Consultant in Belgium who specializes in EU policy and regulatory trends that affect business. Previously, Dr. Mesquita da Cunha worked in the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) under Lord Carrington, before becoming a member of the 'Group...

Larry Fradkin

President
Future Enviroassets, LLC

Larry Fradkin is the President of Future Enviroassets, an international energy and environmental consulting firm. His expertise and extensive experience in energy includes policy/regulatory and technology in climate change/greenhouse gases, solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, biomass, nuclear, coal,...

Gary Drimmer

President
Drimmer & Associates International

Gary Drimmer is the President of Drimmer and Associates, a commodity, animal nutrition, plant biotechnology and international agribusiness consulting firm. Mr. Drimmer has over 30 years of international business experience in plant biotechnology, corn and flour milling, soybean processing, animal feed...

Jay Thompson

President and General Manager
Transportation Business Associates

Jay Thompson is the President & General Manager at Transportation Business Associates; a firm providing planning, marketing, energy, carbon reduction, M&A / BK and investment consulting services to financiers; investors; top-name shippers; trucking companies; Intermodal; bus; industry suppliers; and...

Craig Marston

Managing Director
CEM Marine

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...

Kurt Ross

Agronomy / Sales Manager
Western Iowa Cooperative

Kurt Ross is an Agronomy Manager at Western Iowa Cooperative. Previously, Mr. Ross was an Agronomy Manger at Swiss Valley Farms. He was the General Manager of the Co-ops in Gilman and later Ellsworth, Iowa. Mr. Ross is a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and active member of Iowa Agribusiness Association....

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Class 8 Truck Prebuy Is Coming To An End - 2010 Skepticism Here!

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September | www.truckinginfo.com

FTR Associates President Eric Starks shows North America Class 8 October order numbers at 21,792 trucks. This is a rate more triple than we were seeing February through July of this year - ranging 6,000-8,000 per month and double the August and September numbers. My friend Eric knows the numbers better...

Fertilizer Musical Chairs Coming to Sad End- Agrium & CF Industries Last Offers

November 6, 2009

Analysis by:Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

Analysis of: Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries | www.chicagotribune.com

Since the beginning of the year Agrium Inc. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have been seeking to make a major acquisition in consolidation effort after drop in sector share prices. This week new offers went out and we might be reaching an end to this round of efforts as the outlook for the sector...

Biofuels from nonfood chain feedstock sources are viable alternative fuels

November 4, 2009

Analysis by:Sam Timpano, President, Sam Timpano & Associates

Analysis of: Biofuels do harm, aren't they? | pellets-wood.com

The biofuels and alternative energy project models that were originally based on feedstock materials from the food chain commodities have been shown to a failure, something many already knew.Not only did they add to the upward pressures on food chain commodities, especially corn and soyoil, they brought...

Transports Telling Different Story Than 3.6% GDP Blip!

November 2, 2009

Analysis by:Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

Analysis of: Why the Lagging Transports Are Worrying | www.minyanville.com

Some stock technicians who compare numbers from the past to today are throwing more red flags regarding the recent quarters’ very positive numbers because the transports are not showing it. Transports are a good leading indicator in real time when real tonnage grows or shrinks. Shipper planning leads...

Domestic Refiners Need Level Playing Field

November 1, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of: Washington's Carbon Rules Need Refining | online.wsj.com

Foreign refiners will get a significant advantage if current proposals for carbon legislation do not change.

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Ethanol Plant Developers	40
Biofuels Experts	79
Agricultural Economists	74
Oil and Gas Refining Experts (North America)	153
Agriculture Consultants	398