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Study Group: Gypsum Wallboard Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 55

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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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 across the...

Dwight "Rick" Tomlinson
Consultant
Rick Tomlinson Consulting

Rick Tomlinson is the Owner and Consultant at Rick Tomlinson Consulting, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials sector. Mr. Tomlinson has more than 30 years of experience with Georgia Pacific/BlueLinx. He has experience in managing sales operations, and coordinating lumber and...

Russell Kennedy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Enap, Inc.

Russell Kennedy is the President and Chief Executive Officer at ENAP, a lumber and building materials cooperative. Mr. Kennedy is responsible for managing and developing building materials business to secure financing. He has experience in identifying and negotiating acquisitions for future growth in...

Robert Katz
General Manager
Lattanzio Lumber

Robert Katz is a General Manager at Lattanzio Lumber, a building materials and drywall distributor. Mr. Katz has more than 25 years of experience in the gypsum wallboard industry. He was the Head of Domtar Gypsum, which was the third largest producer of gypsum wallboard in North America, with more than...

Peter Harben, Founder, Peter W. Harben, Inc.Peter Harben
Founder
Peter W. Harben, Inc.

Peter Harben is the Founder of Peter W. Harben Inc., an independent consultancy firm specializing in the markets for industrial minerals and certain related chemicals, metals, and construction materials. Mr. Harben has more than 30 years of experience in conducting market evaluations, evaluating acquisition...

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...

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No Guarantee Rising Fuel Costs May Be Passed On By Regulated Utilities to Customers | 06-23-2008
Analysis of: Rapid-Rising Fuel Costs Force Power Price Increase | www.chipleypaper.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The input costs for utilities to generate electricity are up.  These costs include coal, transportation, natural gas, and power purchases.  There are no guarantees, however, that a regulated utility may pass along these costs as discussed in the commentary section.

Failure to Renew Production Tax Credits Could Dwindle New U.S. Wind Projects | 06-23-2008
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    Wind power qualifies for production tax credits.  These production tax credits are set to expire on December 31, 2008 without renewal by Congress and the President.

Run-Up in Coal Prices Benefit Those Utilities with Coal Assets | 06-23-2008
Analysis of: Utility Consumers Face Souring Costs | www.tradingmarkets.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    Bituminous coal prices have soared over 100% in the last year.  This is obviously bad news to electric consumers dependent upon utilities with a large exposure to coal-fired generation.  The run-up in coal prices could be a benefit to some utilities.

It Is Not Just Capital Costs that Hinder Coal Plants | 06-23-2008
Analysis of: : Rising Costs Hinder New Power Plant Builds | db.riskwaters.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    As the article correctly points out, capital costs to build a new power plant have risen considerably since 2000; coal plants included.  It is not just the up-front capital costs that have affected decisions to build new coal plants as discussed in the commentary sectio...

Using Captured CO2 – Resolving Carbon Capture and Sequestration’s Outstanding Issue | 06-02-2008
Analysis of: Quest for clean coal smolders | www.iht.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC), a commercially demonstrated technology for Carbon (CO2) capture is marketed as turnkey approach via Bechtel and General Electric’s long-term alliance. The recent alliance with Schlumberger addresses the outstanding question of what to do with captured CO2....

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