Study Group: Lead Acid Battery Experts
Council Members in this Study Group: 64
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
- Ron Turi
Owner and Principal
Element 3 Battery Venture, LLC
Ron Turi is the Owner of Element 3 Battery Venture, an advanced, large-format, lithium ion battery manufacturing company. Mr. Turi has more than 20 years of experience in product development for packaging materials, imaging products and lithium batteries...
- Elias Luna Barrios
Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Luna & Goodman AdvisorsElias Luna is Partner & CEO of Luna & Goodman, where he advises international financial institutions (Private Equity, Funds, Capital and Risk, Distressed Management, Investment Banks) and has independently advised the Board of Directors at Daimler AG,...
- Larry Fradkin
President
Future Enviroassets, LLCLarry 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,...
Christopher SheaFranchise Owner
BATTERIES PLUS, LLCChristopher Shea is the Franchise Owner of Batteries Plus, a retail and business to business battery chain. Mr. Shea has been responsible for financial planning and development of W.R. Grace's $110M battery separator division which he helped sell for...
- Richard Amistadi
Principal
Amistadi AssociatesRichard Amistadi is the Principal of Amistadi Associates, a lead-acid battery market consultancy firm. Mr. Amistadi formed his consultancy firm after having more than 36 years of experience at The Doe Run Company where he was mainly involved in the global...
GLG NewsSM Analyses by this Study Group's Leading Experts(?)
Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
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Gas Cylinders Are Here to Stay
September 20, 2009
Analysis by: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner,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.
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China takes off, it is rapidly taking over as we squander our brand names for ?
September 11, 2009
Analysis by: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner,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 out put...why ? they have the people, the natural resources, the cash and the market..and we in the West are willing to surrender all ,including established brands as Volvo ,Saab and Hummer.
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Temporary lay-offs in Italy maybe OK,but plant closure ..guess what
September 10, 2009
Analysis by: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner,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, that is while Fiat CEO is scanning the globe and is in bed with Chrysler , not only for high cost production , but also for labor inflexibility.
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Outsourcing is the trend ..do not cry wolf
September 8, 2009
Analysis by: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner,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 a novelty in Britain.
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Konecranes actions are a must rather than a strategy
September 6, 2009
Analysis by: George Dorkhom, President and Managing Partner,Konecranes Starts Statutory Negotiations in Headquarter Functions in Hyvinkää | www.konecranes.com
KoneCranes has experienced a 40-50% decline in orders year over year and a restructuring plans in not only warranted but a must. The demand for cranes both in the industrial as well as construction and on/off-shore has declined so rapidly that unless drastic actions are taken companies as Kone and others including Demag and Terex are at risk for survival.
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
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- Consulting Firm
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- Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
- Market Research Company*
- Wireless Infrastructure Manufacturer
- Fuel Cell Manufacturer (ei)
- After Market Parts Distributor
- Industry Association (ei)
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Owner
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- Consultant
- Principal
- President
- Partner
- Purchasing Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Managing Director
- Engineer
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