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Study Group: Specialty Chemical Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 286

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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Hussein Fawaz
VP of ASIC and Design Solutions
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Hussein Fawaz is VP of ASIC and Design Solutions (ADS) at Infineon Technologies A.G. in Munich, Germany. Since July of 2003, he has managed a team of 200 engineers, business development and operations staff...

Jeff Moser
Global Market Manager
Dow Automotive

Mr. Jeff Moser is the Global Market Manager for Dow Automotive, a unit of Dow Chemical. Dow is a leading supplier of plastics, adhesives, sealants, structural enhancements, acoustical materials, films, and fluids for the global automotive industry. Mr. Moser has 20 years of experience in the autocatalyst,...

Israel Beinglass, Ph.D.
Managing Director
ISB Ventures

Israel Beinglass, Ph.D., is the Managing Director at ISB Ventures. He was most recently (until 2006) the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer at Applied Materials. He is now working as an independent consultant to the industry. Dr. Beinglass has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor...

Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLCJack Lifton
Managing Director
Jack Lifton, LLC

Jack Lifton is the Founder of Jack Lifton, a consultancy focusing on the sourcing of nonferrous strategic metals, minerals, and chemicals used both as raw materials and for component manufacturing from the ground up (i.e., starting with exploration and mining). Mr. Lifton has more than 40 years of experience...

Phil Eiserloh, President, Petrochemical Consulting of San AntonioPhil Eiserloh
President
Petrochemical Consulting of San Antonio

Phil Eiserloh is the President of Petrochemical Consulting of San Antonio, a firm providing consulting services in the chemical industry. Mr. Eiserloh has more than 32 years of experience in the chemical industry...

Ron Kosage
Independent Consultant
Ron W. Kosage

Ron Kosage is an independent consultant providing consulting services to the industrial, municipal, private water, wastewater, waste to energy, and biodiesel industries. Mr. Kosage has more than 40 years of experience in management, supervision, environmental analysis, research, design, construction...

Mel Burks, Founder / Senior Partner, Tech Quest Research, LLCMel Burks
Founder / Senior Partner
Tech Quest Research, LLC

Mel Burks is currently Founder and Senior Partner at Tech Quest Research, LLC. Mr. Burks has over 25 years of experience in process engineering and semiconductor manufacturing from the Front-end to the Back-end. He is experienced in all wafer fabrication processes and knowledgeable on advanced process...

Kurt Ross
Agronomy Manager
Western Iowa Cooperative

Kurt Ross is the Agronomy Manager at Western Iowa Cooperative. Kurt began his career in retail agronomy sales with Swiss Valley Farms, where he was the Regional Agronomy Manager. He then became General Manager of the co-ops in Gilman and Ellsworth, Iowa. In 1997, Kurt began to work for Western Iowa...

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Opportunities for Private Equity companies in India | 07-04-2008
Analysis of: PE firms review plans after Ranbaxy deal | www.business-standard.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Private Equity (PE) firms have invested in Indian companies as long as they have confidence in original entrepreneurs/promoters (Emcure Pharmaceuticals-Pune: Blackstone Gr.; Granules India- Hyderabad: ISP Investco, Ridgeback Capital Investments). Many of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and...

Pricing For The Chevrolet Volt Is Becoming GM's Worst Nightmare. Why Would Anyone Buy A 40 - 50 Thouand Dollar Volt Rather Than A Hybrid Toyota Or Honda For Between 23 and 30 Thousand Dollars? | 07-01-2008
Author: Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLC

Is GM planning to introduce and sell the Chevrolet Volt in November, 2010, at a loss? Probably. Even 'Maximum' Bob Lutz admits that the car might sell at a loss 'for many years.' The irreducible costs are not in the raw materials for a lithium ion battery. Lithium is actually rather cheap. They are...

Aren't GM's, And Ford's and Chrysler's, Problems All The Same: Bad Management From The Top Down? | 07-01-2008
Analysis of: GM's Maximum Bob: Don't tell me how to make an E-car | latimesblogs.latimes.com
Author: Jack Lifton, Managing Director, Jack Lifton, LLC

For the last ten years as the center of the OEM automotive industry's growth has shifted to mainland Asia we have heard nothing but failure-excusing buzz words from the 'leaders' of the OEM American automotive industry. Legacy costs, health care, and, just now, as they finally admit it, raw material...

Industrial Biotechnology Becomes Competitive | 06-25-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

To ensure sustainable margins, with the rising cost of agricultural commodities, many chemical companies are developing the next generation of biomaterials (also known as white or industrial biotech). Focus is on biochemical systems that can compete with, or beat some petrochemical processes on price...

Dupont Strives for Sustainability | 06-25-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Low-cost technology for the conversion of cellulosics to ethanol is being developed by Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (a 50-50 jv of Dupont and Genecor). A pilot plant will be built in the US and is slated for startup in 2009; this technology will be commercialized by 2012.

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