Study Group: Stainless Steel Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 93
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CRAIG CATES
Craig Cates is an independent consultant in the airlines and aerospace industry. Prior, Mr. Cates was General Manager of Supply Chain at Delta Airlines. He oversaw a supply chain budget of $500M and was responsible for sourcing raw materials, finished goods, technology, outsourced activities, services,...
Managing Director
May Commodity Associates
James May is the Managing Director of May Commodity Associates, a firm providing strategic advice to clients in the steel, steel raw materials, metals, and industrial minerals sectors. Prior, Mr. May was Director of Steel Research Metal Bulletin. He has extensive contacts within the global steel industry,...
Owner
Spectrum International Sourcing
Gerard Buhrer is the Owner of Spectrum International Sourcing, an independent consultancy firm providing consultancy services for the manufacturing of aerospace engine parts. Mr. Buhrer has more than 38 years of experience in providing technical assistance to international suppliers and selecting suppliers...
Jack LiftonManaging Director
Jack Lifton, LLC
Jack Lifton is an Independent consultant, focusing on the sourcing of nonferrous strategic metals. His work includes exploration and mining, and the recovery of metal values by the recycling of not only metals and their alloys but also of metal-based chemicals used as raw materials for component manufacturing....
Roy BerlinPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Berlin Metals LLC
Roy Berlin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Berlin Metals, a privately held, Chicago based metal service center engaged in the value added processing and distribution of flat rolled carbon steel and stainless steel products in slit coil form. Berlin Metals was founded in 1967 and its...
Joshua KalterPresident
Network Metals LLC
Joshua Kalter is the President and Owner of Network Metals; a metals, ores, and alloys import and distribution company based in New York. Mr. Kalter has more than 22 years of experience in trading metals, ores, and alloys in international trading firms. Specifically he has trade expertise in the non-ferrous...
James KingIndependent Consultant
James King
James King is an independent consultant and economic advisor to industrial metals and raw materials industries. Mr. King started his consultancy on a part-time basis in 1981, specializing in aluminum and steel, and it has since become a full-time occupation. The main clients for these services are metal...
Gene PlavnikPresident
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...
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| Steel Experts | 454 |
| Aluminum Experts | 83 |
| Corrosion Resistant Alloy Experts | 24 |
| Nickel Mining Experts (North America) | 26 |
| Scrap Metal Experts | 50 |
| Iron Ore Mining Experts | 93 |
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If we believe the news out of Russia then there must be palladium aplenty residing in the vaults of, or under the control of, Norilsk, the world's largest palladium producer.
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