for more information about stanelco click on the links.

driver's research page link
http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread
website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

Great posts dexter,
Just found this on the web.



100% compostable packaging launched in UK

By Julie Bieles 08/02/2005

Compak is using Novamonts starch-based material.

8 February 2005 A UK food company released a food range packaged in 100% compostable packaging last week.

Organic Farm Foods locally sourced range is packaged in Novamonts starch-based material Mater-bi that is converted by Herefordshire-based Compak (Packaging).

Compak director Dave Holbourn said: What makes the Local Farm Series brand truly unique is that even though we are printing seven colour images on bags and labels, we are still producing packaging that totally breaks down in [domestic compost in] less than 12 weeks.

He said: Everything, including the tiny constituent parts such as sticky tape and display labels, is made from plant-based ingredients and will end up as compost in the 12-week period.

Five lines are available swedes, carrots, leeks, potatoes in 2.5 and 5kg packs but the range will be expanded to about 17 lines.

The food range is available in some Waitrose stores in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire

http://www.prw.com/main/newsdetails.asp?id=3686

wilbs

I could get worried about you Wilbs....reading Plastic and Rubber weekly ....and what do you do in your spare time???? :-)

16p trades are all buys,
dynamite, in this part of the world plastic and rubber weekly as well as other specialist publications are a must, sweet f a else to do!!
dexter

That was the censored version!!! Just paid for my full years subscription.

Dexter..what part of the world are you in???

good ol` Norfolk !

norfolk and good!!

just found this http://www.ceefoodindustry.com/news

Radio frequency packaging trials provide glimpse of green future

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08/02/2005 - A trial initiative in the UK suggests that the use of radio waves to rapidly seal materials, enabling conventional plastics to be economically replaced with recyclable and biodegradable alternatives, has a bright future.

Radio frequency (RF) applications group Stanelco has just received the results of an innovative trial carried out in conjunction with UK supermarket Asda. The company wanted to see whether RF technology used to process polymers could help create packaging solutions capable of preserving foods for longer.
According to Stanelco, a range of fresh food products packed in RF-technology packaging was found to provide excellent results in relation to odour, appearance and taste.

Gas analysis was also used to demonstrate organoleptic acceptability, further emphasising the opportunities that RF technology presents to the food packaging industry.

The stability trials were carried out on food trays made from a single polyester material and sealed using Stanelco's technology using a polyester film lid. The equipment used to seal the trays was a conventional tray-lidding machine, which had been retrofitted with Stanelco's technology.

The trays contained a well-known foodstuff packed in a protective, inert, atmosphere.

This is an important step on the road to commercialisation, said Ian Balchin, Stanelco chief executive.

It demonstrates that laminated materials can be replaced with more economic, recyclable materials sealed using Stanelco's revolutionary energy-efficient technology and paves the way for in-store retailing trials and on to full commercialisation.

Many analysts believe that biodegradable packaging has a bright future. Growing environmental awareness and consumer power coupled with the inexorable rise in pre-packaged disposable meals means that food manufacturers and packagers are increasingly being targeted to improve their environmental performances.

Datamonitor statistics show that more than one-third of European consumers live alone and are spending 140 billion a year on food, drinks and personal care products. Single people spend 50 per cent more per person on consumer-packaged goods than a two adult household. Such trends underline why the environmental impact of food packaging has never been greater.

Stanelco was founded in 1953 and is now a world leader in the development of radio frequency technologies for processing polymers for edible and packaging applications and the design and manufacture of optical fibre technology, induction heating and dielectric welding equipment.

The company's current core business is the manufacture of optical fibre using RF.

Stanelco has been applying its technology to other markets. Current developments include biodegradable air cushion packaging, sealing of low-cost conventional plastics for food packaging, water-soluble detergent capsules, foamed starch trays, edible sachets and waste packing.

Price dropping a bit now , anyone think its going to settle down now ..Jb

Wouldn't surprise me, cannot complain cause i'm up 80% in two weeks... Need to take a breath.

Please Miss. If there has been a placing with KBC Peel Hunt of 38m ordinary shares at a price of 12.8p per share, that could mean and overhang of those shares in the market for a number of days until they are dispose of and therefore a probable standstill of price movement of ? above 12.8p for a little time. Am I right in this thinking or not?

Dexter and Wilbs....I used to live in Norfolk, near Norwich... back to my roots now as an Essex girl.:-)

what was the place called Dynamite? I live in Diss, you must of heard of it?

it`s near Dat!

Does anyone think that evil might make a move on SEO, we have seen massive growth in this stock over short period of time, is it open to shorters!!!

Could you enlighten me on Evil AdieH,ive heard this mentioned before..Jb..

Dexter: great research - knew you would be a great asset to this thread. Re the ASDA figure of 500 machines: presumably these are with suppliers who are tied to ASDA; if a supplier also serves other supermarkets, will they have machines dedicated to ASDA? Where do you get 500 machines from? Lets say the initial contract is for 100 machines with one year exclusivity, how would you see the deal? Given the SEO forecast of 200 machines in year 1, seems sensible that half of them are for ASDA. How much of the manufacture will be done in-house and how much sub-contracted. 4m doesn't seem much if they are having to tool up themselves. Given that the ASDA contract is likely to be the next major announcement it would be good to second guess it!

Fred: the funds raised are chicken feed and will have next to no effect on the market. Having said that, we are seeing the first significant profit-taking this morning. I expect it to soon run out of steam as new buyers pile in and institutions build up a decent % of stock. End of week position is the significant one; may be profit-taking tomorrow afternoon to close weekly positions.

Eric

Funny you should say that dexter, there is a shop in diss called diss and dat.
What is that prat on about over the road saying about a deal has been struck and will be announced today?
wilbs

Evil is a well known shorter (don't know his full name), he and his fellow followers, target companies they believe are over valued (without fundamentals), I personally believe the SEO could be a target if we don't get news soon, this is only my interpretation as I have been caught before whilst holding BPRG & PDX recently... I understand there are different ways of investing but to target companies like this really grates me and goes against all my investing principles...

Wilbs and Dexter...I lived in Thorpe Marriott, Taverham, I am sure you have heard of it. A nice Steam museum in Diss, Bressingham.

There is bound to be some profit taking at some point, a buying opportunity that is all. I thought it was going to happen yesterday before the announcement so I sold my orginal stock...I'm now on a freebie with the rest. I had hoped to buy back a a lower price today but then blow me if it didn't go up on yesterday's announcement. Now I will have to wait and see.

HEY! a miracle has just ocurred YOO actually moved up 0.5p...blimey my portfolio is going to do well!!!!Sarcasm