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

http://www.missoulanews.com/News/News.asp?no=5209

The case for letting pump prices soar

part of the article ....

But besides its high social cost, gas is also a deeply disrespected commodity. Governments could be regulating the fossil fuel industry to phase out fast-burning, use-and-toss, low-value-added products that could be replaced fairly easily, like heating fuels for which there are alternatives, and plastic bottles.

The point is to reserve the rare and valuable gift of oil made back in the mists of time for long-lasting, job-creating, high-value-added products.

The most obvious parallel here is with penicillin, the power of which can be squandered on cheap chicken raised in factory farms or reserved to protect humans from killer infections and diseases. The marketplace is too indifferent to ethical values or future needs to be left in charge of that decision, and wise governments would phase out low-quality uses so that high-quality uses could be preserved.

For the same reason, governments could assert the rights of the public good, including the rights of generations yet to come to have access to rare, useful, expensive and difficult-to-replace manufactured products that rely on the robust carbons stored in fossil fuels.

Cheap gas prices ensure that fossil fuels will be treated as a cheap resource that can be burned for humdrum purposesthe ultimate irresponsibility of politicians who pump up price controls as a legitimate field for government action.

PM, you research never ceases to amaze me!

For the life of me though I never thought I would see an article from my favorite part of the world on a forum thread about SEO!

Missoula, for any skiers or boarders on the BB, is a great place and within reasonable distance of some of the great unknown(to UK guests) resorts in Montana and Idaho.

Come on SEO, I wanna go.....

Starpol, Greenseal, and Biotec TPS are going to make a lot of shareholders very wealthy over the next few years, and onwards ....


Fuel crisis bites

Analysis: By Julia Fields



It would have been a stellar performance if not for one little wrinkle.
As soon as Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy opened his mouth and admitted that even the mightiest of British companies was not immune to rising oil prices, the retailers market-smashing 18.7% rise in half-year profits faded in importance.


It was not that anyone believed Tesco would be brought to its knees by having 60 million added to its expenses thanks to a rise in oil-related costs like transport. This pronouncement from Britains largest, and arguably best-run, company sent shockwaves through the investment community and the industry because if Tesco made such an admission, the argument went, then others would be feeling the pain too and likely at a far worse intensity.

If Tesco is saying it, it probably means that the other retailers are being affected harder. Tesco is our best retailer. They are probably buying petrol at the best price that anyone can get it, says Leigh Sparks, professor of retail studies at the University of Stirling.

He adds that the situation is better for supermarkets like Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsburys which sell petrol through their filling stations and also see some revenue benefits from higher fuel prices.

Others are not so lucky.

Flanders explains that some hauliers have had no choice but to pass along their costs to their customers. Every 3p price hike on the cost of a litre of petrol on average leads to 1% increase on hauliers rates.

Retailers are hit in two ways by escalating fuel prices. They source products from all around the world. The transportation costs of these suppliers will increase [and depending on contract terms be passed on], explains Sparks.

Within the continent, they are clearly moving products around from warehouse to distribution centre and then to the shops. The amount of miles they do in a year are formidable.

Rising fuel prices also hit shopkeepers on the demand side. As Tescos Leahy acknowledged last week: The high oil price is a cause for concern because it will feed through to peoples costs and consumer confidence.

The upshot: Britons who are paying more to run their vehicles and heat their homes will not be spending as much on non-essential items. Retail chains are already experiencing a sales slowdown and some have dropped their prices to attract shoppers.

That puts retailers in a difficult position as fuel costs continue to move ever upwards. As Fiona Moriarty, director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, puts it: No retailer wants to increase prices if its going to make their product less competitive.

British Polythene Industries, Europes largest plastic bag maker, expects to raise its prices by as much as 20% for some products to reflect the steep increase in its raw materials, energy and haulage bills. Thats on top of the 20% rise passed to customers at the beginning of 2005.

Cameron McLatchie, BPI chairman, says: Almost half of what we make is used to get goods through the supply chain for the supermarkets. At every stage of the chain, polythene is used. After it is used, its collected and returned to us or other recycling companies and we make it into trash bags and other products.

He argues that the plastics industry worldwide has seen a sharp jump in costs as a result of the effect that the climb in the price of crude oil has had on the petrochemical industry, which makes the polyethylene that the sector uses in its products. That has been exacerbated by recent problems with refineries in the Gulf of Mexico and in Western Europe. I would say the plastics industry is facing the largest one-off increase Ive ever seen and Ive been in this business for 35 years.

The company is bracing for a 200 per tonne increase in the price of raw materials in October. Between the raw material increases, the practical doubling of our energy bill and the hauliers asking for more money to get our products to market our finished goods prices will go up. With some products, itll be a few percent and in other cases it will be as high as 20%.

McLatchie points out that manufacturers of other oil-derivative goods such as glass, for instance, will be having the same problems. And, for that reason, he believes that shoppers at the other end of the supply chain will be hit in the pocket eventually. My belief is there is a pent-up inflationary effect that has to come through at some point to the consumer, he explains.

This is not absorbable for long. Someone has to pay.

25 September 2005



Full article here http://www.sundayherald.com/51871

QC Hi,

The internet just keeps making the world a smaller place :)

Cheers,
PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Oil and gas can be converted to petrochemicals, of which plastics are but one product

And the average shopping basket is packed with plastic. As well as packaging, plastic is a key component in thousands of household items.

It takes one cup of crude oil to make the plastic for one disposable nappy. Other products made from petrochemicals include ball-point pens and sunglasses, crayons and toothbrushes, deodorant and nail polish, tennis shoes and lipstick.

The products we use to build and decorate our homes are also based on oil, among them paints, carpets and many fabrics, such as canvas - a favourite for garden furniture and the summer's most fashionable trainers.

Then there are the plastic carrier bags that shops give away with gay abandon," says Mr Holloway. "If these get more expensive because of the cost of oil, that will be passed on to shoppers."

Green campaigners say that although it is all but impossible to avoid plastics, shoppers can choose products with less packaging or those made from natural materials.

And instead of accepting bags provided by shops - some of which have begun to add a charge - reuse carrier bags or bring a cloth or plastic "bag for life".

http://www.immnet.com/articles?article=2677

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/28/business/chemical.php

Tanzanian plastic industry hit by soaring oil prices

Soaring oil prices coupled with depreciated shillings have hit the plastic industry in Tanzania where plastic products are likely to sell at 70 percent more than their usual prices.

Plastics are produced using mainly petrochemicals which are derived from crude oil that reached an unprecedented price level of 70 US dollars a barrel on the international market.

Harpreet Duggal, secretary-general of the Plastic Manufactures Association of Tanzania, told local media that prices of high- density polythene, the industry's main raw material, went up from 980 dollars per ton to 1,140 dollars a ton at the end of last month.

Duggal predicted that the prices of high-density polythene could reach as high as 1,225 dollars per ton by the end of this month.

"Companies are now left with two alternatives of either to improve efficiency or close down," said Duggal.

The plastic industry in Tanzania directly employs 3,000 workers and holds some 10,000 others in indirect jobs.

The depreciation of Tanzania shillings against major currencies has added insult to injury to the plastic industry.

The shillings are now trading at 1,140 per dollar as against 1, 032 shillings for a dollar in January this year.

The Bank of Tanzania had to intervene in the foreign exchange market last week by pumping 2.75 million dollars to rescue and strengthen the shillings from further depreciation and to cushion the upsurge in volatile market demands.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/05/eng20050905_206611.html

Is EW Robson still in?

Andysmith, your language has moderated as you have weasled out of the share - when anyone had the temerity to question the somewhat pathetic fundamentals, you were most agressive.

The blind herd charged, the blind herd got nervous etc etc.......

Get Ready to Pay More for Plastic Products

http://www.rednova.com/news/science/246192/get_ready_to_pay_more_for_plastic_products/

Plastic packaging suppliers fear for their ability to supply

By David Vink 16/09/2005

German trade group IK reports shortage of raw materials.

16 September 2005 German plastics packaging trade association IK (Industrieband Kunststoffverpackungen) has warned that its members are facing a major challenge to complete existing orders on time, as materials suppliers start rationing supplies to their customers.

A shortage of raw materials has led to sudden price increases affecting the most important high volume packaging plastics.

Despite the structural deficits in the supply chain, IK still believed that current orders will be fulfilled, but warned that acceptance of new orders will depend on the availability of the plastics needed.

After stable prices in the first half 2005, while the oil price was rising, there were moderate increases in the middle of the year for polyethylene and polypropylene then suddenly acceleration to more than 15% increases at the end of August, IK said.

Meanwhile, shortages started to arise in supplies and further price increases of 25% to 30% have been announced by material suppliers for September and October.

alan,
"no", says the other snowman, " but can you see coal?"

what does a wigan girl use for protection?
a bus shelter.

how do you know if a wigan girl is having an orgasm?
she drops her pie.

why do women have small feet?
so they can get right up close to the kitchen sink.

why do women wear tampons when they go sky-diving?
so they don't whistle.

why do women wear white at weddings?
because all the best domestic appliances come in white

what's yellow and black and full of shit?
an aldi bag.

i got more if you want them!!!!

pm1
Have you got any oil shares, what with it running out and all that, my Dana is now up 645.4%

Loving it Bosley...... Come on, hit us ! :)

Bosley, mail me these (and more), if you will? Shark kind of humour!!!

Amities/ Bos. Slt ! Really glad to read you have booked some profit { at last !! :-) } as i know you were in @ 4.75p with me.....My policy is ALWAYS take what the market offers you. Play the percentages. Always ! Try not to be greedy .You along with many others could have been in and out of this stock several times and be sitting on a kings ransom had you followed the market trend ( which as another poster pointed out is your friend; and the market trend @ 30p was severely downwards .. Sold @ 28p with all the clever money .walked away only to return another day..Perhaps SEO is the best thing since sliced bread : but who cares when 50% of your profit evaporates in a matter of months . lts dogmatic cocky pratts like PM who spoil objective debate. He is a dangerous route to financial oblivion who has lost sight sight of the bigger picture.. . The mind boggles as to his portflio . A loose canon . ..l dont want to bolster the mans ego by even suggesting he works for a PR company but ask yourself ? Would you personally set up a website about a company without some form of percuniary advantage or agenda ,and what is more ,incessamtly bombard a BB with every word EVER written about SEO ,,,,,Well would you ? @+ J,,

Driver PM certainly has AEX , its done me 80% in a few months on his tip.Also I have done 400% on CANADIAN TAR SANDS shares in the last 12 months,probably have furthur to go.Rgds MP

Driver Hi,

I have Aminex(AEX) and Northern Petroleum(NOP) and Emerald Energy (EEN)

All three looking good, worth reading the BB's here, as a few of us have posted plenty of useful info.

Also consider alternative energy companies like ITM power, they are the future for energy, so should do very well.

Cheers,
PM

Just received my RHPS issue for October and TB mentions the Carclo and Elwood news and that profit taking is hitting the SP. He is still a BUY with a limit of 25p and a target of 50p

He originally tipped them in March when the price was 14.88p. Previously his predecessor tipped them a few years back and they were dropped around the time of the court case. He knows a good one!

QC Hi,

Nice one, thanks :)

More buying on monday on the back of it ?

Cheers,
PM