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

One RNS we haven't touched on is the one regarding BioDegradable starch based golf balls. The idea is that it would rot down to nothing after a week or two in the rough so that lost balls don't damage the environment.
Rumour has it that they are to be trialled by Eric at this years MAM golf event, with all the balls he loses, but there is an issue with producing enough balls for a whole round of Erics with only 3 months notice.
;-)
Alan

Thanks, Al; why not join me in the trial; if not in the tribulation! Just bought some yellow balls today for a yellow ball competition; have had to remind competitor of the rule that you have a maximum of 5 mins to find a lost ball [double points for the player of the yellow ball, 10 points forfeited if you don't hand in at end]. Now the answer might be to put a meaty coating on it and take sd along as a sniffer!

Eric

Eric,
I gotta confess to being an enthusiastic amateur. That is a polite way of saying I am lousy at the game.
I enjoy a round at my local par 68 municipal course in about 92 ish, but even then I haven't picked a golf club up in 2 years.
The professional there told me I needed to cut about 6 inches off each clubs shaft. When I asked if this would improve my swing, he said, no, but they would fit in the bin easier.
Alan

For all of you who shorted Brent crude-can't think the bling who it was- some bad news. April Brent crude now at $64.00 p/bbl

Hi Alan - that's OK. They'll give you a handicap of 24 on that. Why not join the fun; we can also say to others 'Alan's playing', and other's will be emboldened, including the women!
Don't know why I keep building the SEO stake on the back of the AZM rise when I could be adding to that holding. Must be mad!
Eric

Hi Alan - that's OK. They'll give you a handicap of 24 on that. Why not join the fun; we can also say to others 'Alan's playing', and other's will be emboldened, including the women!
Eric

Bling went short with March Brent crude.

Bling went short with humanity and intelligence but this is a blinger free thread nowadays.

Press Release Source: Stanelco


Stanelco to Offer Limited Number of Micro-Manufacturing Licenses in U.S. to Satisfy Surging Biodegradable Materials Demand in Restaurant, Retailing Business Categories
Friday March 3, 10:07 am ET


ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2006--In response to burgeoning U.S. demand for biodegradable materials in the quick service restaurant and mass-retailer packaging industries, Stanelco PLC (LSE:SEO - News) has confirmed the company will be offering a limited number of manufacturing licenses to U.S. companies to keep up with biodegradable packaging growth. The licenses, described as micro-manufacturing licenses, will be for the manufacture of a minimum of 20,000 tons of biodegradable resin utilizing Stanelco's STARPOL(TM) range of biodegradables.
Volume manufacturers of materials used in the U.S. quick service restaurant, supermarket and consumer mass-retailing industries are expected to be the earliest licensees for Stanelco's micro-manufacturing partnerships.

Stanelco has decided to take this step of offering vertical integration to a limited number of manufacturers who share with them environmental sustainable and competitive mindsets.

The decision to limit the number of licenses is in order that the roll out of these groundbreaking technologies can be carefully managed and to ensure that our partners have a secure supply of material that will enable them to offer continuous supply in turn to their customers. Based on feedback to date there is no shortage of interest in this venture. Accordingly, in order to accelerate the availability of our materials in the U.S., preference will be given to those companies able to move to agreement and bring product to market in the soonest time frame.

For further information about this offer, please contact:

Stephanie Morgan-Fisher
Director, CEO
Stanelco Inc.
423 S. Keller Road
Orlando, Fla. 32810
Tel: 407-838-1754
E-mail: smorgan-fisher@stanelcoinc-com
or
Martin Wagner, CEO
Stanelco PLC
Southampton, UK
Tel: +44 2380 867100
E-mail: martinw@stanelco.co.uk

Good find, Jim.
I like the bit about no shortage of interest!!
Alan

I like the bit: Demand In response to burgeoning U.S. demand for biodegradable materials in the quick service restaurant and mass-retailer packaging industries

Thanks jimward9

Research Page updated

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http://www.moneyam.com/InvestorsRoom/posts.php?tid=7681#lastread

Well done, Jim. Didn't seem to affect the market. But its a nice move, a sort of controlled roll-out and puts SEO in the driving seat. Not sure what is involved in terms of equipment given that they are licenses to manufacture - or is the raw material used in existing packing equiment. Also trying to get a handle on the numbers. The Welsh plant is only 40K tons though that appears to have a mix of roles; German capacity was spoken of as 20K tons; SP Metal's (since renamed) internal requirement was stated to be 140K tons and valued at 56m euros. So are we talking about 8m euros or 5m say per licence of which SEO get 50%. Ten custoners is thus 25m of which a significant amount should come through to the bottom line, say 10m or 1.1p per share. At a pe of 10 that would be worth 11p of the share price. If these numbers are in the right ball-park then this would justify a break-out from the current trading range and a price of say 22p allowing a simial sum for GreenSeal at the present state of uncertainty. Would appreciate comments on these numbers.

Eric

Right.
Follow my maths here.
Each "unit" weighs 50 grams. 20 units to a kilo.
20,000 units to a tonne.
Okay so far? Good. I'm getting lost already.
20,000 tonnes per contract = 400,000,000 units.
The 20,000 tonnes is a minimum output and there are a number of licenses on offer.
Lets assume 5 licenses of the minimum tonnage.
that equates to 2 thousand million units per annum!!
That press release is significant. We will look back on that and realise how significant, to say the release of it was so low key.
Alan

hewittalan6
Your not paul are you would that be a sp of 20

I aint Paul and I never said that each unit was worth any particular value!
But the maths is correct.
Tot it up yourself.
The 50 grams comes from the results statement for a typical fast food unit.
Alan

BTW. Thats number 5 on my earlier list of expected RNS.
1 down, 4 to go. ;-)
Alan

Al
It was only a joke, well done on the maths.

Sorry driver.
getting a bit excited up here.
That (in my opinion) is a more significant bit of news that the tie up with WalMart or the McD thing.
Mouthwatering!!!!
Alan

Alan
nice sums - I take it you think it's 20k tonnes p.a. or is it per term which might be 2, 3 or 5 years?

Actually the number if units is just a function of how light each is. I'm more interested in starting with the demographics of several million units (which products/end users) and dividing by the relevant numbers to get back to the realistic number of tonnes - that would tell us SPmetal's gross revenue of which 50% belongs to SEO after manufacturing and overhead costs of course.

Do you think that SEO will also be able to charge a royalty on each unit - now the big numbers become very interesting?

sd