I BOUGHT SOME NOW

(SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THEM FOR 11P WHEN SHARES TIPPED THEM ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO

THE USA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGANCY HAS CONFIRM THE LONG TERM EFFICACY OF VIROTEC TECHNOLOGY.

THIS MEANS A MULTI MULLION IN PROFITS AS ENVIROMENTALS LAWS ARE ENFORCE BY GOVERNMENTS WHOSE LAND IS POLLUTED BY MINING COMPANIES AND OTHER LAND & WATER POLLUTERS.

THE FINANCIAL TIMES TODAY 15/06/2004: PAGE 48 SECTION COMPANIES AND MARKET

VIROTEC GET A SHOT FORM ITS MAGIC BULLET

Virotec has been buzzing since it announced last Thursday 14/06/2004 that the US ENVIRONEMTAL PROTECTION AGENCY judged its VIROMINE reagent efective in the TREATMENT OF TOXIC MINING SITES. The SHARES JUMPED 26% to 29pence closed to an all time high, with Virotec watchers highly excited as they took on th news as strong affirmation of its BAUXSOL TECHNOLOGY, from which VIROMINE is developed.

Julian form DURLACHER called the technology a MAGIC BULLET for the remediation of land polluted by heavy metals from mining and other metal industries.

BAUXSOL is modified 'red mud' a toxic waste product from the aluminium industry which VIROTEC chemically transformsinto bening waste and then uses to treat other pollution.

BAUXSOL CAN ALSO CLEAN UP CHEMICALLY POLLUTED WATTER DURLACHER CALLED IT ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE WHILST NUMIS CALLED IT REVOLUTIONARY.

the EPA confirmation is the first endorsement by a regulator and could lead to commercial adoption. Durlacher estimates there are TEN UK WATER COMPANIES NEEDING THE TECHNOLOGY AND EACH COULD GENERATE AT LEAST 1.7 MILLION (that means 17 MILLIONS IN REVENUES A YEAR!!!

THE BROKER PUTS A SHORT TERM PRICE TARGET OF 50 PENCE ON THE STOCK BUT IT SAID THE SHARES HAVE CONSIDERABLE LONG TERM POTENTIAL, AS REMEDITITION OF MINES IS A GLOBAL MARKET WORTH HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS!!!!!

House broker NUMIS SECURITIES equally impress said the price could reach 100PENCE within 12 months.


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here is the report

Virotec International Ld
10 June 2004


US EPA confirms efficacy of Virotec technology in remediation trials
at Gilt Edge Mine, South Dakota


Virotec International Ltd (ASX/ AIM: VTI) is pleased to provide to the market,
information contained in a letter received this week from United States
Environment Protection Agency (US EPA) that confirms the long term efficacy of
ViroMine(TM) reagent developed from BauxsolTM technology. The letter and
accompanying data tables were provided by Mr. Ken Wangerud, Remediation Project
Manager, Superfund Remedial Program, USEPA - Region 8. They summarise the
findings to date of trials carried out at the Gilt Edge Mine Site which have
been ongoing since 2001.

Executive Chairman, Mr Brian Sheeran explains 'Virotec has patiently awaited the
results of these independent trials for over three years and they exceed our
highest expectations. At the Gilt Edge Mine site, our technology is achieving
excellent results in the field, in what we believe is potentially the world's
largest minesite remediation market, and we would draw attention to the
following highlights of the letter from the USEPA:

- All the trials followed US EPA protocols and no-one was allowed access
to the Site unless accompanied by US EPA representatives

- US EPA is evaluating cost-effective options for site remediation at
the Gilt Edge Mine consistent with the evaluation criteria in the US EPA's
National Contingency Plan.

- US EPA states that ViroMine(TM) reagents may have several potential
applications at the Gilt Edge Mine and possibly at other mine sites
similarly affected by problems associated with acid rock drainage.

- In particular, the Trench Trial data (Table 1) from one single ViroMine(TM)
application to some of the worst waste-rock encountered at the Site appears
to indicate that the ViroMine(TM) Permeable Reactive Barrier remains
active more than three years after the original treatment was carried out,
and leachates continue to meet or exceed established water quality criteria
for the Site.

- Additionally, in 2003 an electron beam microprobe examination of a treated
waste rock sample showed evidence of sulfide encapsulation.'

The contents of the correspondence are based on findings from site trials
conducted over a three year period (2001-2004) at the Gilt Edge Mine site - a
258 acre open pit, cyanide heap-leach gold mine in South Dakota - which has been
placed on the National Priorities List for hazardous and toxic waste cleanup.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM US EPA FINDINGS

Substantive ongoing 3 year results from the Permeable Reactive Barrier trial
(Table 1) show that the leachate pH was neutralised from 1.93 to 7.9; other
highlights include:

1. The concentration of the highly hazardous element arsenic (As) has been
reduced from 35,000 to less than 5 parts per billion (well below the strict
new drinking water standard of 10 parts per billion).

2. The extremely high concentrations of iron (21,000,000 parts per billion)
and aluminium (1,200,000 parts per billion) were reduced to less than 50
parts per billion and have remained at very low concentrations ever since.

3. The concentrations of many other trace metals including: antimony (Sb),
cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper, (Cu), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb),
manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), silver (Ag), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn) were
all reduced from potentially hazardous concentrations to concentrations
that were near or below the analytical detection limits and well below
discharge water quality standards.

4. The total dissolved solids concentration (i.e. salinity) was substantially
reduced immediately and decreased further the longer the trial continued.

5. The concentrations of many ions such as sodium and sulphate, which are
difficult to remove, have continued to decrease substantially the longer
the trial has continued.

Substantive ongoing results from Waste Rock Remediation trials (Table 2) wherein
leachate pH was neutralised from 1.92 to 7.21 and highlights include:

1. The concentration of the highly hazardous element arsenic (As) has been
reduced from 23,000 to near or below the analytical detection limits and
well below discharge water quality standards (well below the strict new
drinking water standard of 10 parts per billion).

2. The extremely high concentrations of iron (19,000,000 parts per billion)
and aluminium (1,400,000 parts per billion) were reduced to near or below
the analytical detection limits and well below discharge water quality
standards.

3. The concentrations of many other trace metals including: antimony (Sb),
cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), silver
(Ag), vanadium (V) and zinc (Zn) were all reduced from potentially
hazardous concentrations to concentrations that were near or below the
analytical detection limits and well below discharge water quality
standards.

4. The total dissolved solids concentration (i.e. salinity) was substantially
reduced.

Substantive results from 'in situ' Pit Lake Treatment trials (Table 3) wherein
leachate pH was neutralised from 2.59 to 7.09 and highlights include:

1. The analysis of water showed a significant improvement after just 42 days.

2. The concentrations of many trace metals including: aluminium (Al), chromium
(Cr) and lead (Pb) were reduced from potentially hazardous concentrations
to concentrations that were near or below the analytical detection limits
and well below discharge water quality standards.

3. The total dissolved solids concentration (i.e. salinity) was reduced.

4. The concentration of sulphate, which is difficult to remove, was decreased.

Substantive results from ViroFilter Passive Treatment trials (Table 4) wherein
leachate pH was neutralised from 4.47 to 8.38 and highlights include:

1. The analysis of water showed that passive filter treatment could produce
even better quality water than a direct addition 'in situ' treatment.

2. The concentrations of many trace metals including: aluminium (Al), cadmium
(Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), were
reduced from potentially hazardous concentrations to concentrations that
were near or below the analytical detection limits and well below discharge
water quality standards.

3. The high concentration of manganese (10,263 parts per billion) was reduced
to less than 3 parts per billion.


. The Gilt Edge mine was developed in sulfidic (acid-generating) rock at the
headwaters of cold-water fisheries and local water supplies. When the
operator went out of business, they left behind 150 million gallons of
acidic, heavy-metal-laden water in three open pits and millions of cubic
yards of acid-generating waste rock that need cleanup and long-term
treatment.

Going forward, the US EPA has directed that further studies be conducted to
enable the USEPA to determine how Virotec's upgraded range of products,
including the recently developed ViroMine(TM) pellets, might be effectively used
at the Gilt Edge Mine site and to acquire and assess quantitative data regarding
metal-loading/sorption capacity.

Full text of the letter from the EPA will be available at
www.virotec.com
.

For further information please go to
www.virotec.com
or contact us on +617 5530
8014.

On the cashflow question - I've just seen the Jan 31 Quarterly Cashflow statement (why doesn't UK Stk Exchng make this a rule - it's a great summary of what's happening)

At 31st December they had Aus$6,379,000 cash on the balance sheet. They also show their operations burned Aus$634,000 (exclusing working capital change which I suspect is repayment of loans out of the Hyrodec cash proceeds) during the last calendar quarer and Aus$695,000 for the last half year. So they are rapidly accelerating the burn rate. How long can they last without fresh cash? Without radical increase in gross profit, about 10 quarters - 2.5 years. So they must increase revenues by 123%, assuming no significant additional costs, to reach break even within that time frame - about 37% p.a.

The Dudley 5 year contract for 600k is worth 120k p.a. and the Albanian contract is worth Aus$1,620,000 for its one year of work, so that is a good start, plus continuing existing revenues of say (??) Aus$500,000 per quarter gives a total for 2005 of Aus$980,000 per quarter, a 90% uplift from last year. So yes, they can make it, if nnew contracts and longer term contracts keep arriving.

All very rough figures, but it's an attempt to give an order of magnitude to what they have to achieve over the next 2.5 years.

A good break through contract in N. America with some of its leachate programmes would be good.

Getting warmer.

SD

Anyone got any forward P/E figures for this one?

Blimey SD you are getting in a right knot. I bought HYR and VTI cos' they both have potential and I don't want to miss out on either. I haven't gone technical with charts and stuff, I only look in general at these for my longer term shares and these shares fall into this category. They both have a product/s that is in world demand. We need to clean up the world these two shares can help in this!

They both than similar shares in issue and great potential but as you say cash burn is high on VTI so they will have to reduce it or find more money. HYR I like as it is and I have a good feeling so on instinct I have bought plus the Shares mag write up. VTI well beside instinct a huge investor of HYR recently sold up and bought the same amount in VTI. It was a lot of money; I've forgotten the details ...I'll find it and post it. It all helped sway me. There is also the big chance of a takeover I think. I have a lot of shares I hope will move quick but some like KMR or NOP I am in for the longer term and these 2 fit nicely for the longer term.
Hope this makes sense...not much posting this week as it is half term.
Di

Thanks Di - knew you'd put me right.

Interested to see the article on the big swap from HYR to VTI when you have a mo.

SD

SD ...Following on from last night....the info I was looking for is there for everyone to see ...just look at these two RNSs HYR dated 1 day before VTI. I still think that HYR is a good long term punt but you don't put this sort of dosh in VTI without knowing something and after coming out of HYR
Di

HydroDec Group plc
07 February 2005

7 February 2005

HydroDec Group plc ('the Company')

Notifiable Interest


The Company received notification on 4 February 2005 that, following the
disposal of 3,000,000 ordinary shares on 3 February 2005, Prestbury Investment
Holdings Limited no longer hold a notifiable interest in the issued share
capital of the Company.


8 February 2005

NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS

Virotec International Ltd (the 'Company') has received the following
notifications in accordance with sections 198-202 of the Companies Act (UK) as
a result of the purchase of 1,000,000 ordinary shares at an average price of
GBP 0.2467 (approx AUD$0.60) on 3 February 2005 by Prestbury Investment Holdings
Pty Ltd.

1. Prestbury Investments Holdings Pty Ltd is deemed to have an interest in
8,850,000 ordinary shares or 4.35% of the Company's capital and the shares
are held in its name.

2. Mr N. Wray is deemed to have an interest in 15,884,100 ordinary shares or
7.79% of the Company's capital. The shares are held as follows:

Nigel Wray 6,900,000 shares
Lucy & Joe Wray 21,600 shares
Priory Foundation 112,500 shares
Prestbury Investments Holdings Pty Ltd 8,850,000 shares.

3. Mr N. Leslau is deemed to have an interest in 8,850,000 ordinary shares or
4.35% of the Company's capital. The shares are held as follows:

Prestbury Investments Holdings Pty Ltd 8,850,000 shares

If you require further information please contact Angus Craig, Company
Secretary, on telephone +617 5530 8014.




VIROTEC INTERNATIONAL LTD
ABN 81 004 801 398
PO Box 188
Sanctuary Cove QLD 4212

www.virotec.com

You're right Di, I read it but did not assimilate the significance - it has to be VTI if only in one. But I love the symmetry of being in both. Now we've move up out of that ideal buying range yesterday - told you I'd probably lose a penny or two on the price. Still not in. He who hesitates etc. . .

SD

The same Mr Nigel Wray who purchased a number of shares in OAKDENE OKD.in February at 97.5p a share.The sp soon reached 132p.He knows what he's doing.Ethel

MM's have opened the spread to stop anyone sneaking in too cheap (or out to dear) first thing tomorrow morning when VTI's interims are due out. They must have sen me coming.

SD

As the sp has gone up 143% in the last three months don't you expect profit taking tomorrow whatever the results?If they are good do you see the sp rising a further 20p in the near future?By the way the spread is about the same in HYR and VTI.Hope it goes well,these cos deserve supporting.Ethel

The way I looked at it Ethel was if it goes up on results great, if it dips it will be short term and a buying opportunity so I will some more, either way I'm in!
Di

Am in now a penny or two higher than I should have, but they seem in positive mood and I have a little in reserve for more if they drop back.

The interims promised for on or about 24 Feb in the TA of 22 Feb do not seem to have materialised. Wonder when they'll come.

SD

happy reading guys

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http://www.er.dtu.dk/publications/fulltext/2004/MR2004-007.pdf


http://www.er.dtu.dk/CV/hyg/H%C3%9CLYA%20GEN%C3%87.doc

http://www.lwr.kth.se/Personal/personer/bhattacharya_prosun/BWo06-FINALPROGRAMME_Schedule.pdf


http://www.lwr.kth.se/Personal/personer/bhattacharya_prosun/IGC2004_BWo-06_FLORENCE_presentations.htm


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http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/proceed/sudbury2003/sudbury03/prof146.html

Potential Soil Amendments for Acid Generating Waste Rock


Presenter: Carman Stevens
Author(s):
Peter Beckett


Abstract
Nickel and copper mining may produce acid generating waste products, aluminium mining produces alkaline waste and limestone mining destroys some unique ecosystems in Canada. The ability to reduce or find alternatives to mining limestone as a neutralization product for acid generating reclamation projects would be very beneficial to the Canadian environment. Incos Whistle mine in the Sudbury basin is a former small open pit located 12 kilometres from Capreol. Seven million tons of waste rock were removed from the pit and need reclamation. The rock has a pH ranging from 4.2 to 4.7 and is comprised of nickel, copper, iron, manganese, and sulphides that are potential acid-generating materials.A project was initiated to establish the use of three possible reclamation amendments to neutralize the soils and provide a medium suitable for plant growth. ONDEO-Nalco products, KB-1 and KB-SEA, and Virotechs Bauxsol were tested for neutralization and metal binding capabilities on Whistle mine waste soils. The KB-1 and KB-SEA contain approximately 50% calcium oxide and the bauxsol compound was developed from caustic red mud residues generated from the Bayer process of alumina production. After initial soil pH and metal analyses, germination tests were undertaken to determine if any of these chemicals would be toxic to the local reclamation grass seed mix, and if not, to determine an appropriate application rate. Subsequent establishment and growth experiments (measuring biomass, root and shoot lengths) were carried out using calcium carbonate (lime) for a baseline comparison. Germination results indicated application rates of up to 10% chemical compound were not toxic in preventing initial germination of the seeds. However, soil pH results determined application rates of 0.5% for the KB-1 and KB-SEA compounds, and 10% weight/weight for the bauxsol. The growth experiments resulted in two significantly different groups among the treatments, KB-SEA and calcium carbonate in one group and the rest in another. Further field trials are essential to determine longterm effects of the materials.
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http://lewistownsentinel.com/articles.asp?articleID=2904

Stabilizing slope priority in black shale treatment
Michael Dawson Sentinel Reporter


LEWISTOWN The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation continues to devise options for treating acidic black shale found last year on the U.S. 22/522 bypass project in Granville Township.
But a PennDOT official said Wednesday the center of attention rests with stabilizing the slope in which the shale was found, a slope that became unstable after tropical storms in September 2004.
The primary focus right now is the rehabilitation of the slope that contains the pyritic material, said PennDOTs local project manager, Daniel Sokoloski.
The pyritic material black shale was found by state highway construction crews in August 2004. PennDOT said in September 2004 that the shale caused acidic stormwater runoff but posed no threat to residential wells in the area.
Stabilizing the slope means removing the black shale, said acting PennDOT District 2 Executive, Kevin Kline, who took over for retired district executive George Khoury on Sunday.
What were looking at, again, is cutting that bank away and laying the slope back, Kline said on Tuesday. With that, well get the majority of the (black shale) out of the there.
Sokoloski said the stability of the slope is necessary to finish the U.S. 22/522 bypass project.
After the black shale is removed, PennDOT plans to neutralize it by mixing it with limestone. The mixed material then will be deposited in the bypass projects 2-million-yard-sized waste area, where materials inside it have a high pH balance, Kline said. That will keep the materials neutralized.
On Tuesday, Kline said PennDOT hopes to have approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) this week regarding its proposal to stabilize the slope on the U.S. 22/522 bypass project.
In addition, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been involved with the black shale issue since the shales discovery. The department has monitored the situation to assure no residential wells become contaminated.
John Repetz, a spokesperson for DEP, called removing the shale to stabilize the slope the key to correcting the situation.
He added there have been no problems discovered after further well testing for contamination.
However, PennDOT does not know when the corrective slope stabilization measures will be taken.
No concrete time frame is in place, but we are working as quickly as we can, said spokesperson Marla Fannin.
Kline added PennDOT wants to stay out of anything that will cause permanent treatment.
Additionally, PennDOT may consider using a product called Bauxsol that removes minerals from water. Kline said it is nicknamed red clay.
Similarly, Bauxsol was considered for the mitigation of the acidic drainage on the I-99 project in Centre County.
In Mifflin County, PennDOT continues to treat stormwater runoff and monitor local wells adjacent to the U.S. 22/522 project site. Cold temperatures have kept water frozen, hindering the process. However, officials expect it to pick up once the snow melts.
DEP continues to monitor the situation, and it has an inspector who visits the site to compare testing and other data taken by PennDOT, Repetz said.

Section: News Date Posted: 2/3/2005
As appearing in Thursday - February 3, 2005 edition of The Sentinel

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SCIENTISTS SEEK HELP ABROAD
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO TAKE UP ACID PROBLEM

Source: By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com
Penn State scientists and ClearWater Conservancy will convene an international conference of acid-pollution ex perts to offer their knowledge to state officials facing decisions on the pyrite cleanup at an Interstate 99 construction site at Skytop.The principal organizers, two retired geological science professors, said they scheduled the Dec. 20-21 conference on short notice to provide the information before the year's end, when the state departments of Transportation and

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http://www.saconservancy.org/projects/RR/RR3%2011-1-04%20Update.pdf

Virotec
Purpose: Demonstrate the applicability of patented Bauxsol product in the treatment of
AMD.
Virotec has completed their demonstration project at Topper Run. No data
has been provided at this time.

http://www.scrip.pa-conservation.org/lcstmike.htm


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http://irc.info.omikk.bme.hu/dok/Okotech_2004_Catalogue.pdf


VIVIDUS Technical Consulting and Marketing Ltd
Ref: TO_HU_4567
Bauxsol Technology, and the products derived from this platform technology Viromine,
ViroFlow, ViroSewage and Basecon Technology ........................................................... 110








PKW - 20 Feb'05 - 16:03 - 256 of 344


Thank you bros1 - the conclusion to which is surely Virotec's Bauxsol treatment
+Viroflow will be THE solution on a worldwide basis!

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more on PennDOT

BINGO !!!!! (after more reading on PennDOT I found a gem, read at the bottom)



http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=485


http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/local/10471835.htm

Posted on Wed, Dec. 22, 2004

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Article 1 of 33; 898 words


FILL AREA LEACHING ACID

Source: By Mike Joseph


mjoseph@centredaily.com
Tests on groundwater under a huge fill area at an Interstate 99 construction site at Skytop Mountain show sulfate levels substantially above the level that the state regards as too high, environmental regulators said Thurs day.But they added that the resulting contamination "is not anywhere near as severe" as that which occurs in leachate from highly sulfurous spoil piles marked for removal from the Skytop construction site. The fill area, unlike the spoil piles, sits on limestone

Published on February 11, 2005, Page 1A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 2 of 33; 391 words


OUR VIEW

I-99 PLAN MAY WORK

Source: FROM CDT EDITORIAL STAFF
It may not be perfect, but at least it's a plan. The state Department of Transportation last week announced how -- tentatively -- it intends to deal with the pyritic rocks at the Interstate 99 construction site at Skytop Mountain and resume the long-delayed highway project.Pyrite, or iron sulfide, when exposed to water and air, forms sulfuric acid, which dissolves heavy metals into water contaminants.Under the PennDOT proposal, some of the pyrite-containing rocks will be moved to a

Published on January 19, 2005, Page 6A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 3 of 33; 971 words


STATE HAS PLAN FOR I-99 CLEANUP

Source: By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com
State road builders on Thursday set forth a general environmental cleanup plan that would allow Interstate 99 construction at Skytop Mountain to resume this summer, would open the four-lane highway from Grays Woods to Port Matilda in 2006, and would cost perhaps $25 million."We could be removing rocks this summer," state Department of Transportation district executive George Khoury told two dozen engineers and geologists trying to eliminate the threat of water contamination five

Published on January 14, 2005, Page 1A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 4 of 33; 1320 words


LOOKING BACK AT 2004

CENTRE REGION READERS VOTED THE FOLLOWING STORIES THE TOP 10 OF THE YEAR:

Source: FROM CDT STAFF REPORTS
No. 1: Acid rock unearthed near Interstate 99In 2003, the state Departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection made a mistake.While digging into Skytop Mountain to carve out the road bed for Interstate 99, road builders dug up massive amounts -- about 1 million cubic yards -- of sandstone laced with iron pyrite. When PennDOT realized the pyrite was there, it decided to keep digging, deposit the unearthed rocks in spoil piles on the construction site and layer the piles with

Published on January 2, 2005, Page 1C, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 5 of 33; 183 words


THE LOCAL HEADLINES OF '04

Source: FROM CDT STAFF REPORTS
Here are the top local stories of the year, as chosen by Centre Daily Times readers:1. Acid-rock drainage from I-99 construction threatens water supplies.2. A 44-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 kills six in January.3. The remnants of Hurricane Ivan cause widespread flooding.4. Bellefonte Academy is destroyed by fire.5. Fire destroys Mount Nittany Inn a second time.6. Local voters turn out in record numbers on Election Day; President Bush wins county.7. Bellefonte

Published on January 2, 2005, Page 1A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 6 of 33; 961 words


LOCAL PENNDOT CHIEF TO RETIRE

Source: By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com
The state Department of Trans portation announced Wednesday that district executive George Khoury, who has been directing the cleanup of acid-rock drainage at Skytop for the past year, will retire Jan. 28 after 35 years with the department.Khoury, 58, a Lemont resident with a civil engineering degree from Penn State, began working for PennDOT's nine-county District 2 in January 1970, was promoted to assistant district engineer for maintenance 12 years later and became the

Published on December 30, 2004, Page 1A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 7 of 33; 756 words


STATE TO TEST FOR HOT SPOTS IN I-99 PILES

CONFERENCE BRINGS EXPERTS TOGETHER TO SHARE IDEAS ABOUT ACID ROCK

Source: By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com
UNIVERSITY PARK -- State regulators said Monday that they want to begin monitoring the temperature of areas in the pyritic spoil piles at Skytop to better identify hot spots that a geologist said can "grow in the waste pile like a cancer."The comments of state Department of Environmental Protection regional officials came in an interview following a presentation at the "Acid Pollution Control Along Highways" conference sponsored by the Penn State geosciences department

Published on December 21, 2004, Page 1A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 8 of 33; 805 words


PYRITE AND I-99

Source: FROM CDT STAFF REPORTS
Early 1990s: A panel of community advisers help plan the long-envisioned improvement of U.S. Route 220 through the Bald Eagle Valley. Traffic studies show most vehicular traffic in Centre County goes to State College, so a decision is made to route the interstate over the ridge at Skytop.1995-96: Although federal environmental regulators note that Buffalo Run "tends to interact strongly with groundwater" and that "treatment of stormwater and highway runoff in the area of

Published on December 19, 2004, Page 11A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 9 of 33; 578 words


THE ROAD AHEAD

Source: FROM CDT STAFF REPORTS
The Skytop section of Interstate 99 is only 1.4 of the five miles between the Grays Woods interchange and Port Matilda. That 5-mile section was to have opened by the end of this year, but the environmental cleanup has delayed completion probably until 2006.Another eight miles of I-99 is under construction along the Bald Eagle Ridge from Port Matilda to the point near Tyrone where the already-open I-99 ends in Blair County.That section is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007.

Published on December 19, 2004, Page 11A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)


Article 10 of 33; 1018 words


INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS FOCUS ON I-99 PROBLEMS

Source: FROM CDT STAFF REPORTS
The conclusion that Interstate 99 from Bald Eagle Valley should cross the ridge at Skytop into Nittany Valley was driven by social and political decisions, but there were unforeseen environmental and engineering ramifications.The consequences have been the unearthing of two quite different but nonetheless serious types of problems. They are, first, an unforeseen complexity to the rock structure near the ridge crest and, secondly, a completely unexpected and disastrous concentration in those

Published on December 19, 2004, Page 8A, Centre Daily Times (State College, PA)






PennDOT to review acid plan

Conference brings new possibilities

By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com


New information presented Monday and Tuesday may delay decisions on how to clean up nearly a million cubic yards of pyritic rocks at an Interstate 99 construction site at Skytop, the state Department of Transportation indicated.

At the close of a two-day conference sponsored by Penn State's geosciences department and ClearWater Conservancy, PennDOT district executive George Khoury said engineers and geologists would now "go back" with the new information and re-evaluate their plans.

"Let's be smart about this and make the right decision based on all the facts," Khoury said.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has been urging PennDOT to decide by early next month on what to do with the spoil piles and fill areas that are leaching acidic drainage. PennDOT officials have said they hoped to begin work on a permanent solution by spring.

The two state agencies had appeared to be moving toward a plan that would move at least four of the pyritic spoil piles and fill areas to a single landfill-type site -- lined on the bottom and capped on top -- outside the Buffalo Run watershed.

Indeed, at a legislative hearing in August, both PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler and DEP Secretary Kathleen McGinty agreed that locating a final resting place for the pyritic material was the most important step ahead.

But presentations Tuesday by Penn State mineral processing professor Subhash Chander and Australian geochemistry professor David McConchie raised questions about relocating the material. Chander, emphasizing that different pyrites behave differently, recommended a thorough investigation of the specific problem followed by tests before making a decision.

"I think what we need is an expert panel (to) look into it and come up with recommendations," Chander said.

During Chander's talk, Penn State geologist Richard Parizek suggested tests be conducted on a fairly substantial amount of the pyritic material from Skytop -- perhaps a roomful -- before deciding to move the whole lot of it and risk handing the problem to the "receiving site."

McConchie markets a chemical agent called Bauxol, which neutralizes acidic drainage and extracts metals. He said cleanup techniques that line, cap and encapsulate pyritic rocks really just defer the pollution potential until some time in the future.

"I've never seen structures made by humans that can last forever," he said.

But DEP officials raised questions about whether the McConchie technology would keep unseen acidic spoil pile drainage from seeping into groundwater. And they balked at the prospect of waiting longer before starting to act.

"Until we move it, it's continuing to put stuff into the groundwater over which we have no control," said Robert Yowell, director of DEP's 14-county northcentral region. "How much longer can we wait with significant amounts going to groundwater? Pretty soon is already behind us."

The caution counseled at Tuesday's session of the conference, "Acid Pollution Control Along Highways," underscored how complicated the problem is. The day before, the audience of more than 100 was told by Virginia geologist J.D. Rimstidt that time is of the essence.

Although Rimstidt said that "any kind of remediation scheme needs to be in for the long haul," he emphasized the importance of identifying and quenching the most acidic spots in the piles because they grow like cancer.

"This is a race," Rimstidt said. "It's a race between acid production and your ability to neutralize it."


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http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/special_packages/i99/10641102.htm


Posted on Fri, Jan. 14, 2005





State has plan for I-99 cleanup

By Mike Joseph

mjoseph@centredaily.com


State road builders on Thursday set forth a general environmental cleanup plan that would allow Interstate 99 construction at Skytop Mountain to resume this summer, would open the four-lane highway from Grays Woods to Port Matilda in 2006, and would cost perhaps $25 million.

"We could be removing rocks this summer," state Department of Transportation district executive George Khoury told two dozen engineers and geologists trying to eliminate the threat of water contamination five miles west of State College.

The plan, though still tentative, would most likely involve moving up to a million cubic yards of pyrite-laced sandstone from Skytop spoil piles to a still-unidentified permanent landfill-type site along the I-99 corridor in the Bald Eagle Valley.

The already-completed section of I-99 at Skytop, though it is paved over pyritic fill, would be left intact under the plan outlined by Khoury, who is retiring in two weeks.

That paved section starts on the Buffalo Run side of the Skytop crest and continues almost a mile down the Bald Eagle Creek side. PennDOT said last summer that one-third of the 800,000 cubic yards of fill there is pyritic. The highest concentration of pyrite is near the Skytop crest, a PennDOT consultant said last year.

Some of the fill in the paved section is there to support, or buttress, the mountainside above, and some was used to separate, or bifurcate, I-99's northbound and southbound lanes.

"We cannot remove that buttress and ensure slope stability along the slope there," Khoury said.

"We would end up with another slide condition."

Instead, Khoury said, PennDOT intends to "limit" the infiltration of water into the area by covering it with layers of plastic and other materials that would, in turn, be covered by topsoil and grass. The pyritic fill between the I-99 lanes would be similarly "isolated" from rain and snow.

Whatever acidic drainage remains would be treated to neutralize it before it gets into Bald Eagle Creek, Khoury and Kline said.

The environmental hazard at Skytop developed because road builders unearthed massive amounts of a highly concentrated form of pyrite, or iron sulfide. When pyrite is exposed to air and water, it forms sulfuric acid, which dissolves heavy metals such as lead, iron, aluminum and manganese into water contaminants.

Kline said PennDOT has similar plans to have its contractor, HRI Inc. of State College, cover the face of the big road cut through Skytop with plastic sheeting and webbed material that would hold topsoil and nurse a grassy surface.

The cut face, the length of two football fields and the height of one, is the cross-sectional wall of the Skytop Mountain left exposed by the road excavation.

Kline said Thursday that PennDOT has been working to determine whether acidic runoff from the cut face emanates from groundwater within or rain infiltrating it.

He said the source is rainwater, so runoff can be curbed by covering the cut face.

Khoury refused to identify the 35-acre site where PennDOT may dump up to a million cubic yards of pyritic rocks.

The rocks will be mixed with one third as much lime or another neutralizing agent, an aluminum-manufacturing byproduct called Bauxol that Skytop troubleshooters learned about at a Penn State conference last month.

He said PennDOT has not yet negotiated a deal to buy the land. The state, he said, is still negotiating with a company that has offered to haul the rocks to a fly-ash dump in Indiana County, suggesting that the cost to the state could be the decisive factor.

Referring to the Indiana County proposal, Khoury said: "It is conceivable at this point that that is a cost-effective solution."

Khoury estimated that the environmental cleanup cost for Skytop will amount to between $20 million and $25 million. The original construction contract for the 1.4-mile section was about $40 million.

Khoury said he is hopeful that environmental regulators will allow I-99 construction to resume at Skytop this summer, when removal of the pyritic rock begins. A state Department of Environmental Protection permitting process, perhaps three months long, will be required for either the Bald Eagle Valley or the Indiana County dump site.

Penn State geologist Richard Parizek, an expert in groundwater flows, has raised concerns that a Bald Eagle Valley disposal site, if it did not remain secure, could jeopardize the public well water supplies of Port Matilda borough.

Gary Byron, assistant director of DEP's 14-county northcentral region, said his staff and DEP district mining director Mike Smith's staff looked into the Parizek question and concluded that all four possible permanent disposal sites are downstream from the Port Matilda well fields.

"The bottom line is that Mike's staff and my staff feel that there's absolutely no risk at all to the Port Matilda public water supply based on what we know at this point," Byron said.

DEP hydrogeologist Randy Farmerie concurred that there was no risk, though with a slight qualification: "Although with this project I'm always leery to say never," he said, "it seems damn unlikely."


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http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/special_packages/i99/10456918.htm




angussux - 21 Feb'05 - 06:43 - 258 of 344


MMMMM UK WATER CONTRACTS ARE 1 THING BUT ALL THIS RESEARCH SHOWS VTI IS MUCH MORE THAN SEWERAGE CLEANER

PKW - 21 Feb'05 - 11:18 - 259 of 344


bros1 - excellent! So, the Pennsylvania Dept.of Transportation HAS decided
to move the contaminant causing 1 MILLION CU.YDS and .....
"The rocks WILL be mixed with one third as much lime or another neutralizing agent, an aluminum-manufacturing byproduct called BAUXSOL, that Skytop troubleshooters learned about at a Penn State conference last month"
(Lime is a definite no-no from what I have been told - lime,red clay, nice
caustic jelly will result - damage to wild life etc etc. So, it would have to be Bauxsol!)

And if the Penn Dept.of Transport is persuaded that it could achieve
what it is absolutely bound to do WITHOUT moving the 1 million cu.yds
- ie. use the Bauxsol process in situ, which all the research would
suggest can absolutely be done and more efficiently and more cost
effectively, then VTI and Bauxsol will be THE solution in the US for
many many huge projects!

With all that focus on the water pollution aspect and bearing in mind that
Bauxsol has ALREADY got the necessary US approvals in place from the
US Environment Protection Agency (and four years
of successful test results which showed that the Virotec solution was the
ONLY one which worked) this must surely be about to become an enormous contract
win for VTI.

VTI could be about to rocket.


Scaleyman - 21 Feb'05 - 11:54 - 260 of 344


PKW, kindly arrange ignition please. :)

(I bought at the peak of the May/June 04 spike! :-((. Well someone has to).

PKW - 21 Feb'05 - 12:06 - 261 of 344


Scaleyman - LOL but seriously, that spike last year is as nothing compared
to what could and indeed would happen when VTI confirms the above.

alanrussell - 21 Feb'05 - 18:08 - 262 of 344


bros1 - Interesting stuff about the problems at I-99. It seems that in some parts of the world ARD is probable on most major construction works. However it also indicates how much work has yet to be done by Virotec to bring its process to the market's attention. Bauxsol has been in the public domain for over three years and in a less publicised way for a year or two before. The people trying to tackle this problem are presumably experienced and knowledgeably about pyritic rocks, ARD etc. yet they only heard of Bauxsol two months ago.

PKW - lime is a well established means of treating ARD. It is not used with red clay. It is mixed with the contaminated water and as it settles it binds to the contaminants. The result is a toxic sludge rather than toxic water. However it does not clean nearly as effectively as Bauxsol and the sludge then has to be protected as it does not bind very well and the contaminamts can leach out. Bauxsol binds so effectively that there is no need to further protect it. However lime is cheap and more to the point well established. Can't you hear the lime process sales guys talking to the officals re. I-99.

"You're considering Bauxsol you say. Yes I've heard of it, an experimental process made by some tiny Australian company. No track record, as far as I know it has never been used in this country for your problem. Have you checked what sort of follow-up service they provide? Hope they're still around if problems develop. What's that? Yes I believe EPS trials have produced good results. But you also have to consider the possibility of unknown environmental effects. It would be a very brave decision to be the first to use it even before the EPA have concluded their trials, goodness knows what might turn up. After the unfortunate decision to allow the I-99 to proceed I wouldn't have thought you guys would want to risk another blunder, sorry, misjudgement. Thought so, that's right, sign at the bottom and again over the page."

If Bauzsol is as good as the tests indicate then it will gradually make inroads into this market but it will be a long hard slog, make no mistake. After the flurry of news last June things have been quiet. Please note PKW, the EPA do not "approve" products or processes. They independently test them and make the results available to those interested. They also from time to time give contracts for clean-up work. It would be a great help if one or more came VTI's way, but none as yet.

Don't get me wrong. I'm a holder since 9/02 and as keen as anyone to see progress, but I've been around long enough to view any blue-sky company with a heavy dose of realism.

angussux - 21 Feb'05 - 22:57 - 263 of 344


if you re read those articles you will realise 1/99 isnt the only job on hand
you will also find that the usepa is using bauxsol at other sites also not just gilt edge

shoggoth - 22 Feb'05 - 07:09 - 264 of 344


Interesting news update today. Half yearly financials on Thursday

RNS Number:8724I
Virotec International Ld
22 February 2005


VIROTEC INTERNATIONAL LTD

22 February 2005
SHAREHOLDER UPDATE

As a leader in the development and commercialisation of sustainable,
environmental technologies, Virotec International Ltd (Virotec) (ASX/AIM: VTI)
remains focussed on delivering its platform technologies through its tailored
business streams, which include (amongst others) the ViroProduction, ViroFlow,
ViroSewage, ViroMine, ViroSoil and ViroConcrete market segments. The Directors
of Virotec are pleased to provide a brief update to shareholders on a selection
of what they believe to be strategically significant activities.

HYDRODEC TECHNOLOGY SALE


As a result of the sale of Virotec's HydroDec technology, Virotec holds an
equity position of 60 million shares in the newly established HydroDec Group plc
("HydroDec") (AIM:HYR); the value of which has increased substantially as a
consequence of HydroDec's strong performance. The market value of Virotec's
shareholding in HydroDec is approximately $AUD 40 million as of 21 February 2005.

VIROMINE

Laos Contract
Lane Xang Minerals Limited, a subsidiary of the international mining company
Oxiana Resources Limited, have entered into a $AUD 350,000 agreement for the
supply of ViroMine technology at the Sepon Gold Mine in Savannakhet Province,
Laos. Following a site visit by Virotec, the company has agreed to implement a
ViroMine Acid B ExtraTM pit lake treatment and a ViroMine Acid B ExtraTM
permeable reactive barrier to assist in the protection of local rainforest. A
further ViroMine Terra BTM shotcrete application will also be trialed by the
company.

US EPA testing at Gilt Edge mine
Virotec recently received the fourth year of outstanding results from ongoing
testing by the United States Environment Protection Agency at the Gilt Edge
Mine, a Superfund remediation site, where the long term efficacy of ViroMineTM
technology is being assessed on acid rock leachate passing through a ViroMineTM
permeable reactive barrier.

The measured concentrations for fourteen of the fifteen metal contaminants
continue to be below the detection limit for the procedure used. Iron, the
fifteenth contaminant, measured just 210ug/L (this compares to the control
measurement of 21,000,000ug/L taken in 2003 from the untreated acid rock
leachate). Testing for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Sodium and Sulfate reveal
consistent ongoing reductions with each passing year. The complete table showing
unprecedented four year results from the Gilt Edge mine can be viewed at
www.virotec.com/viromine.htm.

VIROFLOW

Virotec is now positioned to aggressively pursue commercial opportunities in
three different ViroFlow markets as a result of the strong performance of the
following ViroFlow reagents; ElectroBindTM, ViroPhosTM and ViroBindTM.

Advance Plating

In the USA, Virotec recently installed a significant treatment facility (annual
contract value, $AUD 65,000) into Advance Plating, a Boston, Massachusetts
plating company, where, after three months of operation, ElectroBindTM has
exceeded all treatment expectations. Market analysis indicates there are over
10,000 electroplating facilities in North America and, as a result, the company
is currently formulating an expansion plan for North American operations. The
success in North America follows a range of commercial contracts for
ElectroBindTM in Australia, including metal finishers located in in Melbourne
and in Brisbane.

Colgate-Palmolive
After a substantial trial period in which Virotec was asked to prove the
efficacy of its new ViroPhosTM reagent, Virotec has formally entered into a two
year license with Colgate-Palmolive in Australia to ensure that they meet string
ent requirements for the removal of Phosphorous and suspended solids from its
industrial effluent. The annual contract value is $AUD 35,950.

Koppers Wood Products
Treatment of timber logs begins with a steaming process which opens the cells
for a chemical treatment, known as CCA, which involves adding copper and arsenic
to protect the timber from insect and fungal degradation, and chromium to
chemically seal the copper and arsenic into the timber. Virotec has recently
expanded its ViroBindTM capabilities from the treatment of CCA leachate to the
more extensive problem of CCA solids. As a result, the company has been awarded
a 2 year contract for leachate management (annual contract value, $AUD 17,000)
and a further contract for solids treatment with Koppers Wood Products in
Tasmania.

VIROPRODUCTION
(Product manufacture utilising BaseconTM & BauxsolTM Technologies)

Growing Product Range
Virotec continues to develop its multi-faceted BauxsolTM Technology platform
through effective collaboration with potential end-users. The collaboration beg
ins as early as possible in the development phase to extract the greatest
benefit possible from the collaboration and our efforts focus on addressing
pressing needs. Today, Virotec is in various stages of technology/product
development in approximately 18 different commercial market sectors and this has
resulted in the development of over 150 product blends.

Asia
As a result of our strategic relationship with Hatch Associates, Virotec has
been retained to asses the viability of introducing BaseconTM technology to
several alumina refineries in Asia. Initial laboratory evaluations will assess
Basecon's effectiveness at neutralizing and stabilizing the hazardous red mud
produced from varying Bayer and Sinter processes.

Europe
Virotec has purchased a parcel of land close to the Eurallumina SPA refinery in
Sardinia, as a result of continued successful utilisation of BaseconTM technolog
y on part of the waste stream from the Eurallumina refinery, for the purposes of
BauxsolTM production, and increasing demands for Virotec reagents. Planning is
well developed for a new, continuous production facility which will be built on
the site. Various funding models are currently being evaluated.

North America

Virotec has entered into an arrangement for the initial supply of 100,000 tonnes
of alumina refinery residue in North America. This arrangement ensures an
economic source of supply of raw material suitable for BaseconTM conversion to
BauxsolTM raw material for the expansion of Virotec's North American operations.

VIROSEWAGE

WRc independent study
Virotec has recently retained the Water Research Centre based in Swindon, United
Kingdom (WRc) to independently assess the effectiveness of its ViroSewageTM reag
ent as a passive ViroFilterTM, an end of pipe solution for the extraction of
Phosphorous from municipal waste water. The company anticipates that the
research will be conducted over a six month period. This is an alternative
application of the active dosing ViroSewageTM technology and will enable Virotec
to access a broader market with its ViroSewageTM products.

VIROCONCRETE

Virotec has entered into a joint venture arrangement to secure external funding
of #150,000 research at the Queens University, Belfast to complete 15 months of
testing on the mechanical and durability properties of ViroConcreteTM for use as
both a structural concrete and shotcrete. The funding is being provided by way
of a convertible note, and on completion of testing, the JV participant will
have the rights to commercialise the technology and convert to 40% of the
expanded capital. Subject to a satisfactory outcome, we believe that the testing
will provide all the independent trials and assessments necessary for Virotec to
commercialise the technology.

FINANCIAL REPORTING

Virotec's half yearly financial report for the 6 months ended 31 December 2004
is expected to be published on or about Thursday 24 February 2005.

HOOTSTER - 22 Feb'05 - 07:22 - 265 of 344


Looking good for a Nice Upward Tick This Morn ;-))

Confirmation of the rumoured Colgate Palmolive deal not massive but shows Big Boys ready to adopt VTI Technology, if this is the case look out for BP Castrol to adopt Hydrodec.

REGARDS THE HOOT..........

FoxHammond - 22 Feb'05 - 08:54 - 266 of 344


just picked up 10,000 - i like the look of these. i see some other wise men from PDX here, who aint been proved wrong.

PKW - 22 Feb'05 - 10:36 - 267 of 344


alanrussell - appreciate your knowledge and comments BUT think you will be proved very wrong about the lime/Bauxsol situation with Penn Dept of Transportation's huge problem: Bauxsol will be chosen imo and that will
be the exact moment when VTI's real worth becomes understood, not just in
Australia and UK but in the vast USA mkt.

All of the excellent information provided today by VTI is a fantastic signpost
for those who want to take it!

Bought additional 50,000 yesterday

PKW - 22 Feb'05 - 10:36 - 268 of 344


FoxHammond - welcome!

Alchemy - 22 Feb'05 - 10:57 - 269 of 344


the story grows -- was that the line or the legend grows ? and what was the legend?

suits this one though

humour not ramping allows me to say 1 by christmas!!

FoxHammond - 22 Feb'05 - 11:01 - 270 of 344


Hi PKW,
About to start getting deep into the tech (science not charts) on this, hopefully get some confidence nuggets before anything scary happens

PKW - 22 Feb'05 - 11:33 - 271 of 344


Fox - excellent, lots of meat for you here! I think that the Penn Dept of Transportation problem's resolution will be VTI - and hopefully soon, so don't
miss that!(I think that is what you mean by "scary" - ie wake up to see an early morning RNS and VTI +100%)

pork belly - 22 Feb'05 - 11:35 - 272 of 344


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tingtang - 22 Feb'05 - 11:44 - 273 of 344


This mornings release looks promising and am considering getting in, but the nature and timing of it appears to be unusual. Not had chance to go into the financials here yet but do you consider this release could just be a confidence booster ahead of disappointing figures?.

tt.

Alchemy - 22 Feb'05 - 12:01 - 274 of 344


tt it might be --- thought is a good one ..but VTI being "slow" is to be expected but the underpin will be, maybe, HYR's performance?

FoxHammond - 22 Feb'05 - 12:24 - 275 of 344


some big buys coming in here now

fez - 22 Feb'05 - 12:34 - 276 of 344


...interesting update this morning...

.....but why today???

They say themselves:

'Virotec's half yearly financial report for the 6 months ended 31 December 2004 is expected to be published on or about Thursday 24 February 2005.
'

Correct me if I'm wrong but (unless there's material news that will affect the share price), then isn't it highly unusual to release a trading update 2 days before full results??

...wouldn't it be more sensible to lump this together with the results?

FoxHammond - 22 Feb'05 - 12:47 - 277 of 344


rumour has it the news is not bad - they dont want to much volatility on announcement - to big a rise is not always good - slow and steady is more attractive to institutions esp. with rgd to risk calculation processes

VITAMAL - 22 Feb'05 - 12:49 - 278 of 344


Either its to clear the decks for bad news or on the other hand maybe they want to announce some mega deal on the day of results hence the doubt about the day. AIMI (all in my imagination)

PKW - 22 Feb'05 - 13:20 - 279 of 344


Intriguing isn't it - can't see anything other than positive news here,
particularly since the company has just issued a very healthy quarterly
cash flow statement as well and we already know that the HYR valuation
is nearly three times what it was worth when VTI got its 60m shares
ie now about 16m.

As VITAMAL puts it, "maybe they want to announce some mega deal on the day
of results" - who knows: the Penn Dept.of Transportation requirement
for enough Bauxsol to deal with their million cu.yd. problem would fit
the bill! but yes, have to temper that with AIMI, for now anyway.

HOOTSTER - 22 Feb'05 - 13:20 - 280 of 344


Foxhammound very true see this as another PDX and could even have more Potential than what PDX had in the early Days!! Lots more to Come IMHO..
Also have been taking a Position in CRA Recently as this Also is starting to Come Alive with Some Potential Massive Newsflow on the Horizon!!

REGARDS THE HOOT...........

anakin54321 - 22 Feb'05 - 13:46 - 281 of 344


HOOTSTER

Thanks for the heads-up on Corac. Just bought a few - looks like a big long-term winner!

alan russell - 22 Feb'05 - 13:59 - 282 of 344


It is Australian practice for companies financial reports to be just that. They report the numbers for the period in question, nothing else. VTI's previous results announcements have done exactly that, nothing else. Perhaps AIM rules may now require something more from VTI. So for the trading update to be announced separately from the numbers is only to be expected. Two days before, however, is a little odd.

ian.g - 22 Feb'05 - 14:05 - 283 of 344


Have been tracking this for a while and am now in - something of a gamble as we don't know what the results will look like, but the future story is excellent.
The business model of bringing products through to acceptance then spinning them off while retaining a strong stake is showing rewards through HYR, and there's a terrific pipeline of products starting to come. What price a spin-off of Bauxsol next year?
regards,
ian

shoggoth - 22 Feb'05 - 14:10 - 284 of 344


I think the co. is in a good position if it can show acceptance of the product, and demonstrate something of future margins. Current cash flow should not be a problem since they have lots of equity they can sell if need be. This is one for the longer term and I think it will do well.

VITAMAL - 22 Feb'05 - 15:05 - 285 of 344


Not sure about 600K whether a buy or a sell but lots of buying with no price movement, a bit unusual for VTI

Alchemy - 22 Feb'05 - 15:48 - 286 of 344


VITA not sure about that comment I have seen huge numbers pass through without a twitch in months gone by.

Just to repeat a broker told me -- "best business plan I have ever seen"


Ratters - 22 Feb'05 - 17:22 - 287 of 344


VITAMAL,

Hi, do you want to take a chance on a flyer?
If URA opens up again tomorrow go for it but be prepared to get out quickly !

angussux - 22 Feb'05 - 22:12 - 288 of 344


although small a $350,000 contract with oxr is very significant showing acceptance of mining aplications (thalanga copper being the 1st)

a $65,000 contract in the usa for electroplating ( there are 10,000) 65k times how many ?? blue sky !!!! 10% of this mkt would give vti $65mill anually in this segment alone

as for vti full yr financial , of which i can only but guess , i would have to comment that this seems to be a very good start , and that excess production of bauxsol would draw down initially on any profit .
however all great companies start this way as inventories are needed or any roll out

there is still sewerage and other aplications to come concrete being imo a major aplication

i can not see vti selling off bauxsol products , they may well develop technolgies like hydrodech , but imo bauxsol is there bread and butter

my vti are under the bed for a much brighter future :)


VITAMAL - 22 Feb'05 - 22:39 - 289 of 344


Thanks Ratters. Nerves shredded after poker tonight so not ready for URA. Have you taken a look at VTI they seem to be gaining a few smallish contracts and if these prove the technology to the commercial world then good times lie ahead. Nigel Wray sold some hydrodec and put part of the money into Virotec so he should know. He is also a major shareholder in HCEG so I feel quite comfortable having these two as my largest holdings at the moment.
All the best

A


Ratters - 22 Feb'05 - 23:09 - 290 of 344


VITAMAL,

Thanks - yes I am watching VTI very closely and very encouraged by their update.

Have no idea what will happen to URA tomorrow - but a lot of people made a lot of money very quickly so far.

And having seen what has happened in last few days on White Nile / URA / DOO /
ZBA I begin to wonder about the value of trying to invest in sensibly funded,
soundly based companies with realistic business plans.

Who the hell cares these days? Just make quick profits and to hell with everything/anybody.

Why the hell did I bother spending all those years employing dozens of people and trying to safeguard their livelihoods / pensions etc etc for a miserable pittance for myself? Would have been better off simply speculating on absurd
IPO'S on the LSE.

OK so I am getting old and jaded.......

Tim



pork belly - 22 Feb'05 - 23:13 - 291 of 344


numis upgraded VTI to a buy today with 40p price target.

VITAMAL - 22 Feb'05 - 23:25 - 292 of 344


Ratters
It is easy to get sucked into thinking that we are all wonder investors when these companies with little backround suddenly start doubling and doubling again in a matter of days, not that I ever seem to latch onto them. White Nile looks like the lastminute.com of the mining sector, I think there will be some badly burnt fingers at some point. Don't get too cynical but I know what you mean.



shoggoth - 24 Feb'05 - 07:17 - 293 of 344


VTI s/p down 3% today on the ASX, but it has been been up and down all this week. No announcement has been made yet on the half-yearly financial report.
http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/CompanyInfoSearchResults.jsp?searchBy=asxCode&allinfo=on&asxCode=VTI

I sent an email this morning in Oz, asking about the timing of the report, to their co secretary Angus Craig, who has not replied.

Not a good sign IMO, and frankly not good enough.



shoggoth - 24 Feb'05 - 08:37 - 294 of 344


Lots of buying this morning. I am surprised, given how leaky the ASX is and how nothing spectacular happened today in Oz.

twozuluzulu - 24 Feb'05 - 08:44 - 295 of 344


going to break out again very soon , i hold.

Serious Punter - 24 Feb'05 - 08:46 - 296 of 344


Mornin All

Nice to see the sp increase, a delayed reaction the the RNS perhaps??

fromoutoftheshadows - 24 Feb'05 - 08:49 - 297 of 344


... or are we about to hear something?

pork belly - 24 Feb'05 - 08:50 - 298 of 344


could we finally be about to get the news eluded to in the 09 Jan 05 Durlacher buy note ?

shoggoth - 24 Feb'05 - 08:50 - 299 of 344


I think it is the latter.

ian.g - 24 Feb'05 - 09:06 - 300 of 344


good to see this morning's rise - expect to see this held to close over 28.5 followed by rise to short term target of 31.5 - after that not so clear, but if the numbers are ok and news-flow continues to be good there may well be more.


Serious Punter - 24 Feb'05 - 09:12 - 301 of 344


A couple of serious buys gone through @29.5. - 450k in total. Someone has caught wind of something IMHO.

angussux - 24 Feb'05 - 09:19 - 302 of 344


SHOGGOTH news flow about vti is far superior on the uk chatsites
than on asx or on aust chat sites
the oxr deal was a good start for enviromine
also more expanded production of bauxsol in the usa etc
roads / electroplating

re financials i personaly dont expect rampant $$ but i do expect escalating jobs this yr , re production expansion

i hold bottom draw imo its a nice start to world dominance in many fields

fromoutoftheshadows - 24 Feb'05 - 10:20 - 303 of 344


angussux - 24 Feb'05 - 09:19 - 302 of 302

which uk chatsites are those?


PKW - 24 Feb'05 - 10:37 - 304 of 344


Well, we know that the numbers will be very good and we know from the RNS that
developments and current prospects are excellent - and perhaps a couple of extra deals are very close: I remain very positive about the Penn Dept.
of Transport's likely way forward with the VTI Bauxsol solution to its
massive problem of 1 million cu.yds. of spoil to be dealt with - and it
has got to deal with this now, it will not be politically acceptable
to vacilate for too long.

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 10:58 - 305 of 344


I think this is very important:

In the USA, Virotec recently installed a significant treatment facility (annual contract value, $AUD 65,000) into Advance Plating, a Boston, Massachusetts plating company, where, after three months of operation, ElectroBind has exceeded all treatment expectations. Market analysis indicates there are over 10,000 electroplating facilities in North America and, as a result, the company is currently formulating an expansion plan for North American operations. The success in North America follows a range of commercial contracts for ElectroBind in Australia, including metal finishers located in Melbourne and in Brisbane.

Its shows both regulation complaince in the states and that VTI can beat competition on away ground. There are over 10,000 other such facilities in North America!

bros1 - 24 Feb'05 - 10:58 - 306 of 344 edit


shoggoth,

secretary Angus Craig has a nick "crowbar" 'cos you need crowbar to get anything out of him, company's PR is not too good, also they like to stick to "their" timing (continuous disclosure is nonexistant)

ie they ann'd their Basecon patent application with 3 month delay after copy of it (from the database) was posted already everywhere by me

there are more examples but it's history now, things looking up lately thou
there was also strong indications from Sardinia/Italy (local newspapers) about Bauxsol to be used in massive land remediations/rearrangements, highway building and mine shafts filling (hope it will eventuate) as Eurallumina has troubles in storing spent bauxite

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 10:59 - 307 of 344


Does anyone now what effort/cost is involved in such an installation?

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 11:04 - 308 of 344


Also, the fact they have been successful in getting a contract in Laos is exciting when considering the industrialisation of China. China has had a bad environmental record but this seems to be changing:

esp. "polluter pays" principle

see this exerpt from this web site: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/chinaenv.html

One of China's main priorities as it enters the 21st century is developing and utilizing technologies to solve the major environmental challenges it is currently facing and will face in the future. These efforts are focused on technologies that will treat wastewater, prevent air pollution and improve environmental monitoring systems. There are a number of policies that the State Environmental Protection Administration is considering. Adopting the "polluter pays" principle, and allowing for accumulation of funds for pollution abatement are currently policies being enacted. Ensuring that fees charged on pollutants are higher than abatement costs and strengthening existing laws, which are not strongly enforced and impose only small fines on pollutant emissions exceeding the legal limit, also are being considered.

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 11:05 - 309 of 344


and:

"In June 2002, China enacted the Cleaner Production Promotion Law, which established demonstration programs for pollution remediation in ten major Chinese cities, and designated several river valleys as priority areas."

PKW - 24 Feb'05 - 11:13 - 310 of 344


Fox - agree 100% that the potential for extensive take up in USA of VTI's proven solution for dealing with contamination resulting from electroplating facilities is simply not yet factored in to VTI's share price - and the
potential is huge.



FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 12:36 - 311 of 344


They have the worldwide distribution rights to Bauxol:
http://www.aluminum.org/Content/ContentGroups/News_Releases1/Virotec_Aims_To_Clean_Up_Sludge_.htm

How long do they keep these rights?

Im only just learning this technology but it seems they found an industrial by-product (Bauxol) which when added to water cleans up all the (industrial) pollutants. Beautiful.

I imagine industrial by-products are potentially kinda cheap.

alan russell - 24 Feb'05 - 12:50 - 312 of 344


FH. VTI has licensed the rights from the directors. As far as I am aware this is in perpitutity subject to the payment of a royalty of 5% of turnover. The main Bauxsol technology was patented in 2000 and lots of spin-off patents since. These patents usually last 20 years.

Bauxsol is based on red mud mixed with sea-water and various reagents added depending on the targetted contaminants.

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 13:07 - 313 of 344


hi alan - from red mud etc. where does the aluminium by-product come into that - is this a natural form of that by-product, or is the red-mud itself, or reagents, a by product?

MoreEarl - 24 Feb'05 - 13:08 - 314 of 344


looks like durlacher are gonna take VTI on a roadshow guys/girls - last time they did this with NLR, well...we could be in for a very profitable ride

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 13:09 - 315 of 344


and PDX - over 2 quid now from 10p or so

shoggoth - 24 Feb'05 - 13:27 - 316 of 344


MoreEarl - got a source for that info?

However just because it worked for NLR, doesn't mean it will for these guys. Management need more credibility, especially when it comes to corporate governance.

I really like the business model. Management seem a mean bunch, with attitude to shareholders' interests not that great (see corporate history).


MoreEarl - 24 Feb'05 - 13:38 - 317 of 344


Shoggoth - ring and ask durlacher. A ex-colleague (not from Durlacher) told me

I tend to disagree about your last point though. I think they are showing that they are working extremely hard behind the scenes (hence the latest update). Effectively they have been getting on with running their business whilst people speculate on what they are doing. The PR job is now going to look more credible on the back of this hard-work/contract wins

shoggoth - 24 Feb'05 - 13:42 - 318 of 344


MoreEarl,
Thanks for that. I was referring to the amount of money paid to them in the recent past, compared to earnings in the same period. Not the best way to grow a company, and that is PR which speaks for itself.

Alchemy - 24 Feb'05 - 14:05 - 319 of 344


Are they still going to change domocile to the UK?
I wonder.

Durlachers will work socks off on this one because the PDX change was a bit of a blow IMHO.



alan russell - 24 Feb'05 - 14:32 - 320 of 344


FH. Red mud is what's "left over" from the aluminium process. Suggest you go the VTI site and do a lot of reading. There is a huge amount of material there, quite enough to fill an evening or two!

Red mud is itself toxic being highly alkali and presents an almost insoluble disposal problem. Thus one of the joys of VTI. Producers will pay VTI to take the red mud away, seawater is free and rather abundant. That only leaves the reagents to pay for.

FoxHammond - 24 Feb'05 - 15:25 - 321 of 344


alan - cheers - will read more eventually (holding down a job too)
thats very cool indeed. An amazing discovery. Although could they start to charge for the mud if it becomes of value to VTI? depends on mud production:mud consumption perhaps.

Im loving this more every day.

Are you also in PDX?

pork belly - 24 Feb'05 - 15:40 - 322 of 344


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tingtang - 24 Feb'05 - 18:10 - 323 of 344


I was curious to know why they had missed the deadline to issue the financial report today and looked again at the update

Virotec's half yearly financial report for the 6 months ended 31 December 2004
is expected to be published on or about Thursday 24 February 2005

Likely then to be released to asx later tonight our time. From the amount of interest in todays trading it would seem that quite a few appear to know the contents already and we need not fear any nasty surprises.

tt.

alan russell - 24 Feb'05 - 23:35 - 324 of 344


FH. Could the producers charge for the red mud? Wouldn't think so, there's soooo much of it about. PDX? No.

Good opening on Oz. Up 5c on decent volume for once. No sign of results as yet, tomorrow morning presumably. Oft to bed.

Alchemy - 25 Feb'05 - 05:53 - 325 of 344


Code Last % Change Bid Offer Open High Low Vol
VTI 0.700 9.38% 0.690 0.700 0.690 0.700 0.680 744,204


Mug Punter - 25 Feb'05 - 07:26 - 326 of 344


From this mornings Independent :-

"And Virotec International, which does environmental clean-ups, was a good market, up 1.25p to 29p. Gossips said the chairman, Brian Sheeran, is flying out to the US today to sign a big deal that will be announced next week."


If its the Penn State stuff then the floodgates could really open !!

angussux - 25 Feb'05 - 07:54 - 327 of 344


foxhamond
in the making of aluninium , red mud waste is created at between 1 and 2.5 tonnes per aluminium tonne created , this is a waste product they produce more waste product than aluminium lol

and guess what for many years refiners tried to find an answer to this waste problem and couldnt , spent heaps of $$$$ world wide . vti did find the answer basecon process!!!! however bauxsol was created first ????
vti bauxsol in many ways is reverse engineered , why you might ask .
many yrs ago a refiner in qld aust was wondering if there waste water was poluting a local river that produced oysters , allong came good old proff mac , gee willikers the waters cleaner exiting than on entry he exclaimed !! off he went cap in hand scratching his head , many yrs later he asked the aust govt to supply a polluted dam . no one wanted to know about the proffesors claims ;
a small miner tin aust ( ex norminco ) had a problem a $2.5 mill aust epa problem (bankrupcy loomed close) mt carrington dam mine site was close to bursting . it being the 2nd worst polluted mine dam in nsw aust .

tin aust said go for it proff mac , along came the trucks 24 hr later 1 mill litres water the small dam was done to aust AQUATIC STANDARD , better than human standrds for drinking water ::))
then came the big test 1.5 BILLION LITRES OVER 30 ACRE DAM . WAM BAM THANK YOU MAM . DONE LIKE A DOGS DINNER . so to speak , yep aquatic standard again !! took a few weeks this time though . trucks got bogged you name it lol was funny really
anyway sheeron and tna grabbed the proff and created vti , saddly though this great world first had to be validated , hence it became known as magic mud , vti after 4 yrs now have 150 blends , numerous patents . numerous aplications , and more in the pipe line , u.s epa have validated and are continuing to validate bauxsol etc
it hitting ever mile stone or better
vti has been trialed in everything from sewerage to food production in soil and aquaculture , mining road building . concrete additive . tanneries. electroplating , etc etc etc you made it bauxsol does it
its also claimed to work on horses as a fix for ulcers ::))

mate if you dont like vti or think its got SOME POTENTIAL you got rocks in ya head
latest anouncement stated 1 small mining contract for $350k asx:oxr laos operation
1 small electroplater in the usa $65k per anum , of which there is an estimated 10,000 in the usa alone

yep vti has a weee bit of potential in lets say a few areas from agriculture to mining and everything in between :::))

a saying i like is
it wont happen over night but it will happen !!!! and it seems its started for vti
uk water authority results should be interesting

mine are under the bed and also in the bottom draw


bros1 - 25 Feb'05 - 10:09 - 328 of 344 edit


angus,

I like your crash course on VTI, all VTI needs is a high international profile director (would be good replacement for resigned Nissen), solid PR and clever sales machine

technology itself is immaculate, very elegant and unique, simple in administering after all complex lab work is done and proper blend is chosen

by the way, angus, can you spot something new in the below (ha ha)


1 Processes and compositions for water treatment in my patents list
Inventor: MCCONCHIE DAVID; CLARK MALCOLM WILLIAM; (+1) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLOGY INVEST LTD
EC: IPC: C02F
Publication info: ZA200303546 - 2004-07-19

2 Processes and Compositions for Water Treatment in my patents list
Inventor: CLARK MALCOLM WILLIAM; MCCONCHIE DAVID; (+1) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLOGY INVEST LTD
EC: IPC: C02F1/66; C02F1/58
Publication info: AU2003231686 - 2003-09-11

3 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF EXCESS STOMACH ACID IN MAMMALS in my patents list
Inventor: MCCONCHIE DAVID [AU]; DAVIES-MCCONCHIE FIONA GAYE [AU]; (+1) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLOGY INVEST LTD [VU]; MCCONCHIE DAVID [AU]; (+2)
EC: A23K1/175; A23K1/175D IPC: A61K33/06; A61K33/08; (+3)
Publication info: WO2004026321 - 2004-04-01

4 PROCESSES FOR TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER, SEPARATION, DEODORISATION AND RE-USE OF BIOSOLIDS in my patents list
Inventor: DREW DANIEL MAXWELL [AU]; DUCKSBURY ALFRED NORMAN [AU]; (+1) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLOGY INVEST LTD [VU]; DREW DANIEL MAXWELL [AU]; (+2)
EC: C02F1/52F; C02F1/56; (+2) IPC: C02F1/52; C02F1/58; (+1)
Publication info: WO2004020345 - 2004-03-11

5 PROCESSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF A WASTE MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH PH AND/OR ALKALINITY in my patents list
Inventor: MCCONCHIE DAVID; CLARK MALCOLM WILLIAM; (+2) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLOGY INVEST LTD [VU]
EC: B09B3/00; C01F7/06H; (+2) IPC: C02F1/66; C01F7/06; (+1)
Publication info: BR0305417 - 2004-10-05

6 processes and compositions for water treatment in my patents list
Inventor: MCCONCHIE D [VU]; CLARK M W [VU]; (+1) Applicant: NAUVEAU TECHNOLGOY INVEST LTD [VU]
EC: C02F1/52F2; C02F1/52F3; (+1) IPC: C02F1/00; C02F1/52; (+2)
Publication info: CN1476415T - 2004-02-18




even prof Shuiling is riding a wave with pellets

http://v3.espacenet.com/textdoc?DB=EPODOC&IDX=NL1018084C&F=0



bros1 - 25 Feb'05 - 10:22 - 329 of 344 edit


also, earlier in this thread, someone quoted 5% for VTI sales going to scientist (NTI in VU)

it is incorrect, the correct value is 2%

some more :

1 FERTILISER in my patents list
Inventor: MCCONCHIE DAVID [AU]; CLARK MALCOLM WILLIAM [AU]; (+2) Applicant: MCCONCHIE DAVID [AU]; CLARK MALCOLM WILLIAM [AU]; (+2)
EC: C05B17/00 IPC: C05B11/00
Publication info: WO2004046064 - 2004-06-03


angussux - 25 Feb'05 - 10:29 - 330 of 344


bro1
nice to see the proff finaly got the pellets done
the more aplications and blends the better imo

no 4 i like

lets hope mug punter is on the ball ::))
time for a beer then imo ::)))



bros1 - 25 Feb'05 - 11:01 - 331 of 344 edit


Mug Punter,

good spot, congrats
also link would be usefull

http://news.independent.co.uk/business/analysis_and_features/story.jsp?story=614545

FoxHammond - 25 Feb'05 - 11:29 - 332 of 344


This significant?:

30 Projects Frozen on Environmental Grounds (China)

http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/118317.htm

"On Tuesday, the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) announced the suspension of 30 large projects that have failed to meet environmental standard

continuation (seems I excided number of allowed lines)

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FoxHammond - 25 Feb'05 - 11:29 - 332 of 344


This significant?:

30 Projects Frozen on Environmental Grounds (China)

http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/118317.htm

"On Tuesday, the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) announced the suspension of 30 large projects that have failed to meet environmental standards.

Twenty-six of them are hydropower stations, thermal-power plants and other energy projects, including two in the Three Gorges area, said Pan Yue, the SEPA's vice director.

One of the biggest, the Xiluodu hydropower plant, is in the area bordering Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, along a section of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It had involved an investment of 44.6 billion yuan (US$5 billion).

The Three Gorges underground power plant, with an investment of 6.997 billion yuan (US$846 million), is also on the list of frozen developments.

"The projects were halted because they failed to pass environmental impact assessments," said Pan, adding that they posed considerable threats to the environment.
"

FoxHammond - 25 Feb'05 - 11:32 - 333 of 344


more: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/

FoxHammond - 25 Feb'05 - 13:13 - 334 of 344


how many patents granted?

PKW - 25 Feb'05 - 13:41 - 335 of 344


I suspect that this will very soon be looked back upon as being a staggeringly obvious moment to have loaded up to the gunwales with VTI. All the signposts
are pointing in the same direction - this company looks to be on the point of
making a quantum leap forward. My guess is that we could achieve a share price
double this level within the next month if USA deals are announced and
Durlacher gets the institutions fully behind the company(which looks very
likely).

Scaleyman - 25 Feb'05 - 13:54 - 336 of 344


PKW I think u may b right.
Now do I remortgage the house or sell our lass??? Hmmmmm.

PKW - 25 Feb'05 - 14:21 - 337 of 344


Scaleyman - house first; we are gentlemen, after all!

show me the money13 - 25 Feb'05 - 15:38 - 338 of 344


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PKW - 25 Feb'05 - 15:52 - 339 of 344


The MMs will be very happy to take stock at these prices: my advice is
DON'T give it to them - there is huge upside here and soon imo.

northwards - 26 Feb'05 - 10:09 - 340 of 344


tipped in todays Mail...suggestion that a big US deal is on the cards and that institutions are buying...

stoaty1 - 26 Feb'05 - 10:38 - 341 of 344


what does the mail say please. this is a very exciting time.

Don Bosco - 26 Feb'05 - 14:38 - 342 of 344


"... So this is a long game. But Virotec is growing more confident. It has lined up a supply of 100,000 tonnes of the red mud from alumina refineries from which Bauxsol is made. This is a clear signal that it expects big orders ...

... the big break may be coming closer at last."

mcbainn - 26 Feb'05 - 15:44 - 343 of 344


There is much more evidence this time round than last June when the sp shot up. Rumours of deals with the major water companies were circulating and Numis giving a 50p target price and 100p long term which sounds realistic now IMO.

Just had a freebie read in Asda whilst shopping and the article in the Mail is pretty good and more than just a paragraph, a snippit from Don Bosco shows part of the piece.

Very nearly lost hope with these 2-3 months ago but stuck with the fact enviromental issues now are so high profile a business like this can only go from strength to strength with a product like this, of course IMO.

Good luck,

Nick.

VITAMAL - 26 Feb'05 - 18:35 - 344 of 344


From The Express

"There was heavy trading in water treatment firm Virotec International, up 3/4p, amid growing speculation a major deal in the US was about to be sealed"

kaziko - many thanks for this fascinating if voluminous outpouring - equivalent to bb leachate?!

my guess(fantasy?) financials delayed whilst Brian Sheeran flies US to sign deal with PennDOT, hence not published 24 Feb when they thought it would be done by - suggests delay good news to me.

happy reader off for comfortable sleep on soft pile of VTI shares

SD

my exact suspition, stockdog
would be even happier if it's something else, as we know PennDOT is in a pipeline

Has anyone any news regarding regarding new contracts?

Pretty dully presented half year report IMO - albeit showing solid values.

A bit of positive prospective news, like they're going to sell their loss making mining interests and concentrate on their chemicals operations, would have been nice. Maybe there's gold in them thar hills, so I hope the NPV justifies the continuing losses.

Di, I can hear her now, probably sees this as a great top up opportunity. She's right - sour grapes, no cash ;-( There seem to be some serious players out there who agree with me. See if I can rake some reserves up before the price tips up again.

SD

cheer up, guys

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/11340206.htm

this will bkow its load soon enough

hang onto your seats news isnt far off

im wearing a seat belt racing harness 3 buckles i dont take chances

However you like to be dressed for trading, GAGA44, I respect you.

Good luck.

SD