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

well, that's alright , then!!

Nothing new in this article from Food Production Daily.com - but more exposure for SEO

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/news-ng.asp?n=60066-stanelco-markets-new

Baza

Hi All,

Some general news items, handy 'big picture' stuff ....

Cheers,
PM


Despite the relentless attacks on Wal-Mart by community groups and labor unions, the local benefits provided by Wal-Mart far outweigh the costs, say Harvard University business professor Pankaj Ghemawat and business consultant Ken Mark.

http://www.ncpa.org/newdpd/dpdarticle.php?article_id=2148




Another future target for Greenseal and Starpol 2000 ....
Woolworths Ltd., Australia's biggest supermarket company, increased second-half profit 21 percent after cutting costs for supplying its grocery stores and buying a liquor retailer (The Australian Woolworths isn't related to London-based Woolworths Group Plc, which was founded in 1909 as part of its U.S. parent's expansion, or Woolworths Holdings Ltd., located in Cape Town, South Africa.) Chief Executive Roger Corbett has automated ordering systems and reduced inventory to cut costs as he battles Coles Myer Ltd. in Australia's A$70 billion-a-year food, liquor and grocery market.

http://www.freshplaza.com/2005/22aug/rn2_au_woolworths.htm




Supermarket rivals face off in China

French hypermarket giant Carrefour will face new competition in China when its U.S. rival Wal-Mart opens its first branch in the city of Pudong. The two chains arrived in China just a year apart -- with Carrefour making the first debut there in 1995, reported France's Le Figaro newspaper Friday. Carrefour has opened 62 stores in China and is expected to open four more by the year's end. Arkansas-based Wal-Mart opened its 48th store in China this week, and is expected to open to others in the near future. The American chain is expected to open 12 to 15 stores by the year's end, Le Figaro reports, and reach 90 by the end of 2006. For the moment, however, Carrefour leads the competition in China, with sales estimated at $1.94 billion annually, Le Figaro reports.

http://www.freshplaza.com/2005/22aug/rn2_cn_walmartcarrefour.htm





Tesco to open 20 more Malaysian stores over five years

The British Tesco supermarket giant plans to expand substantially in Malaysia, opening 20 more stores within the next five years, a report said Sunday. Tesco -- the world's third biggest retailer after US giant Wal-Mart and France's Carrefour -- operates in 12 countries in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.

http://www.freshplaza.com/2005/22aug/rn2_my_tesco.htm

Fairly old news but worth posting.
Wal-Mart to Open 365 New Stores in 2005


http://journals.aol.com/mbergdahl/Wal-MartCompetition/entries/806

Written by mbergdahl

Gives breif but good info re the Walmart intentions re new stores ect opening this year.

here we go.

again.

Aaaaah - but its Tuesday tomorrow - and you never know what might happen - maybe an RNS??

i don't think so , baza. i hope i'm wrong , but i think we are just going to have to wait for the egm statement.

baza, take a look at icu. got some last week and it's doing ok. could be a good one.

Hi All,

Anyone watch the close today ????

The mid shot up to 1p up, then dropped back to .5p up, then back to 1p up, then back to .75p up, and all in the space of a minute, and the bid and ask were the wrong way round, and both below the mid at one point !

I reckon the 1m, 1.5m and 600k are all buys, so only .5m sold today.

Blue start tomorrow, buying on speculation of news next tuesday, could be 28p by friday, following a similar rise on the speculation of a Wal-Mart or Tetrapack deal at the beginning of May '05 :)

Next weekend is going to be one VERY long weekend for SEO shareholders :))))

Cheers,
PM

paul

suggest you watch the closing auction which will explain your post.

http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/84/0c035984.asp

SELECT Packaging Systems has released the G.Mondini E365 tray sealer, designed to meet the needs of small to medium size manufacturers.

I take it that the G.Mondini is the same as the one linked to Stanelco.

PTH Hi,

Yeah, but what a weird series of price moves for SEO, I have never seen it move to such extremes, so quickly.

Cheers,
PM

Greekman Hi,

Yes that is correct, but does this machine have RF ?

Cheers,
PM

Greekman Hi,

This piece is from one of the links at the bottom of that page, and has some very useful information on tray lidding, MAP, and environmental issues for tray lidding plastics.

Cheers,
PM


Lifting the lid on tray technology

The fast-growing trend towards convenient and immediate eating by time-starved consumers has not spared tray and lid manufacturers. Arjun Ramachandran writes for Packaging.

http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/a6/0c0312a6.asp

Paul, morning.

Yes did see the other article. Makes very interesting reading. It all points to the fact that all companies are looking increasingly to lower cost, more environmentally friendly and better appeal to the customer. RF re SEO fits the bill nicely. Although cant find out any mention of the G.Mondini E365 tray sealer, having RF can't see any reason why it can't be adapted if not already so. Makes you wonder how much info is going to be released next Tuesday. Could and I stress could be a hat full.

Good link Paul

Pity SEO and Biotec, Greenseal and Starpol didn't get a mention by name in that article. However, it is encouraging to see that there is a tsunami of opinion and demand for more environmentally acceptable packaging products developing which will be good for SEO's future business.

Questions for those who may be attending the EGM.

Can you please ask the directors as to what their (private) water cooler discussions indicate the future individual contributions to the group's turnover and profits will be from Greenseal, Biotec, Starpol and Frogpack?

And whether they think the latest forecast of EVO indicating a 6m pbt against an earlier one of 11.6m pbt is realistic or just over cautious. Or would they amend that upwards?

What percentiage of the Greenseal business is likely to come from the US, Europe, Asia (including India and China) and the rest of the world.

It would be useful if those attending had a full list of questions to ask and then shared them amongst themselves, ticking of the questions as they go to ensure that all are covered. They would, therefore, have to identify themselves as posters to these boards, perhaps by having their board posting names on their lapels. A source of interest and probably humour for others no doubt.

The oily one

Good link Paul

Pity SEO and Biotec, Greenseal and Starpol didn't get a mention by name in that article. However, it is encouraging to see that there is a tsunami of opinion and demand for more environmentally acceptable packaging products developing which will be good for SEO's future business.

Questions for those who may be attending the EGM.

Can you please ask the directors as to what their (private) water cooler discussions indicate the future individual contributions to the group's turnover and profits will be from Greenseal, Biotec, Starpol and Frogpack?

And whether they think the latest forecast of EVO indicating a 6m pbt against an earlier one of 11.6m pbt is realistic or just over cautious. Or would they amend that upwards?

What percentiage of the Greenseal business is likely to come from the US, Europe, Asia (including India and China) and the rest of the world.

It would be useful if those attending had a full list of questions to ask and then shared them amongst themselves, ticking of the questions as they go to ensure that all are covered. They would, therefore, have to identify themselves as posters to these boards, perhaps by having their board posting names on their lapels. A source of interest and probably humour for others no doubt.

The oily one

Oops! Sorry about the double post guys. I hit the back button and say that it had "disappeared" and so posted again.

I am a muppet.

The oily one

morning all. oily, don't be so hard on yourself. good questions and hopefully sharesure , (he is going to the egm) , will ask them.