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website link
http://www.stanelco.co.uk/index.htm

not really a good double bottom but it is building a support base, which it has touched twice now. Old march resistance is becoming supprt. Head-butting the 50 EMA and is nicely above the 200 EMA which gives the long-term trend. The 200 EMA is crawling upwards. Stocks always come back to the 200 EMA at some time, so IMO this is a good time to buy with a risk/reward of 2/8 in the short-term

MACD is showing positive divergence ie a higher low which is different to the two recent stock lows

insider in case you think I am ramping. I don`t. I always say what I see. No ifs and buts in my posts on any stock

Snip, I may agree it is unproven as a d/b as yet, but if it is so proven (next week?) it will be a good'un IMHO. I especially like the gap-ups on increased volume appearing in both the interim reaction rise and the recent rise.

As I said above, we need to see it exceed the 22p resistance by which time it will have cut up through all remaining dma's and we will be back on a nice up trend line drawn from the trough of mid-Feb (and early April) the top of which channel is about 35p as the next peak over the following 6 months - approximately reflecting the Theory of Evolution from July's note.

Fundamentals and charts in synch on a well managed company with such readily understandable potential in an essential and increasingly government-encouraged field of endeavour make it a good key holding for me. I'm looking for 1.47 by December 2009 - 60% pa compound return on my investment.

BTW - a propos the debate about Starpol, Greenseal and ASDA - my understanding is that only Greenseal is subject to ASDA's exclusivity; Starpol has no such restrictions.

sd

SD Hi,

Your right in saying that no company has an exclusive deal on Starpol yet, but that could change very soon(Tuesday ?), because of one important factor ....

"Stanelco's RF sealing and welding technology can be used to process starch polymers without the degradation or cross-linking caused by other methods such as thermal processing, which can render the material unsuitable for food and pharmaceutical applications"

.... so the only company in a position to benefit from Starpol 2000, is ASDA, because they have Greenseal, and can seal without cross-linking the polymers. ASDA are therefore probably the only company trialling Starpol 2000 for food packaging, and they will be the only one's buying Starpol 2000 for food packaging in the UK, before ASDA exclusivity expires next year.

The USA is still wide open, and I still do not think Howard is interested in a Wal-Mart exclusivity, now that AEIS and Premier are in a position to rollout to several retailers supply lines simultaneously, and that we have(soon!) Biotec TPS to sell there too. Hopefully we will get an update on USA plans, on Tuesday, either by RNS, or by shareholder question time.

Cheers,
PM

Hi All,

USA is feeling the pinch from oil prices, and it must be big in the minds of those at boardroom level in all the USA food retailers, hopefully Greenseal and Starpol will be big in their minds as an answer to the oil problems ....

Cheers,
PM

Oil to keep stock investors on edge
Sat Aug 27, 2005 6:01 AM ET

By Scott Malone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the summer of discontent over runaway oil prices comes to an end, stock investors will pore over key U.S. economic data, including Friday's August payrolls report and retailers' monthly sales figures, for signs of how big a toll crude's surge has taken on the economy.

With oil hitting a record $68 a barrel this week, Wall Street's fear is that consumer spending and corporate investment will suffer. When companies and individuals have to devote more of their available cash to pay more for gasoline, electricity and other energy costs, that leaves less to spend on business equipment, clothing or other items.

"With the increased focus on the potential of an economic slowdown, driven by the higher energy prices, anything that comes out of the economic data to either support or refute that is going to be key," said John Caldwell, chief investment strategist at McDonald Financial Group, of Cleveland.

SCHOOL BELLS, FACTORY WHISTLES

On Thursday, major U.S. retailers will report August sales, providing a gauge of consumer spending during the key back-to-school shopping season.

The same day, August U.S. car and truck sales are due, with economists expecting a decline from July levels. A report on personal consumption also is due on Thursday, with the forecast calling for a gain, according to economists polled by Reuters.

The consumer confidence index for August from the Conference Board, a private research group, kicks off the week's economic calendar on Tuesday. The forecast calls for the index to slip to 101.5 from a previous reading of 103.2, according to economists polled by Reuters.

July factory orders, due on Tuesday, are expected to drop, compared with a previous month's gain.

In contrast, the Institute for Supply Management's August index of U.S. manufacturing activity, due on Thursday, is expected to show a slight pickup in pace from July.

If a weaker-than-expected reading comes in on any of these data points, Wall Street could take that as a sign that high oil prices are weighing on the economy

Oil's surge to yet another record this week took a toll on the major U.S. stock indexes. On Thursday, U.S. crude jumped to $68 a barrel, the highest price since oil futures started trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange in 1983.

For the week, stocks fell, giving up their mid-summer gains. The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average finished the week down 1.5 percent, while the broad Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 1.2 percent, and the tech-laced Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.7 percent.

"A lot of the short-term action is dependent on oil prices," said Michael Metz, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer & Co., of New York.

On Friday, though, U.S. oil prices retreated late in the day on expectations that Hurricane Katrina would bypass oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico. NYMEX crude for October delivery settled on Friday at $66.13 a barrel, down $1.36.

IF OIL EASES ...

A drop in oil prices from their current peak would likely drive stocks higher in the week ahead, strategists said. They also noted volume is likely to be light in the coming week, with many traders trying to squeeze in final vacation days.

"My guess is we've seen a little bit of a blow-off on oil and it's going to be a little bit more of a hospitable climate, as far as oil prices are concerned," Metz said.

Nabi cited a historical trend as a reason to expect oil prices to ease.

"I go back to late 1979 and 1980, at the point when oil had the last spike in price," said Stanley Nabi, vice chairman of Silvercrest Asset Management in New York. "Oil stocks ignored that spike. That's exactly what they are doing right now ... This is an indication that maybe we are going to have a peak here in oil prices."

The American Stock Exchange index of energy companies, which usually rises with oil prices, has fallen 5 percent in the last two weeks as crude has hit new highs.

Still, if oil prices continue their rally, it could signal trouble for equities.

"If we saw them continually ratcheting higher, that would be a negative for stocks," McDonald Financial Group's Caldwell said. "Investors do feel that energy prices matter."

JOB GROWTH CUTS BOTH WAYS

On Friday, the Labor Department's employment report is expected to show that U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 190,000 jobs in August, according to economists polled by Reuters. In July, the economy added 207,000 nonfarm jobs.

"I think the data will be supportive of good, solid employment figures," Nabi said.

But he warned that positive numbers can be interpreted in different ways.

"Employment will be solid. Then the naysayers will say that also means that the Fed is going to have its marching orders from the employment data to further raise interest rates."

The data will dominate the week's agenda, with the wave of quarterly earnings reports from U.S. companies near its end. Only four S&P 500 components due to report next week, including jeweler Tiffany & Co. (TIF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and tax preparer H&R Block Inc. (HRB.N: Quote, Profile, Research)

So far, 402 of the 482 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings have met or beaten analysts' forecasts, with the group as a whole running 4.3 percent ahead of consensus estimates, according to Reuters Estimates.

(Wall St Week Ahead runs weekly. Any questions or comments on this column can be e-mailed to: scott.malone(at)reuters.com)

The Daily Telegraph on Monday intend to list company shares on their share page, in their sectors in descending order according to performance since the start of the year. On checking todays share price listings, Stanelco should come out on top in their sector.
This should bring SEO to the notice of many potential investors who have either never heard of them or at best know little about them. Anything that brings a company to public notice for the right reasons, can't be bad. The next best performing company, by share price in SEO's sector is about 50% behind.

Greekman Hi,

Nice one, well spotted :)

Loads of action Monday then, EGM, other possible news, and star status in The Daily Telegraph .... cool !

Cheers,
PM

Starpol need not be tied to the ASDA deal because, I believe, it can be used for forming trays (with or without lids) and can be used for lids on traditional heat-sealing machines without modification to them. Only when used for RF lid sealing is Starpol limited to the ASDA exclusivity and that only in the UK.

Nicely spotted, greekman.

sd

Personally SD, I think that your prediction for the SP to be around 1.47 by 2009, is dependent upon current EVO estimates. Personally if SEO's portfolio accelerate customer adoption then I feel that this 2009 price will be somewhat alot more. We don't know how quickly the ASDA UK greenseal is progressing. The figure of several hundred could take all of 12 months or maybe sooner/longer. The crux of it is how the States react to this technology and who will adopt it and how fast.

IMHO

Kong

SD Hi,

Open trays is a good point, we could see the trays used for vegetables or fruit etc.

I don't see that Starpol 2000 can be seen to be used in any 'sealed' food packaging without Greenseal though, due to the cross-linking of polymers, which would occur within a film or within a tray, so this bit "and can be used for lids on traditional heat-sealing machines without modification to them" I would take as not the case.

Good thinking on the open trays though :)

Cheers,
PM

Lifeway gets into Wal-Mart; shares soar - UPDATE 2
AFX


CHICAGO (AFX) - News that it cracked into the aisles of the world's largest retailer sent shares of Lifeway Foods soaring as much as 20% Friday.

After Thursday's closing bell, Lifeway said that it has begun to distribute its milk and soy-based 'kefir' beverages to a limited test market of up to 17 Wal-Marts in the Chicago area

While the company doesn't expect nationwide distribution at Wal-Mart anytime soon, Lifeway said it is 'hopeful this limited store distribution is successful to a point where we can then move to supply a larger number of Wal-Mart stores nationwide.'

Shares of Lifeway climbed $2.09 to close at $16.18 after touching an intraday high of $17.69. The stock hit a 52-week high of $18 and change last week after starting the year in the $7 range.



This story was supplied by MarketWatch. For further information see www.marketwatch.com.

What else does Lifeway supply ?

Loads of action Monday then, EGM, other possible news, and star status in The Daily Telegraph .... cool ! Its a bank holiday on monday, LOL

Looking V. +V 4 the Wk a Hd!

Do try and keep it short, someuwin!

sd, sum ppl r far 2 busy !!

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nxt wk!!!!!!!

what action on monday? isnt it a bank holiday?