Has anyone any ideas as to why this stock has powered head today. I noticed that it moved slightly up just before close yesterday.

About time that it moves. I guess most people are out of this dog......

anyone here got an inclination of why the s.p. is reversing...having stated progress was being made within the company...

watcher

SEE POST 65. HAPPY NEW YEAR

China has launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags today by banning supermarkets and shops from handing out free carriers from June 1st.

China uses up to 3 billion plastic bags a day, the most in the world. But people fail to dispose of them properly, wasting valuable oil and littering the country, China's cabinet announced on the central government website.

"While providing convenience to consumers, they have also caused serious pollution, and waste of energy and resources, because of excessive use and inadequate recycling," the State Council said.

Late last year the town of Shenzhen unveiled draft regulations to ban free plastic bags in its shops.

Shopkeepers fretted that customers might be turned away and others accused the government of making residents shoulder the costs of environmental protection.

Part of the new rules seem similar to the Shenzhen plan, stating that from June shops, supermarkets and sales outlets would be forbidden to offer free plastic bags and all carriers must be clearly marked with their prices.

"We should encourage people to return to carrying cloth bags, using baskets for their vegetables," the notice said.

In addition the manufacture, sale and use of bags under 0.025 mm thick is banned from the same date, with fines and confiscation of goods and profits for firms that flout the rules.

Rubbish collectors were urged to separate plastic for reprocessing and cut the amount burnt or buried.

The move brings China in line with a growing international trend to cut back use of plastic bags. From Ireland to Uganda and South Africa governments have experimented with heavy taxes, outright bans or eliminating the thinnest bags.

Degradable plastic which 'self destructs' after as little as six months in any environment - land or water - which also emits no methane, even when buried. Is it too good to be true?

Following recent comments about tackling the growing problems of plastic waste, Symphony Environmental wants to point out that there is already a form of plastic which could solve many of the problems people find so worrying.

It is called oxo-biodegradable (oxo-bio) plastic is the answer. It makes plastic bags degrade completely and to a pre-set timespan, from six months onwards.

It also emits no methane even when buried in a landfill. As oxo-bio bags 'self destruct' automatically at the end of their lifespan, they disappear altogether even if they are not collected, either on land or in water, leaving no harmful residues.

However, if collected, they can be recycled. They can also be incinerated for energy recovery. Oxo-bio plastic is not made from crops or potential food stuffs, like some of the biodegradable plastic alternatives, and thus is no threat to the world's food chain.

The technology used to make oxo-bio bags is still comparatively new and many people are not yet fully aware of its capabilities. All too often it is confused with the starch-based (hydro-bio) alternative, which does emit methane, cannot be recycled and cannot be programmed to destruct to a pre-set lifespan.

Symphony Environmental has developed an oxo-bio additive, which when added to most forms of plastic at the manufacturing stage, changes its behaviour and gives it ithe properties of oxo-bio plastic.

Organisations using it in at least one application include Tesco, the Co-op, Walmart, the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, the World Wildlife Fund and the Soil Association.

The use of oxo-bio plastic bags could dramatically cut the amount of long-term plastic waste left lying around in the streets, or polluting the countryside, our rivers and the sea - perhaps even obviating the need for a ban on them, or for other restrictions.

Symphony Environmental

So when's the market and the World in general going to wake up to this and re-rate the SP accordingly??

UK smallcap Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC said it is 'wrong' to ban plastic bags altogether, citing they are so light, strong, durable and convenient, adding plastic bags and products with a useful life of 5 years or less should be made oxo-biodegradable instead.

Symphony has over the past seven years made very large investments to create and develop an additive which, when added to normal polymers at the manufacturing stage, renders them oxo-biodegradable.

Oxo-biodegradable plastic bags pass the tests prescribed by American Standard 6954 and they degrade to carbon dioxide, water and biomass within a few months on land or in water leaving no fragments or harmful residues, the company said.

3 MARCH 2008

perhaps we will see a good climb back if and it is an if the company can make progress under the cloak of biodegradable agreements with big companies...anyone who has held these knows the potential...

watcher

Looks like they have jumped on the SEO band wagon the sp is up but no volume.

It doesn't need to be a bandwagon driver as SYM has the technology and the products!

queen1
I didn't mean about their technology but the way their RNS's read. SEO's RNS "Stanelco Welcomes Media Debate" and SYM RNS THE PLASTIC BAG DEBATE both not price sensitive but both have sent the sp up.

This just MM's making hay - why wouldn't they even on zero-volume? ( although wasting time in their lunch hour). . . .

IF Eco-plastic is "news" - then punters will pay "more" for it . . .don't be suckered-in - this outfit as well as SEO are running on empty -
Now watch the volumes rise!

driver - fair enough, I misinterpreted what you meant.

hangon - As stated above, SYM has the technology and the products and one day you won't be able to get a plastic bag in the UK for love nor money unless it's eco-friendly so I'm happy to sit tight and wait.

Oxo-biodegradable plastic bags pass the tests prescribed by American Standard 6954 and they degrade to carbon dioxide, water and biomass within a few months on land or in water leaving no fragments or harmful residues, the company said.

If this is true whats the cost of these bags in comparison to a normal plastic bag? Retailers should be crying out for them. Hard cash savings will intrest the commercial boys.

Symphony is also developing innovative waste-to-energy technology and is
exploring opportunities where there is a demand to convert plastics, tyres and
other waste streams into valuable products by cost effective processes.



Further information on the Symphony Group can be found at
www.symphonyplastics.com and www.degradable.net Further information on
oxo-biodegradable plastic can be found on www.biodeg.org

At last, some good news! :-

Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC
10 April 2008



For Immediate Release 10th April 2008

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC

TIGERBRANDS - SOUTH AFRICA
LAUNCH d2w(R) OXO-BIODEGRADABLE BREAD PACKAGING

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc ('Symphony' or 'the Company'), the
degradable plastics and waste-to-energy Group, is very pleased to announce the
following sales success with Albany Bakeries by its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Symphony Environmental Ltd.

Albany Bakeries of South Africa, a subsidiary of the leading food company Tiger
Brands has a substantial share of the national bread market and owns 12 major
bread plants that produce Albany Superior; Olde Cape; D'light and Everyday bread
ranges. Albany bread is the group's biggest user of packaging and has launched
Symphony's d2w(R) oxo-biodegradable plastic packaging for all their bread
products. Tiger Brands is one of the largest food producers in the world to
commit to reducing the potential for plastic pollution by their packaging.

This packaging is being manufactured for Albany Bakeries in South Africa by
three of the largest plastic producers, using high-speed machines and Albany
Bakeries' new d2w(R) oxo-biodegradable bread bags will mean that around 3,000
tonnes of packaging will no longer be contributing to the accumulation of
plastic waste in the environment.

This breakthrough into the South African food-sector was achieved through
Symphony's nominated distributor, Self-Destruct Plastics, who report that
current sales for Symphony's d2w(R) additives and products have exceeded all
their expectations.

Meghan Draddy Packaging Development Manager - Grains: Cereals; Milling & Baking
of Tiger Brands (South Africa), said:

'We are pleased to announce our ground-breaking co-operation with Symphony
Environmental Limited to protect the environment from the accumulation of
plastic waste. Following three years of discussions, trials, testing and
performance analysis, Tiger Brands has become South Africa's first national food
company to tackle the litter and plastic-waste pollution unavoidably resulting
from bakery operations.

Although plastic is the best packaging option, its reputation is tarnished by
the fact that plastic manufactured in 2008 will outlive those who make it; but
d2w(R) additives and products change all that. By this decision Tiger Brands has
set a path for others to follow. Up to 3,000 tonnes of potential litter and
waste per year will now degrade and then biodegrade, within a short timescale,
leaving no methane, no fragments and no harmful residues.'

Commenting on the product launch, Michael Laurier, Chief Executive of Symphony
Environmental Technologies plc, said:

'We are delighted to be jointly announcing with Tiger Brands this major
environmental breakthrough. This is extremely important news for South Africa
and sets an excellent example to many other users of plastic packaging
throughout the world. In addition to bread bags, a carrier-bag, a heavy
shrink-wrap, or a plastic bottle, can be made if using our standard d2w(R)
degradable plastic technology to totally self-destruct within a period of
between 6 months and two years (depending on environmental conditions) instead
of polluting the land and the sea for decades.'

We expect this important step to be the first of many developments in South
Africa. Symphony's d2w(R) degradable plastic technology is rapidly becoming
known as the market leader throughout the world and with South Africa's
progressive attitude on environmental issues we are delighted to have increased
our participation in this important market.'

For further information, please contact:


Symphony
Michael Laurier, CEO Tel: 020 8207 5900
Ian Bristow, FD

HB Corporate
Rod Venables Tel: 020 7510 8600

yes,about time we had some decent news from Sym, need a positive update on Sym Energy business, also an upside when results released.

also need some buys......no sells.......and some sunny days....then back to 18p

watcher

this was the stimulus i needed to average down today, hope it holds and rises slowly back up

I see at last some good news. Is this a juggernought starting to move? Could the biggest retailer in the world be interested? What a coup would it be if these bags could get into Wal-Mart. Surly they are the biggest user that would see the benefit.