Nanoco lights up after signing agreement
5th Oct 2012 17:00
Nanoco Group, which develops and manufactures cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, has signed a follow-on joint development agreement with one of the world's largest lighting companies. This agreement follows the successful completion of a joint development agreement with the same li
Read moreLondon pre-open: Doubts about further Chinese stimulus
20th Aug 2012 07:43
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up five points from Friday's close of 5,852, having gained 18 points during Friday's session following positive data from the US. Over the weekend it was reported in Europe by the Handelsblatt newspaper that the European Union could appoint the European
Read moreNanoco wins three government grants
20th Aug 2012 07:13
Nanoco, the AIM-listed manufacturer of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, has won three grants from the UK government worth almost three-quarters of a million pounds. The grants, which total £736,000 together, were awarded by the UK's innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board
Read moreBBA Aviation boss jettisons incentive plan shares
3rd Apr 2012 16:02
Shares in aviation support service group BBA Aviation are a few pence off their 52-week high, so it was not a bad time for Group Chief Executive Simon Pryce to get shot of a pile of shares awarded under the firm's long term incentive and bonus plans. Pryce jettisoned 323,613 shares at 215.55p each
Read moreInvestors go quantum dotty as Nanoco's costs rise
26th Mar 2012 11:22
Nanoco, the Manchester based firm which is trying to become an industrial producer of quantum dots, says cost rises have led to a pre-tax loss in the six months to the end of January. Quantum dots, in case you were wondering, are tiny particles of matter which act as semiconductors. Probably their
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Provexis, CareTech, Nanoco ...
14th Feb 2012 10:12
Sports nutrition specialist Provexis said an industrial scale production of Fruitflow powder, was successfully completed in 2012. Fruitflow is Provexis's tomato extract which inhibits platelet aggregating and therefore reduces the chance of heart disease. Provexis has identified a potential applic
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Low & Bonar, Nanoco, BP
18th Oct 2011 06:30
Low & Bonar makes specialist meshes and other coverings for use in civil engineering projects such as coastal defences, and also the artificial grass used in sports grounds. As such, it cannot expect to be immune to macro-economic trends. But, for now, overall demand is "robust" and the group is con
Read moreNanoco triples losses after growing admin costs
17th Oct 2011 11:30
Nanoco, a firm which makes tiny semi-conductors, saw its losses more than double, primarily as a result of the costs associated with setting up the Runcorn manufacturing facilities and commissioning the plant. Revenue for the year ended July fell slightly from £2.9m to £2.6m, but after administrati
Read moreSector movers: No appetite for Premier Foods
10th Oct 2011 15:21
Premier Foods is leading the food sector lower after RBS has downgraded its rating on the maker of Hovis bread from buy to hold and cut its target price by a whopping 84% following the group's profit warning on Friday. The food manufacturer revealed that third quarter results were "significantly b
Read moreNanoco's Japanese relationship heating up
3rd Oct 2011 11:46
Nanoco Group, a firm which makes tiny semi-conductors, has agreed to continue its relationship with the Japanese company Tokyo Electron to develop cheap solar cells. The technology involves creating so-called "cadmium free quantum dots". In normal English this means manufacturing incredibly small d
Read moreSector movers: Nanoco lifts tech stocks higher
5th Apr 2011 16:48
The technology hardware and equipment sector is being lifted by AIM-quoted Nanoco, which makes cadmium-free quantum dots used in lighting and solar panels. The company announced today that following the completion of its material joint development agreement with a major Japanese electronics group,
Read moreNanoco wants £15m for expansion
27th Jan 2011 18:09
AIM-quoted Nanoco, which makes cadmium-free quantum dots used in lighting and solar panels, is raising up to £15m. A share price will be set after a bookbuilding exercise. Nanoco had net cash of £4m at the end of 2010. Nanoco has commissioned the production lines at its new factory in Runcorn. Th
Read moreHotel Corporation director finds room for shares
3rd Nov 2010 17:39
Barclay Douglas, a director at the Hotel Corporation, an investment company set up to invest in four star hotels, has upped his stake in the company. He bought 50,000 shares at 60p a time, paying a total of £30,000. Following the purchase he has just over 220,000 shares, or 0.44% of the company.
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Standard Chartered, SABMiller, Hardy...
19th Oct 2010 06:41
Is Standard Chartered the world's best bank? It has been said in some quarters, and quite seriously. StanChart has grown profits year on year and, while it didn't exactly laugh in the face of the financial crisis, it sailed through it more smoothly than virtually any other Western bank. On 15 times
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Brady, i-Design, Nanoco, Rambler Metals
18th Oct 2010 10:26
Brady, which makes software for commodities traders, is to provide its integrated software to BTI Bulk Trading International (BTI), a Swiss-based trading company involved in dealing in fuels for power generators, cement and steel factories and base metals. Shares in i-design, which makes adverts fo
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