Plastics Capital poised to meet targets
18th Apr 2011 08:14
Aim listed niche plastic products manufacturer Plastics Capital said it currently expects full year results to be in line with market expectations. Sales concluded the year strongly, the group said, while profit margins remained satisfactory. Cash flow generation has been strong and debt has contin
Read morePlastics Capital ahead of expectations
21st Feb 2011 08:33
AIM-quoted Plastics Capital says that its figures for the year to March 2011 will be ahead of expectations. Trading conditions are improving for the plastic bearings and products manufacturer and volumes are much higher than the same period last year. Raw material prices are rising but this has be
Read morePlastics Capital jumps on figures
6th Dec 2010 16:48
Shares in AIM-quoted Plastics Capital jumped by one-fifth after the niche plastic products manufacturer reported a higher profit and a fall in borrowings. Revenues rose £12.9m to £16.3m in the six months to September 2010. Gross margins were slightly lower because the company is passing on higher
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: E-Therapeutics Seeks Pharma Alliances
29th Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps E-THERAPEUTICS PLC (ETX.LN), a U.K. drug developer, said Tuesday its focus this year and next will be on clinical trials of its experimental medicines an
Read moreUPDATE: Plastics Capital To Hire Staff On Strong Order Book
29th Jun 2010 14:45
(Adds executive comment, share price, detail.) By Hannah Benjamin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Niche plastics products manufacturer Plastics Capital PLC (PLA.LN) Tuesday said it will begin hiring staff for the first time in 18 months, as its order books are their strongest
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Chloride Up As Emerson Trumps ABB
29th Jun 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. (EMR), a U.S. power and industrial-automation company, Tuesday returned with a sweetened offer to buy CHLORIDE GROUP PLC (CHLD.LN) f
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Salamander Energy Abandons Dry Vietnam Well
29th Jun 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC (SMDR.LN) said it has plugged and abandoned the Tom Su Lua-1X exploration well offshore Vietnam after it turned out to be dry.
Read morePlastics Capital Swings To FY10 Profit; Says Order Books Strong
29th Jun 2010 08:39
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Niche plastics products maker Plastics Capital PLC (PLA.LN) Tuesday swung to a full-year pretax profit, boosted by a foreign exchange gain, and said its order books are stronger than at any other time in the last 18 months. The firm is starting to hire production staff again
Read morePlastics Capital trading continues to improve
26th Apr 2010 15:10
Plastics Capital expects full-year results to be in line with market forecasts as trading continues to improve. Sales concluded the year strongly and order books are now at significantly higher levels than the average experienced over the last year, the group said. Export markets have strengthened
Read moreTrend improves at Plastics Capital
19th Nov 2009 11:54
Plastics Capital, which makes niche plastic products such as cables for electric fences, posted a sharp fall in pre-tax profits in the six months to September 30, compared with the same period the previous year, though the results were much improved from the intervening half year period. Pre-tax pr
Read moreLondon close: End of road for winning run
21st Sep 2009 16:21
London's six-day rally ended Monday after banks were sold on fundraising talks and as miners retreated on weaker metal prices. Part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) was the biggest faller on reports it is mulling a share issue of between £3-4bn to reduce its dependence on the UK gov
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Tanzanite One, Plastics Capital, PetroNeft...
21st Sep 2009 08:19
Tanzanite One, which mines for the eponymous gemstone in Tanzania, fell into losses at the interim stage as revenues tumbled in line with tanzanite prices. The firm posted a pre-tax loss of £1.3m, compared with £3.9m over the same period the previous year, as revenues fell to £4.9m from £20.9m. Pl
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