Pure Wafer on track but tariff changes hit shares
14th Jan 2013 11:01
Pure Wafer, which provides silicon wafer reclaim services, said it was on track to meet full year expectations after sustained growth in the semiconductor market. However, shares fell as the firm also said trading in its solar division remained challenging after UK politicians again changed the lev
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Pipehawk, Maxima Holdings, Low Carbon Accel...
22nd Oct 2012 16:59
Electronic systems development firm Pipehawk rose 2.6 per cent after it said the second half of the year had showed a great improvement over the first and the firm had managed to turn a half year loss into a full year profit. Revenues were £3.34m in the year to the end of June, with a profit after
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Acta, GW Pharma, Pure Wafer
1st Oct 2012 14:39
Clean energy products company Acta has announced the shipment of the first fully integrated fuel cell telecom back-up power system, incorporating Acta's onboard hydrogen generation for automatic fuel replenishment. The completed system has been shipped to Acta's Australian marketing and distribution
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Pure Wafer, Lombard, Oxford Catalysts...
30th Jul 2012 11:30
Pure Wafer, which provides silicon wafer reclaim services for semiconductor manufacturers globally, has said its results for the year ended June 30th are set to exceed current market expectations with an expected reduced loss before tax resulting from an increase in earnings before interest, tax, de
Read morePure Wafer gives positive trading update
26th Jun 2012 10:21
Pure Wafer said it was continuing to enjoy strong demand in the second half and was largely isolated from the eurozone storm. The firm, which provides 'wafer reclaim' services to semi-conductor manufacturers, said it was seeing increased demand mainly from the US and Asian markets, but also from a
Read morePure Wafer sales boosted by tsunami disruption
4th Nov 2011 16:07
Pure Wafer, a provider of wafer reclaim services to semi-conductor manufacturers, shaved almost $3m off its losses last year. The company's pre-tax loss narrowed to $5.1m in the year to 30 June from a loss of $8.0m the year before, on turnover that climbed to $29.7m from $24.8m. The events in Japa
Read moreLondon close: Strong finish to bad month
31st Aug 2011 16:39
The top share index finished the worst month since the financial crisis broke out in late 2008 with strong gains as strong economic data in the US whetted investors' appetite for battered shares. The purchasing managers' index, which measures industrial sentiment for the Chicago area, came in ahead
Read moreLondon midday: Smith & Nephew leads rally
31st Aug 2011 12:01
Shares have built on their earlier gains, though the rally is unlikely to be enough to prevent the biggest monthly fall since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008. Among today's big gainers is bid rumour-mongers' favourite Smith & Nephew. Latest talk has it that peer Stryker could be inter
Read moreJapanese tsunami benefits Pure Wafer
31st Aug 2011 09:35
Shares in Pure Wafer, a provider of "wafer reclaim" services to increase semi-conductor manufacturers' efficiencies, rose after it said growth in the semi-conductor market has been continuing. Leading foundries have been investing in new chip-making facilities, with some due to come on line this ye
Read moreSigns of hope for Pure Wafer
28th Oct 2010 15:21
Silicon wafer reclaim services provider Pure Wafer says that demand recovered in the second half of the year to June 2010 but it still reported a significant loss in the period. Revenues fell from $27.8m to $24.8m but they were down more sharply in the first half. The loss edged up from $7.82m to
Read moreSmall caps: Condor, Mariana, Eckoh...
6th Sep 2010 13:57
Shares in Condor Resources took off after the Central American gold explorer announced a swap of mining rights in Nicaragua with gold producer B2Gold. The swap will result in Condor becoming the biggest concession holder in Nicaragua's La India mining district, it said. Elsewhere in Latin American
Read moreLondon close: BP rally lifts Footsie
12th Jul 2010 16:38
BP was in the driving seat, helping Footsie to good gains as the oil giant's shares rallied on the back of bid talk and hopes that the beginning of the end of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is in sight. BP said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5bn from $3.12bn a week ago
Read moreLondon afternoon: Resource stocks hog the action
12th Jul 2010 14:24
Footsie kicked on over the lunch time session despite mining stocks continuing to be a drag on the index. Expectations of a firm start on Wall Street boosted sentiment while speculative buying has seen BP add to the morning's gains. BP said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen t
Read moreLondon midday: BP a bright spot in lacklustre Footsie
12th Jul 2010 12:01
Shares in BP have jumped on takeover talk and hopes that it is making progress as it caps the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but Footsie is little changed overall. BP said the cost of the clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5bn from $3.12bn a week ago and $2.65bn at the end of June, alt
Read morePure Wafer recovery continues
12th Jul 2010 08:34
Silicon wafer reclaim specialist Pure Wafer said trading has been broadly in line with management expectations as the industry wide recovery gathers momentum. The group warned however that revenues overall are down due to selling price pressure. "The shortfall in revenue has been, in the main, o
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