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covgaz,
You could be close. I've been in three companies in the past(FGN, MARL & recently HGM) where unexplained falls occur just before a bid. All those three bids were less than most shareholders expected, but were accepted by shareholders as the premium looked attractive when compared to the reduced SP. I wouldn't be surprised if a £1 bid came in and was accepted.
This could be taken private , the market is giving DCTA no room for error whatsoever. No sales in the news is being gnawed away at the SP , it needs sales.
Could be massive in the right hands , I would be afraid of the biggest shareholder here.
i think the tarmac project could be just as big as the batteries, so many projects to pick from.
Patrick soon-shiong doesn't own 28.89% for no reason.
https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/905644/biotech-billionaire-patrick-soon-shiong-raises-stake-in-graphene-maker-directa-plus-905644.html
I know the link is from September 2019 but the same hold true today.....
BTW, they are selling their masks in local pharmacies(Slight discount to their website prices), the latest being
https://www.farsalute.it/2020/10/29/mascherine-grafene-gcomask-proprieta-antivirali-e-antibatteriche/
On Directa social media they say "Soon in other pharmacies ??" (Europe/Africa emoji )
*shouldn't be far off
Sounds like the full commercial agreement of selling to NexTech should be far off. The Tons of Graphene GC mentions is a huge figure!
100% agree on the PR. What are Tavistock doing?
I did like GC mentioning the news pipeline coming next; it keeps investors happy and brings in new ones.
Watching the news today regarding efficacy of different face masks. A missed opportunity not sending Which Magazine one of their masks, who are on the news today.
Just can't understand why Directa are not selling their masks by the millions, as if everyone was wearing them(I wear mine all the time) the outbreak would be far less than now. If only people were aware that these Graphene masks also protect the wearer, not just protecting other people!! That's clearly also down to a lack of PR!
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/10/which-face-mask-tests-reveal-huge-differences-in-filtration/
Worth saying twice!
The battery tech could be v significant, priced in tons of graphene for directa!
He could do with updating the market on mask sales rather than just saying significant.
Not sure if we have a background seller as any sale is NT but could buy when I last looked. They traded through last lock down as part of chemicals sector and many employees could wfh so I don’t think it’s COVID. Also we usually hold up during turbulent markets.
Setcar revs should be financing the business by now + a big cash injection from masks. Would also expect asphalts to benefit soon from government infrastructure spend.
Gosh there are so many shots on goal; come on GC get the PR rolling!
Trek
Sorry , 72p...
Not sure what goes on with this share cadellin. Only good reports yet the sp is very weak ....constantly. Only a few paltry sells sends this down big style , 7% down is a shocker last week on a sell of £800.
I did buy more as I said on weakness , but alas at 78p!!
I will sit tight as I suspect this will take off big style one day , it all looks good on RNS's , lets hope it comes true and they sell some of the promises.
buy board going back a few days yet we are once again languishing -3p today on only buys today . This share should be at least a multiple of what it stands today.
Thought I'd posted this, but seems to have disappeared
GC interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCYoi1uSI8g&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Proactive
Cenkos note : "We understand that Directa Plus’s pristine defect free nano platelets significantly outperformed other materials tested by NexTech, a testament to its unique production process where platelets are exfoliated from graphite without creating waste or using any chemistry"
NexTech Website : "Incumbent Li-ion technology is reaching physical limits of specific energy after years of development, and the future electrification of transportation will rely on significant increases in specific energy and safety with dramatic reductions in cost. NexTech’s Li-S technology has the potential to more than double the Wh/kg of incumbent Li-ion technology, while providing unparalleled safety and cost advantages. Our Li-S chemistry does not exhibit thermal runaway, unlike Li-ion, even under catastrophic abuse tests such as short-circuit, puncture, and bullet impacts. Our technology also does not rely on expensive strategic metals, such as cobalt, but rather uses inexpensive and abundant sulfur as the active material. Our continuously increasing patent portfolio covers all areas of cell technology, such as solid-state electrolytes for optimal cycle life and enhanced safety and cathode architecture for unparalleled specific energy (Wh/kg)."
https://nextechbatteries.com/technology/
GC interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCYoi1uSI8g&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=Proactive
Cenkos note : "We understand that Directa Plus’s pristine defect free nano platelets significantly outperformed other materials tested by NexTech, a testament to its unique production process where platelets are exfoliated from graphite without creating waste or using any chemistry"
NexTech Website : "Incumbent Li-ion technology is reaching physical limits of specific energy after years of development, and the future electrification of transportation will rely on significant increases in specific energy and safety with dramatic reductions in cost. NexTech’s Li-S technology has the potential to more than double the Wh/kg of incumbent Li-ion technology, while providing unparalleled safety and cost advantages. Our Li-S chemistry does not exhibit thermal runaway, unlike Li-ion, even under catastrophic abuse tests such as short-circuit, puncture, and bullet impacts. Our technology also does not rely on expensive strategic metals, such as cobalt, but rather uses inexpensive and abundant sulfur as the active material. Our continuously increasing patent portfolio covers all areas of cell technology, such as solid-state electrolytes for optimal cycle life and enhanced safety and cathode architecture for unparalleled specific energy (Wh/kg)."
https://nextechbatteries.com/technology/
No sales , no news , drip drip. So much for the masks.
Well done silver , at least you're happy.....
Bailed out a couple of days ago, ploughed it into Vela,glad i did.
Will keep watching and might be back one day
GLA
No I agree,it's certainly a news orientated share.
I'm sorry but somethings not right here. 1 trade of £860 for a 7.14% drop? Doesn't add up to me.
performance, which runs on for the next 2 FY's. Fingers crossed for some decent margins. Good news, worthy of an RNS. Perhaps we'll see a small tick-up today on the back of it....... I hope.
Hi Silver,
No idea what you mean. Covid aerosoling = filtration = dcta tech.
Re adv, wouldn’t touch it. I stay away from UKCS as it’s to politically unstable. Brexit, indi vote, fiscal changes etc. Places like Ghana and Tanzania are better for business. Think about it.
Atb
Trek
Trek
More terrible news is there no end !!
Anyone had a look at ADV ?
CDC change guidance on covid - say it can now travel more than 6 feet via aerosoling.
https://youtu.be/sOXTnJ9Dz5c
So need to take it out of the atmosphere or all wear mask and goggles!
Trek
"After the launch of this special mask, Directa Plus is also working on a collection of graphene clothing and accessories, taking advantage of the antiviral properties of the material."
https://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Economia/grafene-di-como-test-ok-unefficace-barriera-per-bloccare-il-covid_1372590_11/
Yes frustration is the key here , like I said before if it stayed steady fine , but piddly little sells just keep eating away at it..
It has been said before and noted the shares with a quiet board seem to take off before the noisier ones , lets hope.
Promise to stop moaning now for at least 6 months , and thanks once again for the links.
Certainly holding and may add if it keeps get trimmed.
Spot on Trek and to have our largest shareholder as one of the authors of this paper...well...