Plastics Capital Share News (PLA)

Plastics Capital To Acquire China-Based Creasing Matrix Manufacturer For GBP2.7M

Plastics Capital Says Trading Broadly In Line With Market Expectations

Plastics Capital founding shareholder reduces holding

Richard Vessey, the founding shareholder of Plastics Capital, sold a slice of his stake in the niche plastics products group. Vessey, who is also a Non-Executive Director, disposed of 142,809 at 81.50p each, generating £116,389. He now holds 2.47m shares in the company, equal to 8.98% of the issue

Plastics Capital trading in line with market forecasts

Plastics Capital on Tuesday posted a trading update for its third quarter, showing results in line with market expectations. The niche plastics product group said trading conditions were stable since announcing interim results and little change was expected in the near term. "Demand in Europe rema

Plastics Capital in triple contract win

Plastics Capital, a niche plastics products group, has successfully converted two design projects for plastic ball bearing assemblies into orders. The first is for a US security camera manufacturer and the second is for an Israeli manufacturer of swimming pool equipment. The firm expects that t

Plastics Capital plunges as founder shareholder leaves board

Plastics Capital, which owns a portfolio of small companies making niche plastic products has seen its share price plunge in morning trading after revealing falling profits and revenues and the departure of a founder shareholder from the board. The firm has four main subsidiaries: Bell Plastics; BN

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Plastics Capital, a niche platics products group, has said it expects its result for the full year to 31 March 2012 will be in line with market expectations, despite sales continuing to be affected by the aftermath of the Thai floods. The firm said profit margins have remained good, cash flow has be

Sector movers: SABMiller toasts management change, beverages higher

The beverages sector is going well today, helped by brewing giant SABMiller, famous for its Miller- and Peroni-branded lagers. The company revealed on Monday that Domenic De Lorenzo, who is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and development, will join its Group Executive C

Global recovery boosts Plastics Capital sales

Speciality plastics maker Plastics Capital said it benefited from customers restocking in the global economic recovery as it posted a rise in profits in the year to 31 March. Pre-tax profits rose to £3.59m from £1.79m the previous year on revenues that were up to £33.5m from £26.7m, said the compan

Plastics Capital poised to meet targets

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

Plastics Capital ahead of expectations

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

Plastics Capital jumps on figures

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

UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: E-Therapeutics Seeks Pharma Alliances

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

UPDATE: Plastics Capital To Hire Staff On Strong Order Book

(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

UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Chloride Up As Emerson Trumps ABB

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