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3 Apr 2012 10:18

Investors ponder Hong Kong stake in PureCircle

Natural sweetener supplier PureCircle hit a 52-week high after a new investor took a significant stake in the firm. Hong Kong outfit Wang Tak paid just over £9m for a 4.95% stake in PureCircle which specialises in stevia, a herb which can act as a non-calorific sweetener. Stevia is widely used as

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29 Mar 2012 11:10

Pure Circle takes hit as it runs down investories

PureCircle, the plant-based sweetener producer, left a sour taste in investors' mouths as an exceptional charge saw interim post-tax losses almost double. Sales in the six months to the end of December advanced to $15.2m from $13.6m in the second half of 2010, but that made little difference to los

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30 Jan 2012 16:02

DS Smith non-exec tops up his stake

Chairman of the Audit Committee at DS Smith, Jonathan Nicholls, has bought £74,366-worth of shares in the recycled packaging firm. The purchase, which saw the non-executive buy 32,309 shares at 230.17p each, comes less than two weeks after the firm launched an agreed bid for the second largest pack

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14 Nov 2011 12:09

PureCircle gets sweet news from EU

PureCircle, the maker of plant-based sweeteners, saw its share price rocket on Monday following the announcement that its stevia-based sweetener has been given regulatory approval by the European Union (EU). Stevia is extracted from the leaves of plants and can be used as a no-calorie alternative t

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8 Sep 2011 16:08

Sector movers: Retailers rise after results impress

The retailers were in demand on Thursday afternoon, defying a generally gloomy outlook for the UK consumer, after some pleasing results from giants Morrison and Home Retail Group. Supermarket chain Morrison's focus on value - and longer opening hours - helped it post sales and profits ahead of expe

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7 Sep 2011 14:39

PureCircle expands European presence

Plant-based sweetener maker PureCircle is expanding its European presence with the opening of a new European headquarters in London. The firm has also signed a UK distibution agreement with Prinova Europe, which provides ingredient and flavour solutions to the food, feed and wellness industries.

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6 Jul 2011 09:18

Sales rise on the cards for PureCircle

Plant-based sweetener maker PureCircle expects a 70% rise in sales in the second-half of 2011 helped by its key beverage customers and added that it expects to be cash flow positive, reflecting a reduction in inventories and higher sales. The positive net cash flow will result in a reduction in net

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1 Jul 2011 07:15

Firmenich deal sweetens Pure Circle

Plant-based sweetener-maker Pure Circle has reached a global distribution agreement with the world's biggest fragrance and flavour company Firmenich. Under the agreement Switzerland-based Firmenich will have exclusive rights over NSF-02, a flavour modifier developed by Pure Circle to be used in com

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1 Jul 2011 07:03

London pre-open: Flat start in store

London looks set for a quiet end to what has been a buoyant week with City traders expecting the Footsie to open more or less unchanged. There is not much corporate news to generate enthusiasm, and with the Greek can of worms kicked further down the road, the macro-economic scene is looking placid

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17 Jun 2011 16:33

London close: Greek talks bolster late recovery

As European leaders seemed to come closer to a solution to the Greek crisis, sentiment was lifted across the continent with markets finishing higher across the board. Despite a poor start, London equities got a boost in the late morning period, helping the Footsie back above the 5,700 mark. A strong

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17 Jun 2011 12:03

London midday: Stocks fight back on Eurozone hopes

The leading share index has hauled itself into positive territory as hopes rise that European leaders will bring the Greek debt situation to a resolution. Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy called on a new rescue package to be agreed upon as quickly as possible. In corporate news

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17 Jun 2011 08:30

London open: More losses as Greek crisis continues

Share prices continue to head south as the Greek debt crisis rumbles on. Sentiment has not been helped by comments from Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, who said that Greece is "almost certain" to default on its loans which would push the US economy towards recession. In corporate n

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17 Jun 2011 07:17

PureCircle to book one-off cost of up to $15m

Sweetener maker PureCircle said it expects to book one off costs of $10-15m in 2011 after it scaled down production and reduced inventory levels to match current demand and to improve operating cashflows. Group operating cashflows and net debt at 30 June 2011 are expected to be in line with expect

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18 Apr 2011 17:05

Bankers chairman pockets £2.75m

The chairman and co-founder of Bankers Petroleum, Robert Cross, has sold half a million shares in the company for a whopping £2.75m. The Canada-based oil and gas group reported Monday that Cross sold 500,000 common shares for 549.69p each on 14 April. Last month, Bankers reported a 97% surge in oi

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25 Mar 2011 18:26

BG finance director cashes in some chips

BG has been a star performer among the giant oil and gas companies, thanks to its stake in the huge oil finds being made offshore Brazil and its finance director has decided to take profits on his stake in the company. Barely a week goes by without any new discovery in the Santos basin, with BG's

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