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https://www.graphene-info.com/japanese-researchers-use-graphene-form-new-approach-environmentally-friendly

https://beforeitsnews.com/v3/science-and-technology/2019/2959019.html

Max,

The Conservative party and the rest of Europe are signed up to zero emissions targets so irrelevant who the PM is or was

As long as the AM isn't a very leaky ship, we should be ok :)

Interesting podcast re infrastructure priorities for the next pm. Mentions zero carbon emissions target and comment from AECOM Chief exec that the company is ideally placed to lead the way from an industry perspective (19:50 onwards).

The other podcast of interest at the link concerns Social Value which uses a National-toms framework which includes a measure for "Protecting and Improving our Environment: To ensure the places where people live and work are cleaner and greener, to promote sustainable procurement and secure the long-term future of our planet". The point is made on how important it is for companies trying to win govt contracts to demonstrate their contribution to Social Value aspects in future; graphene would certainly help reduce the carbon footprint bigtime and hence no wonder it is high on AECOM's radar

https://www.aecom.com/podcasts/talking-infrastructure-podcast/

https://socialvalueportal.com/national-toms/

Just passing on CNBC explanation for POO rise

US Drone shot down reason for strong POO

Courtesy of rivaldo on the ADVFN BB

Swedbank's entire holding of 10,554,061 shares has just been reported as going through today in one trade: Https://www.xlmedia.com/investor-relations/significant-shareholders/ Hopefully this is an overhang that's been weighing down the share price - it's certainly good to see the share price immediately reacting upwards.

Sadly not applicable y the moment to VRS

I emailed LSE direct this morning re the Shanghai-London connect link asking whether it would be open to AIM listed companies and received the following response: "Many thanks for your question. At this stage only Premium listed issuers on the Main Market are eligible to list through Shanghai-London Stock Connect. We do hope that the programme will expand to a wider universe of issuers in the future and it is very much a long-term project".

We're gonna need a bigger boat :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT9BeGNnCqw

Jaytee, maybe right or perhaps stocks are quietly being acquired ready for the Chinese buy-in?

add....in the last 30 days whilst the sp was in free fall

12% rise over a 5 day working week period without news; rather surprised your first post on VRS expresses your impatience Gio?

Not sure whether this has already been flagged up

https://slatersentinel.com/news/2019/06/12/hurricane-energy-hur-earns-equal-weight-rating-from-analysts-at-barclays.html

Albi,fish most certainly do not drive trucks they prefer more traditional transport methods; seaHORSES, SAILfish, and SKATES spring to mind

Hopefully we will see a RNS confirming that SwedbankRobur Fonder AB has now sold all their holding and the sp can start to slowly climb back to where it should be on current valuation let alone any future reported profit uplift. The last RNS on 24/05/19 reported the Swedbank holding as 5.54% = 11,554061, the Baron Trader link shows that Swedbank's holding had reduced to 3.58% = 7,550,000 on 31st May 19 but no RNS has been issued and there has since been further heavy selling in June so they are probably out now.

https://www.barrons.com/quote/stock/uk/xlon/xlm

Innovate presentation link

http://www.versarien.com/files/3514/7879/4459/Kaylie_Smith_-_AAC_open_day_presentation.pdf

Interesting article, includes a reference to graphene infused polymers

https://www.aecom.com/without-limits/article/delivering-middle-east-construction-faster-smarter-and-better/

Am I right in thinking that Patrick's court case is today, in which case hope all goes well for him?

Yes looking forward to the next trading update. One of XLMedia's major customers has just published a very good trading update which has reflected favourably on other gambling groups sp such as GVC. Bit surprising therefore to see XLM sp reacting neagtively today.

888 Holdings Public Limited Company

Trading Update

888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment and solutions providers, is pleased to announce a trading update covering the period from 1 January 2019 to 18 May 2019 (the "Period").

During the Period, Group revenue increased by 6% on a like for like basis* (2% increase on a reported basis). This performance has been underpinned by increased marketing investment and the release of the Group's Orbit Casino platform, which together have driven new customer acquisition up by 20% year on year. The Group's strong momentum has continued across a number of the Group's global regulated markets driven by Sport (29% increase*) and Casino (13% increase*) partly offset by Bingo (flat*) and challenging Poker (28% decline*).



Further to the announcement of 888's 2018 Financial Results in March 2019, the Group has continued to achieve encouraging growth during the Period in the UK market with revenue increasing by 18% on a like-for-like basis* (8% increase on a reported basis). In line with the Group's UK customer focus, the vast majority of UK revenue has been generated by recreational customers.

Underpinned by this encouraging start to the financial year, the Board remains confident that the outcome for the full year will be in line with its expectations.



Itai Pazner, CEO of 888, commented:



"888 has enjoyed a solid start to the year with strong momentum in Casino and Sport across a number of the Group's major regulated markets. Whilst Poker has remained challenging, we were pleased to see an improving revenue trend in Q1 2019 against Q4 2018. In addition, we are very encouraged by a 20% increase in first time depositors across the Group's B2C business in the Period; this reflects 888's outstanding marketing capabilities and is a key indicator of our growth prospects.

As a diversified operator that owns its own technology, the Board continues to believe that 888 has a unique platform to deliver continued growth in the dynamic global online gaming industry."

Hi Dogberry101,

I don't know where where znshinesolar have previously acquired their graphene only that there will be a here and now increasing demand for it and as you point out, the consistent quality of the graphene will become more and more important.

The focus was on real world demand that was one of the criteria outlined in the Motley Fool article "why versarien could be the buy of the decade" written Feb 2018 (link and extract below).

https://www.fool.co.uk/investing/2018/02/20/why-versarien-plc-shares-could-be-the-buy-of-the-decade/

Worth the risk?

Clearly, Versarien won’t be to all investors’ tastes and nor should it be. Since it’s almost impossible to arrive at a valuation using traditional metrics, the company remains a high-risk, speculative play, at least when compared to your typical FTSE 350 stock. Its success depends to a great extent on the widespread adoption of the wonder material which could still be many years away.