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BIOM is ripe for a takeover - just to get at the cash. Only needs a percentage to be owned to have access to all that cash. Anyone know how much per cent would be required?

I agree with your comments. The net asset position should be around 18 mil considering the cash position, so the company is SP undervalued. However, I believe more effort should be concentrated on sales as the company is weak in the sales department and needs a couple of good sales people to drive the company forward. Having said that, it may be that enough raw material is not available to take care of more sales.

Absolutely. Multi-layer sealing film for single-use coffee capsules customer underway in January 2013 with some 40 tonnes delivered already. Excellent work from the sales team plus the single-use food-service products deal is progressing nicely. Possible synthetic biology research using BIOM intellectual property and possible funding from the UK government. I fully expect that the preliminary results on 27th March to show positive results and will be reflected in the share price which should be back up to the.24 levels seen in 2011 as the cash position is a lot healthier than it was in 2011.The Stanleyco RF machine is the cherry on top as it is going to sell very well as the world's thirst for optical fiber and plastics welding grows. IMHO, the current price is an opportunity to double one's investment in 6 weeks.

the MARCAP is 5mill and there is 6 mill in the bank in cash together with all the assets - could there be a take-over in the offing? Company looks cheap at the moment and with good management and willing staff this little gem could do well.

is looking very vulnerable to a takeover / buyout at these prices. The company is valued at 4.71 Mill at the SP, but the order book and T/O is 5 times the marcap. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the links - I did read them when they were last posted. To see the extent of marketing push by BIOM, I note that the BIOM video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BodnOBH6kk8 has only 3,304 hits. no wonder very few people have heard of their high temperature bioplastic. This video was uploaded in 2010. the video needs to go viral to get the message out there. Otherwise its like inventing the iphone but keeping it a secret.

http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/28245/biome-technologies-expects-sales-to-gain-momentum-as-year-progresses-update-28245.html

Part of my research into a company is to telephone the company and ask for sales or technical staff. I telephoned BIOM last year and I must have called on a very busy day as the receptionist could not find anyone for me to answer my questions and I actually telephoned them to pass a potential customer on to them. I did get a return call and realised that they need more sales people. If I was in the market for bioplastics, I would be alarmed at the slow response to a sales enquiry. I still hold BIOM shares, but the whole company needs to get into aggressive marketing and sales. My research shows that the classic oil-based plastic manufacturers are not very clued-up to BIOM products and a have a general lack of knowledge in the domain. I telephoned the General Manager in one plastics conpany with a T/O of 800M. His answer to my question of why does his company not use bioplastics is as follows: 1. Bio-plastics can be split into Bio pre cursors and bio additives that degrade plastics in land fill or water courses. 2. Bio pre cursors are things such as Bio-MEG or bio ethylene which are used in place of their petrochemical equivalents and hence have a lower Carbon footprint. 3. Bio additives tend to be expensive and are regarded by our customers as very much a longer term alternative and a lower priority to other actions such as recycling. They also have the disadvantage of turning long carbon into short carbon and hence ADDING to the CO2e burden in the atmosphere. Indeed some degrade by turning materials into methane which is some 14 times more damaging than CO2e. 4. Some Bio plastics have been discontinued (eg PLA) as their properties are just simply not suitable. 5. The development of all this is controlled by our customers and in general the rule is that the conventional alternative pricing cannot be exceeded. Obviously, this prospect needs educating to BIOM products. I passed this info onto BIOM but I don't know if BIOM followed up this lead.

5:44 - Shares in Biome Technologies (BIOM) slipped more than 15% despite the company almost halving its operating losses from £1.9 million in 2010 to £1 million in 2011. The group's cash position stood at £2.4 million, along with a two-year debt facility of up to £2 million agreed in May 2011 "to support the continued growth of the group". "Legislative changes and a growing acceptance of bioplastics as a viable replacement for oil based products means we remain excited about the future for the group and are confident we can continue to grow market share in a growing market and build on the momentum seen in 2011," said chief executive Paul Mines.

broker Daniel Stewart featured Biome Technologies (LON:BIOM) in its ‘Morning Notes’. The company reported a 42 per cent revenue rise for the full-year to £19.1 million today and a substantially reduced operating loss, in line with its January trading statement. The biodegradable plastics specialist narrowed the operating loss in the twelve months to December 31 2011 to £1 million from a £1.9 million loss a year earlier, which was ahead of its expectations. Daniel Stewart has a ‘buy’ rating on the stock and is targeting 0.41 pence a share, giving it more than 100 per cent upside from the current level of 0.185 pence. Analyst Edward Hugo pointed to the cautious outlook statement for current year, which reflects the continued concerns in the European region. “As such we have reduced our forecasts slightly.” “However, in a market growing annually at 20% we are still expecting impressive revenue growth and a swing into EBITDA profitability for FY 12,” Hugo added.

http://www.angelnews.co.uk/article.jsf?articleId=13123

For the newbies, the MMs mark the price down to buy stock and they keep marking it down because they know where all the stops and limits are because they own the book and the information you cannot see. The MMs can mark a share to zero to get you to sell them your shares. When the MMs have enough shares, they want to sell them so they mark the price UP and keep marking it up to create a buying frenzy. This is a game of chicken and you will always lose if you panick. BIOM is a company that has come through the last few years and has increased their turnover and profitability. The numbers are good and will increase in value. The problem in all the share markets is the gamblers into CFDs and hedge funds that manipulate the markets very quickly. This drives the market and has nothing to do with company fundamentals. I reckon that BIOM has predators and will be taken over. after all, its only 8 million squid to buy the company.

I think the Prelims and trading Update due 29th of March will be interesting and BIOM should be into profit. Only 8 million to buy the whole company... makes you think...

Japan is pioneering super-conducting cable to run DC electricity around the world. The ambition is to have an electricity grid similar to the Internet. Sunlight into your cellar? Yep, now possible with fibre optics. great for growing plants, indoor photovoltaics and efficient lighting - better office lighting with the sun and without the heat.

Sounds good to me - agreed. The CEO of Total France said today that it is only a matter of time before gasoline will hit 2 euros per litre. Oil is going up which will help BIOM to be more competitive. THe oilies are going to extract as much cash as possible over the next five years as new technolgies for producing electricity mature. Only 1% of the Sahara desert is requred to produce all the world's energy needs from solar energy. France is building a huge solar power station in Marocco and will link Europe and North Africa to the grid. Fibre optics will be used to flow sunlight into buildings and lots of other places to power a PV array. this means that fibre optics will be used to 'run' electricity and can do it over long distances (Electricity over glass). Yessiree, BIOM's fortunes are from their fibre furnaces technology. Bio-plastics are the icing on the cake. Bioplastics will work with a) high oil price and b) legislation. New oil finds in Africa and the Gulf of Mexico (Cuba, Bahamas) will ensure supply. BIOM is cheap at the moment and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see a bid from an energy / telecom company soon who have the funds to ramp up BIOM output. IMHO, DYOR...

within 3 months. And this will be due to the fibre optic furnaces that are being bought to meet the demand for fibre optics.

Telecom carriers. This report discusses telecom fibre deployments, carrier capex, and broadband access developments. The conclusions show how much the telecom industry’s fibre demand will be driven by FTTx projects and multimedia revenue opportunities. In 2007, FTTx applications consumed 43 million km of cabled fibre – half the amount installed for terrestrial telecom applications and 38% of all single-mode applications, including telecom, CATV, private network, and other non-telecom applications. In 2013, FTTx applications will use 72 million km of cabled fibre, which will be 43% of all single-mode applications.

bioplastics side of this company, the immediate growth product is fibre optics. emand for optical cable remained strong through 2011, despite some late-year uncertainties over economic growth, which were triggered by concerns over debt levels in several European markets. World shipments of optical cable provisionally totalled 202 million fibre-km in 2011, up 9% from 185 million in 2010. Although the international trade data that was posted as of early January 2012 was not complete for Q4 2011, the available data show that cable imports and exports remained strong – at levels comparable to Q3 2011 – in almost every market. Even in Europe, where a potential financial crisis is most worrisome, growth was up 11%, with quite a few markets showing solid double-digit gains. The one large market with disappointing growth in 2011 is India, where two large government-funded projects experienced delays. Key developments affecting fibre and cable manufacturers last year included a surge in US demand, fuelled by federal funds under the government’s 2009 “Stimulus Act.” In Europe, more of the major carriers are making progress with FTTx deployments, including FT in France, DT in Germany, KPN in the Netherlands, and BT in the UK. In Asia, China’s three main operators not only maintained a high level of demand, but also contributed to 6% year-on-year growth over the base level of 83 million fibre-km in 2010. Japan effected a quick recover from the March disaster. And Brazil’s growth continues to be one of the most remarkable stories, rising 33% in 2011, after a year of 67% growth in 2010.

Excellent news - many thanks!

is now valued at half BIOME's turnover - absolutely incredible for a company that is selling bioplastics to the london olympics and are manufacturing as much as possible.