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If the day traders went on holiday for two months and all the shareholders held tight with no more buying or selling, the MMs will have to reverse their current strategy fo creating a day trading market. All the MMs are interested in is their commissions each time a edeal is made. So, no deals, no commission. The MMs are running the city and the institutions are staying liquid and keeping out of the markets because of the instability created by the MMs. It is time to take back control and kick the spivs out of the markets. BIOM shares are worth 2 pence at 10x p.e. This is the SP I see next summer.

Revenues in the Bioplastics Division increased from £8.5m to £12.9m in the nine months to 30 September 2011. This was comprised of revenues of £5.3m at Biome Bioplastics and £7.6m from 3rd party sales at the Biotec joint venture in the period.

Biome Technologies has appointed Declan Brown as group finance director. Brown was previously chief financial officer at V.Ships Capital and has held senior financial positions at Philip Morris Limited, and Sappi Fine Paper plc, the world's leading producer of coated fine paper. He will be joining the board in November. Sue Bygrave is resigning from her position as finance director to pursue other opportunities and will leave the company at the end of October.

The Government is looking at a tax on carrier bags in England after the number of shopping bags handed out by supermarkets rose for the first time in five years.

that bioplastics are beginning to be used in the supermarket. Danone Actimel is being sold in containers made from 95% cane sugar plants. I saw bottled water in a bioplastic container - can't remember the brand though.

Speaking about the Zero Waste strategy Paul Law, MD Biome Bioplastics said: "It is good to see that the government has recognized that a coordinated strategy is required in this area. Demand for Biome Bioplastics has been accelerating in continental Europe for some time, now we look forward to taking an active part in driving sustainable growth in the UK”. http://www.biometechnologiesplc.com/news/30/biome_bioplastics_and_the_uk_government_039_s_zero_waste_strategy.php

please complete the questionnaire at: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=PLASTICBAGS and have your say. Help the planet and help the BIOM SP at the same time. great idea!

There is a new European Directive on packaging and are currently consulting with the general public, businesses and public authorities. Here is an excerpt :With respect to the biodegradability of packaging products, Annex II of the Packaging Directive provides for essential requirements, including a specific requirement on biodegradability, that packaging products must fulfil in order to be placed on the EU market. According to the Packaging Directive, biodegradable packaging waste shall be of such a nature that it is capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, biomass and water. THE full article is here and you can have your own say: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=PLASTICBAGS

just found it on the 5th May....

not in an RNS? http://www.europeanplasticsnews.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1304929888&q=BIOME UK-based Biome Technologies said that Q1 trading exceeded expectations – revenue for the three months to March was £5.6m, a jump of 113% compared with the same period last year. This reflected a 96% increase in bioplastic sales made by Biome Bioplastics, a 110% increase in third party sales from the group’s joint venture, Biotec, and a 179% increase in sales in Stanelco RF Technologies division. Biome Bioplastics saw a significant increase in the demand for its portfolio of products in the first quarter of 2011. According to the company, in addition to growth with existing customers, it has been particularly encouraging to see an increasing number of new customers beginning to purchase significant quantities of bioplastic as they make their own product launches. These new customers are based in both Europe and the Americas and cover a number of sectors including horticulture, electronics and food, it added. Did anyone else see this?

Hambledon Mining plc (AIM: HMB), the Kazakhstan gold producer, today provides an update on the latest set of drill results received from its substantial underground drill programme at Sekisovskoye. Results from the drill campaign during March and April 2011: Seventeen drill holes completed to date, all have intersected gold mineralisation Over 2,730 metres drilled of planned 25,000 metre operation Key mineralised intersections include: Hole D66 – 18m at 3.66 g/t Au Hole D133 – 15m at 4.0 g/t Au Hole D67 – 1m at 10.9 g/t Au The results from completed drilling continue to show increases in overall width of mineralisation when compared to the drilling undertaken in the 1990s and historically by the Soviet exploration programmes. These width extensions lead to an increased volume of economic mineral resources.

of having a million shares in a company. Sure feels good. Cheers!

Biome was notified on 13 May 2011 of the following purchase by a person discharging material responsibilities: Paul Law, managing director of the Bioplastics division, purchased 3,875,969 ordinary shares at 0.258 pence per share on 13 May 2011. Following this transaction, Paul Law's total shareholding in Biome is 20,694,560 ordinary shares, representing 0.35% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company. In addition, Paul Law has unexercised options over 49,288,525 ordinary shares in aggregate. Paul Law also has an interest in the Company's shares through his participation in the Company's Public Equity Plan under which he was granted 140,000 points on 4 October 2010 (further information is set out in the Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements).

Well done to BIOM for the encouraging results in the two divisions. A company that is going forward in difficult times is good news. the raw material shortage is the fly in the ointment. For the bioplastics but that can change by sourcing new supplies and legislation to maintain those supplies. Wouldn't surprise me to find a takeover bid this year from an oil company, to either mothball it or make it fly.

I had a reply from Walkers crisps from my email requesting information about using biodegradable plastics. Here is the full reply for everyone. Dear Parpaing, Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding the packaging we use for Walkers crisps and snacks. Walkers have started our journey to use renewable materials. In 2007, Walkers became the first company in the world to display a carbon reduction logo on our core Walkers range, and as part of our commitment to become a more sustainable business we want to use packaging that is either “renewable / recyclable or bio-degradable” by 2017 ultimately our aim is to be able to use packaging that has a holistic sustainable benefit for our planet. Our parent company PepsiCo is researching a range of different packaging technology that could deliver this and in 2010 were able introduce packaging made from 1/3 FSC (forest stewardship council) paper laminate. You can find out more about our commitments via our website at: http://www.pepsico.co.uk/purpose/environment/environment-factsheets/walkers-and-the-environment I do hope that I have been able to help resolve your enquiry. Regards Karen De Burle Customer Services Hopefully, Paul Mines is aware of this sales prospect. Cheers from sunny france!

http://www.scrapmonster.com/news/drastic-changes-await-bioplastics-use-in-packaging-industry/9/286

IMHO, after looking at this company in depth, the sales are only governed by the amount of material that BIOME can produce. If they could scale up to meet the market demand, then the sky is the limit. Now that Pepsico and CocaCola have taken the lead, the bottled water industry should be buying BIOME's plastics for their press and blow moulds. The beauty is that bottle manufacturers don't have to invest in new equipment. They simply change to bioplastics. Check out this link and open your mind to the prospects that BIOM has. then call all your manufacturing mates that use oil-based plastics and lobby them to change to our bioplastics. Simples! To answer mannan's question and without being accused of ramping, I think that 30p is very possible within 8 -12 months. I will sell when it is a £1. it is all a question of BIOMe's sales team. they need to be out there and selling. I wouldn't mind a job as a salesman here in France because the sale is a no-brainer vis-a-vis the price of oil now. However, i am well aware that 'change' can be hard to implement.

“This is the beginning of the end of petroleum-based plastics,” said Allen Hershkowitz, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council and director of its waste management project. “When you have a company of this size making a commitment to a plant-based plastic, the market is going to respond.” PepsiCo Inc. unveiled a new bottle Tuesday made entirely of plant material that it says bests the technology of competitor Coca-Cola and reduces bottles’ carbon footprint Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2011/03/16/3036657/pepsico-unveils-100-plant-based.html#ixzz1HEbtOIs6

Soft drinks group Britvic has said that the soaring cost of oil-based PET in its bottles, steel ans sugar will hit profits this year. Prices for plastics products are set to continue rising as a result of continued increases in raw materials costs, the British Plastics Federation has warned. Yesterday’s warning came on the same day that plastics supplier DuPont announced further price rises of as much as €2,000/tonne. * Print Article * Email This Post BPF warns on plastics product price rises as Du Pont reveals hikes up to €2,000/tonne Josh Brooks, February 17, 2011 Be the first to comment on this article Prices for plastics products are set to continue rising as a result of continued increases in raw materials costs, the British Plastics Federation has warned. Yesterday’s warning came on the same day that plastics supplier DuPont announced further price rises of as much as €2,000/tonne. BPF director general Peter Davis said: ”All product sectors, be they plastics building products for construction and infrastructure projects, packaging for food distribution or technical components for the automotive and aerospace industries, have been hit and desperately need to pass the increases on to maintain viability’.’ ”Some grades of Polyethylene and Polypropylene have increased by 70% and 80% respectively since January 2009. 2011 will bring little let-up in input costs for the plastic packaging industry, the head of the British Plastics Federation has predicted. In comments to Packaging News on the BPF’s outlook for 2011, director general Peter Davis said that the high raw materials prices and problems of availability would be an “ongoing concern” in the year to come, while energy prices would continue their upward trend. BASF said demand for bio-based and biodegradable polymers was improving and the market was growing at a rate of more than 20% a year. neos Nova has announced a second increase in polystyrene prices in a month putting more raw material cost pressure on plastic packaging manufacturers. In a brief statement today, Ineos said it was raising the price of general-purpose polystyrene (GPPS) products in Europe by a minimum of €110 a tonne, effective 1 February.

the brokers are investment advisors and as such have institutional clients. First Columbus is an M&A , capital raising and strategy advisor. Daniel Stewart is an AIM advisor. could mean anything really. What springs to mind is that BIOME wants to get things moving - either more capital for expansion, M&A, institutional investors - who knows? Have to wait and see ....☺