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if this was won in competitive tender their margin would be about 3-5%. it also carries risk and they could lose money, just look at Balfour Beatty. it doesn't say how long the construction period is so that margin could be spread across a long period. That said, to win a project of this value is good going

Anyone watching all these director share purchases and stake building by the Abu Dhabi's

1:10 share consolidation

This is defiantly a case of following the right people in the right place at the right time. I agree this could be enormous or will need lots more cash. I'm in and looking to top up on weakness

Great news. This could be enormous. Products coming to market this year!

has anyone else read the presentation on the website. such great potential here, but funding will be required in bucketloads. With their advisory board they are right at the forefront to access opourtunities

Huge purchase, showing their intent

Wonder if news is imminent. Good rise today on quite small volume

is anyone else watching this share? directors dealings and stakebuilding going on

Since becoming involved with the Company in September the new management team has resolved all outstanding creditor issues through a CVA and changed the Company’s name to Cientifica Plc. The investing policy of Cientifica Plc is to invest in and build companies applying graphene, but not to produce graphene itself. Graphene is still attracting significant interest, both from the markets, as shown by the recent Applied Graphene Materials plc flotation and the increasing number of graphite miners seeking to link themselves with graphene, and also from certain companies who are promoting graphene as a commodity which can be actively traded. Our belief, based on our experience with other nanomaterials, is that the price for all forms of graphene will only be driven down as capacity increases and production technologies improve. We are aware of and have visited several Far East companies whose production capacity is an order of magnitude greater than anything in Europe or the USA.We have identified a number of applications of graphene which will allow us to target major markets. These are applications where graphene has the potential to introduce game changing technology and for which we have already identified potential customers. We are in discussions with a number of parties in respect of such opportunities, the results of which we hope will be announced in due course. In the final quarter of 2013 we also commenced relationships with a number of graphene businesses in the Far East, the US and Europe with a view to ensuring that we have a scalable and high quality supply of graphene and access to highly skilled partners for developing the graphene based materials which we will require. We also initiated discussions with a number of academic institutions whose expertise and infrastructure would allow us to develop graphene applications faster and at lower cost than working alone. With over €1 billion of funding going into graphene research in Europe alone, we believe that the current opportunities we are pursuing are just the tip of the iceberg. Our contacts and our extensive academic network give us a window on the future applications of graphene. This allows us to identify applications early and build significant value by securing and developing them. Our capability in developing early stage nanotechnology businesses, combined with our academic network also allows us to minimise risk.Whilst we believe that 2014 will be another year of graphene related excitement, we will continue to focus on bringing real applications of graphene to market. We believe that this is the best way to build a long term sustainable business and to repay the confidence of our investors. With best regards and best wishes for a prosperous and happy New Year. Tim Harper CEO