Biome Tech Regulatory News (BIOM)

4 Jan 2005 11:06

Stanelco PLC04 January 2005 4 January 2005 Stanelco PLC Directorate Change Stanelco is pleased to announce the appointment of Terry Robins to the Board ofStanelco as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect. Terry has aspecific remit to assist the company in achieving final commercialisation of itstray lidding product suite, which is currently undergoing full commercial trialswith a number of companies including Asda. Terry spent over 30 years working for J. Sainsbury plc, latterly as PackagingInnovations Manager. Terry was involved with the commercialisation of numerousnew packaging developments at J. Sainsbury plc. Terry is a Director of Robins Packaging Consultants Ltd and Biopac UK Ltd. Thereare no further disclosures to be made under 16.4 of the Listing Rules. Ian Balchin, CEO of Stanelco plc commented: "We are delighted that Terry has accepted this position and strengthened ourBoard. We have been working closely with Terry in his capacity as a consultantand subsidiary board director for a number of months. He has been instrumentalin the tray lidding product suite since its inception and is the right man todrive forward the commercialisation of this exciting proposition." ends For further information please contact:Ian Balchin, Chief ExecutiveStanelco PLCTel: +44 (0)2380 867100 Jonathon Brill/Billy CleggFinancial DynamicsTel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 Notes to Editors: Stanelco was founded in 1953 and is a world leader in the development of radiofrequency technologies for processing polymers for edible and packagingapplications and the design and manufacture of optical fibre technology,induction heating and dielectric welding equipment. The Company's current corebusiness is the manufacture of optical fibre using Radio Frequency (RF)technology. Stanelco has been applying its technology to other markets. Currentdevelopments include biodegradable air cushion packaging, sealing of low-costconventional plastics for food packaging, water-soluble detergent capsules,foamed starch trays, edible sachets and waste packing. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange