Arcontech Share Discussion Threads

[rcktmn] 06/9/2005 09:35

yes, Hope it the share price a lift... the news comes at a good time... now needs to get some good publicity etc.,

[melchor] 06/9/2005 09:34

Excellent news, ... yet no market response ... strange.

Unfortunately i'm short of cash!

[base97] 06/9/2005 09:31

Morning all, RNS Re AIG, Japan re alliance agreed. May give the stock a "kick" Rgds.

[melchor] 22/8/2005 09:47

Yes, a move down on a BUY at 1.15p??

[plast] 22/8/2005 09:31

another move down , woops will this ever get going.

[marmiesz] 15/8/2005 10:15

Almost doubled my money but this still has some way to go I feel,

Marmie

[plast] 14/8/2005 23:56

good to see a move up in the price.

[very quick] 12/8/2005 12:09

I wondered how long it would take them to delete the 500k/X trade at 3.77p

[humphbumph] 12/8/2005 11:22

Seriously envious I am.

[humphbumph] 12/8/2005 11:22

My goodness, VQ. Your posts are utterly fantastic. I wish I were as good as you.

[very quick] 12/8/2005 10:43

500K/X trade at 3.77p????????????????????????HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcktmn] 12/8/2005 09:22

Biggish buy yesterday.. offer up 1/4 this morning...something's stirring at last !
Perhaps share price is going north and we're gonna get some good news soon !?

[gilessimpson] 12/8/2005 08:11

Zoom in to FOREIGN IPOs

A list of 7 companies all brought to the market by Ascent capital

6 have been the subject of RTOs, TRP the most recent, yesterday.

Only one remains now CHIAN RESOURCES (CHN)



1.25p/2.0p

market cap £1.6m

100m shares in issue

Directors own 50% and locked in for at least 12 months

Admission to AIM in Feb 2005. Due to new AIM rules they only have 12 months to find an investment. Expect news of a takeover very soon. DYOR

[grupo guitarlumber] 11/8/2005 10:47

Arcelor still interested in Ukraine's Krivorozhstal

PARIS (AFX) - Arcelor said it is still interested in Ukraine's Krivorozhstal
after the government announced the launch of the privatisation for the country's
leading steel producer.
"In 2004, Arcelor said it that it was interested in Krivorozhstal during the
original privatisation process. The group is still interested today," said an
Arcelor spokesman.
The original attempt to sell-off the steel company was aborted in the midst
of political turmoil surrounding the 'Orange revolution' which swept president
Viktor Yushchenko to power.
Yesterday the process was reopened, with bids above 2 bln usd accepted until
Oct 17. Officials said the sales of the 93.02 pct stake in the company will
partly take the form of an auction, with bidders able to raise their initial
offers once the results of the first round are announced.
Earlier today, Spanish daily La Gaceta de los Negocios reported that Arcelor
had launched a bid for the Ukrainian group along with five other companies.
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[grupo guitarlumber] 29/7/2005 08:15

ING Raises Arcelor EPS Estimates

Friday, July 29, 2005 3:02:18 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires



0648 GMT [Dow Jones] ING raises Arcelor (5786.FR) '05 EPS to EUR4.08 from EUR3.86 and '06 to EUR3.33 from EUR2.98 after steel giant reported strong results Thursday. Analyst Alain William says "steel fundamentals are clearly improving" and praises group's strength in booming Brazilian market. Keeps buy rating and EUR22 target price. Shares closed at EUR18 in Paris. (WIE)

[grupo guitarlumber] 28/7/2005 09:30

(Updates with details of first half results)

PARIS (AFx) - Arcelor said it is confident it will achieve "excellent"
results for the full year after posting bottom line earnings for the second
quarter which edged above 1 bln eur, but the company also issued a warning for a
difficult third quarter.
Net profit in the period reached 1.003 bln eur compared with 631 mln a year
earlier. Gross operating profit, meanwhile, was at 1.686 bln eur, and compared
to a market consensus forecast for 1.372 bln.
First half net profit was at 1.937 bln eur against 865 mln last year, on
sales which rose to 16.77 bln eur from 14.59 bln in 2004.
The company warned that the third quarter "will be a trough period"
embracing more production cuts as expected. It will also not allow "any selling
price increases for commodities on the spot markets in an environment of higher
unit costs."
It gave no financial forecasts for the period, but said the adjustments are
essential "to reach a situation of balancing the market."
The company said though that North America, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin
America and the 15 main countries in Europe "continue to show dynamic trends
preventing any excessive slowdown in economic activity."
The company also announced the creation of a Brazilian unit, grouping
together Belgo, CST and Vega do Sul under one roof.
The first half was marked by a 25.7 pct increase in flat carbon steel
revenues to 9.665 bln eur thanks largely to the consolidation of CST.
Long carbon steel sales rose to 3.186 bln eur from 2.927 bln last year
primarily due to the integration of Acindar, consolidated in May 2004 and a 19
pct increase in selling prices.
Revenues for the stainless steels and alloys sector fell to 1.975 bln eur
from 2.401 bln in 2004 after several divestments.
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[plast] 26/7/2005 15:30

time will tell with this one, hope your right rocketman, would be nice to see some action now.

[rcktmn] 12/7/2005 20:04

Taking it's time for the market to wake up to the potential but we'll get there.If the interims are good this one will go "skyhigh"

[if_only] 11/7/2005 11:40

ARC Risk Management Group Plc

Trading Update
8 July 2005

Since the financial year end ARC Risk Management Group Plc ("ARC" or the
"Group") has continued making good progress across the business, notably
through red24, the core division, which provides global security services.
red24 has taken a major step forward via a number of key agreements which were
alluded to in the Chairman's statement in June.

We are now pleased to announce that HSBC Bank plc, an existing client of red24,
has included two levels of red24 service within its package of benefits to
customers of its UK based Plus and Premier accounts. Plus account holders will
receive identity fraud protection through red24's ID Imposter service, whilst
the HSBC Premier customers receive the full benefits of both ID Imposter and
red24 membership.

Through this and other agreements, the past year has seen red24 increase its
customer base ten-fold to a respectable 750,000.

In addition, World Nomads, the travel insurance provider to the Lonely Planet
Guides, has started actively marketing red24 as part of its services and the
Group will announce developments in the near future.

An intensive programme of product development and cost cutting implemented at
Group level, has led to a revival of productivity and through the three
operating divisions, the Group has established a sound platform for long term
customer growth.

ARC looks forward with confidence to making further progress in the year ahead.



Contact:

ARC Risk Management Group Plc 020 8080 0218
Simon Richards, Chairman

Hansard Communications 020 7245 1100
Nicholas Nelson



END

[enewman36] 08/7/2005 15:30

RNS.....nice trading statement guys, very encouraging indeed

[ariane] 01/7/2005 17:21

PARIS (AFX) - Arcelor has cut its stainless steel production by 15-20 pct
since April, a company spokesman said.
The comment came a day after German peer ThyssenKrupp AG said it was cutting
stainless steel production by around 120,000 tonnes in Europe in the third
quarter, equivalent to 20 pct of its quarterly output in the region.
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[ariane] 01/7/2005 10:22

LONDON (AFX) - Global stainless steel production in 2005 is forecast to be
around 25.3 mln tonnes, according to metals consultancy MEPS International.
This represents a year-on-year increase of 3.7 pct, but is below the long
term average for the industry.
"It still remains very clear that most of the growth will occur in the
developing nations of the world. Production in the industrialised countries is
stagnating," MEPS said in its latest steel bulletin.
China remains the power house for stainless steel demand with new capacity
being installed at a rapid pace to meet expanding requirements.
MEPS expects EU stainless steel production to increase marginally in 2005 to
8.9 mln tonnes. "Currently, the steam has gone out of the market due to poor
economic activity in the region and a slowdown of export potential," said MEPS.
Japanese demand is reasonable -- particularly from the automotive segment --
but as in the EU, exports are much more difficult to find and output cuts have
been put in place. In the US, production in 2005 will be similar to the previous
12 months, according to MEPS.
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