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[marmar80] 09/5/2018 11:28

The future is now :)

[someuwin] 09/5/2018 11:07

Biome Bioplastics ‏ @BiomePlastics

"Can you believe these are cups made of BiomeHTX #bioplastics? Come test them at the Fostag booth (S35149) #NPE2018 @PLASTICS_US!"

[marmar80] 09/5/2018 10:56

I think if you edit http to hTTp, the link should turn active. Wonder why this is a problem on advfn boards.

[jmf69] 08/5/2018 21:42

Check out @BiomePlastics's Tweet: https://twitter.com/BiomePlastics/status/993896695539945472?s=09

[amt] 05/5/2018 21:46

QP Please don't tell me you are negative on this stock aswell

[volsung] 04/5/2018 10:07

Be nice if we could mirror the SYM rises

[quepassa] 04/5/2018 09:08

Oh goodness I haven't looked here for a while but see amt still going on about the same thing.

[amt] 03/5/2018 19:56

Good article from Paul Mines. Looking forward to the future with great optimism

[jmf69] 03/5/2018 19:19

https://twitter.com/BiomePlastics/status/977225964450021376?s=19This is on tonight

[begorrah88] 03/5/2018 13:09

Fine thanks bold and hope you are too.

Someone posed a question the other day about Sym v Biom valuations and the simple difference is Sym have a CEO who, whilst far from great, actually promotes his company.

Mines output, such as that in the last post, is the usual drivel about the markets needing to adapt. Unlikely that the market has ever or will ever be more accommodating to change than it is now yet Bioplastics sales halved from Q1 last year.

Biom may very well explode into a big player at some point but that won't be while Mines is running it.

Sets his sights very low and then fails to achieve those.

Plus ca change

[marmar80] 03/5/2018 10:32

Bioplastics stepping into the spotlight
2 May 2018

By CEO Paul Mines

I was heartened to read the news last week that 42 companies have signed up to WRAP’s UK Plastics Pact which is significant because the signatories are responsible for over 80 percent of the plastic packaging on products sold through UK supermarkets. I am hopeful that these companies, and more, will follow through on their commitment to convert all the plastic used in their products into a plastic material that can be reused, recycled and composted by 2025.

The Pact is another glimmer of hope in what has been a positive start to the year in the fight against damaging single-use plastics.

February saw the EU revise its waste legislation to recognise the benefits of bioplastics.

In April, bioeconomy consultants NNFCC launched a report highlighting the opportunity for the UK to become a world leader in bioplastics, creating 34,000 jobs and contributing £1.92 billion to the UK economy in the next decade[1]. The report noted that the UK has the scientific and industrial capability to support the transition to a world in which many plastics are sourced from plant-based materials; such plastics can be recycled or composted, minimising waste.

Indeed, if momentum continues, then perhaps 2018 will become known as a pivotal year for plastics – or more accurately – the fight to turn the tide on plastic waste and associated carbon dioxide emissions from the production of the current generation of oil-based materials. This momentum was sparked last year by high profile campaigns such as Hugh’s War on Waste; and the BBC’s Blue Planet broadcast of devastating images of plastic in the world’s deepest oceans and choking wildlife on the most remote islands. These helped bring the damaging impact of single-use plastics firmly into the public conscience.

I am cautiously optimistic that concern from the public and lawmakers about plastics’ damaging environmental impact will keep driving this momentum through 2018 and beyond.

Biome on a mission

Biome is focused on producing bioplastics that can challenge the dominance of oil-based polymers, and ultimately, replace them completely. A shift to plastics produced from renewable materials and designed to be biodegradable will help to alleviate the damaging impact of single-use plastics, while embracing the benefits of plastics.

We will continue working hard to improve the performance and availability of bioplastics; this allows such plastics to perform in demanding applications in the single-use market, such as keeping food fresher and tastier for longer.

Over the last 20 years, Biome has developed an impressive range of high-performance, plant-based bioplastics that are biodegradable and compostable. Bioplastics are now ready to replace even more of the oil-based plastics currently found in products on supermarket shelves. The path to the composting disposal of such materials is clear and, in time, there is no reason why these plastics should not be recycled as well.
The way forward

The challenge now is to help supermarkets, the packaging supply chain and waste handling companies to plan and manage a transition to a bioplastics future. Concerted collaborative efforts by the whole supply chain, as envisaged by the Plastics Pact will ensure that the use of bioplastics becomes more widespread in the UK.

I hope that the UK government will acknowledge (as the EU has done) the vital role that bioplastics can play in tackling Britain’s plastic waste problem, particularly for consumer single-use packaging. Clear and consistent policy signals from government will facilitate the substantial investment that is needed to re-imagine and grow the UK’s “bio-economy”.

[1] CEBR, The future potential economic impacts of a bio-plastics industry in the UK,

[robward] 03/5/2018 07:59

It is a fact that the Directors have been creaming the Company with excessive pay for years, however, if the Bioplastics (AND it's a big if) can start to gain meaningful traction then the valuation of this company could go off the scale, hence why I maintain a small position.

[boldtrader] 03/5/2018 07:44

Hi beg, how are you? well I hope Big day for SYM. What do they say about backing the wrong horse!!!

[amt] 03/5/2018 07:12

Presumably to settle tax liabilities mentioned in the agreement.

[begorrah88] 03/5/2018 07:07

Well, they awarded themselves more shares, over and above their disproportionate incomes and then immediately cashed in half of what they'd given themselves.Standard Biom self enrichment

[amt] 02/5/2018 21:03

Good for them. Shows confidence

[jmf69] 02/5/2018 18:32

The only reason they've taken the bonus in shares and not cash is because they think the shares will be worth more in a years time?

[jmf69] 02/5/2018 15:36

Directors taking bonus in shares and won't sell for atleast 12 months

[amt] 01/5/2018 08:04

Similar financial to Biom but not growing as fast and today's RNS is about them acquiring technology. Biom already have what they need. Market cap of SYM is 4 times greater than Biom. Either Biom is undervalued or SYM overvalued.

[boldtrader] 01/5/2018 07:44

See SYM proactive rns this morning!

[amt] 30/4/2018 04:27

The market is huge. The US consumes about 200 billion straws per annum. If each one sells for say 3 cents (price online is about 6 cents but commercial users would gain big discounts) that's a 6 billion usd market. Worldwide it must be 50 billion plus usd market.

[talk2dubya] 28/4/2018 20:56

hxxps://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/starbucks-trial-plastic-straws/

This would be nice...

[marmar80] 27/4/2018 13:05

If Bioplastics division gets some contract, this will fly as never before. The time is now. World is against plastic.