Celadon Pharmaceuticals Share Discussion Threads

[william-just] 21/12/2005 21:27

Ah no news then

[cardiffjohn36] 09/12/2005 19:07

lets hope we dont have to wait for easter eggs - cfj

[graham142] 09/12/2005 11:08

Fruit and nut to you too lol

[smudge104] 09/12/2005 08:48

cadburys LOL

[graham142] 08/12/2005 08:21

Anyone able to speculate who the intended company is yet?

[mr ashley james] 06/12/2005 18:21

Palladium catalysts may kill platinum price rally
December 6, 2005

By Danielle Rossingh

London - A four-year rally that enabled platinum to more than double in price may be over now that car makers are switching to less costly palladium.

Platinum may fall as much as 11 percent to $890 an ounce in the first half of next year, according to Johnson Matthey, the world's largest distributor of the metal.

General Motors, the world's biggest car maker by sales, designed its exhaust systems to substitute palladium for platinum "when one metal gets too expensive", said spokesperson Tom Hill.

Norilsk Nickel of Russia, the world's largest palladium producer, said demand for the cheaper alternative might rise 63 percent next year as jewellers increased use at the expense of platinum.

Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, the head of marketing and sales at precious metals company Heraeus Holding, last month said: "We expect a substantial drop in demand as palladium gets substituted for platinum.

"There isn't much demand from industrial buyers at these levels."

Platinum fixed at $998 (R6 356) an ounce yesterday afternoon in London after rising to $1 008 earlier in the day, its best price since March 1980.

Platinum and palladium, which are mined in South Africa and Russia, are used in catalytic converters, which help reduce emissions from automotive exhausts. Platinum is also used in computer screens and jewellery. About 57 percent of platinum demand stems from makers of car catalysts, while jewellery producers account for 30 percent, according to Johnson Matthey.

Umicore, the world's third-largest maker of catalytic converters, this year introduced a system for diesel cars that uses a catalyst made with both platinum and palladium.

"Palladium prices are very low compared with platinum," Umicore spokesperson Geoffroy Raskin said last week.

"If you replace platinum with palladium, you get a much more cost-effective catalyst. It also offers car makers more flexibility because they can choose between the two in the future."

The technology allowed Umicore to replace as much as 25 percent of platinum with palladium, Raskin said.

Platinum prices may also come under pressure as car makers produce more hybrid cars, which run on a petrol-electric motor.

"We view hybrids as a threat to platinum group metals demand," Robin Bahr, a metals analyst with UBS AG in London, said in a report in November.

Output of platinum would fall short of demand this year by 120 000 ounces, Johnson Matthey said last month.

Demand for platinum in jewellery might drop 6 percent to 2.02 million ounces this year as record prices deterred Chinese buyers, according to Johnson Matthey.

Demand for palladium from Chinese jewellers is forecast to rise 71 percent to 1.2 million ounces this year. - Bloomberg

[fludde] 05/12/2005 13:22

Anyway-- as I said IF this is good news... then we can be happy.

As this will be a reverse takeover (all being well) does this mean a change of name?

It is academic as long as we get a change of share price (North).

F.

[igoe104] 04/12/2005 12:46

WISHED I,D got some atm, cardiff. but good news on the way soon. with gfm, cdn, igp, soon.

[tofftrader] 03/12/2005 19:52

The whole point is that they can't release any info due to due diligence, etc. I'm happy as larry, as the whole point of SWC was to find and invest in going concerns.

[cardiffjohn36] 03/12/2005 17:52

igoe104- what are your winners atm ? cfj

[igoe104] 03/12/2005 16:01

fludde why is it good news? the information given is not very clear. if it was positive i,m sure they would mention it.

[cardiffjohn36] 30/11/2005 19:11

d/post


cfj

[cardiffjohn36] 30/11/2005 19:10

mind the gap to

















52p

[fludde] 30/11/2005 14:32

Well if this takeover really is good news and the share price doubles I will almost be even! Not ideal but considerably better than yesterday.

It is a matter of wait and see.

[dr jekyll] 30/11/2005 14:25

I think I've learned more from mistakes I've made in life Cerbera6 than from anything else. LGB has already made me more wary. However, it doesn't mean that we have to disbelieve all RNS's'

Dr J

[cerbera6] 30/11/2005 12:19

Dr J - as long as its not like LGB!!!

[cfol3] 30/11/2005 11:17

Lol!

There's no denying that this is information! What does it mean though?

Not invested here, just curious as it seemed unusual... hardly a press frenzy prior to suspension. I'll leave you all to it though.

Best of luck,

cfol

[dr jekyll] 30/11/2005 11:13

Does seem a bit odd. Wonder how long DD will take. At least we have an official announcement eh fol3? Even if it hasn't helped much, yet. :)

Dr J

[cfol3] 30/11/2005 10:41

chilli - any insights?

[cfol3] 30/11/2005 09:55

Suspending the share due to press speculation?

Any balanced views on this? Not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing - but is this normal practice when negotiations haven't even begun?

cfol

[cerbera6] 30/11/2005 09:18

RNS Number:8714U
AIM
30 November 2005




NOTICE

(577)


30/11/2005 7:00am


TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF TRADING ON AIM

SWEET CHINA PLC

At the request of the company trading on AIM for the under-mentioned securities
has been temporarily suspended from 30/11/2005 7:00am pending publication of an
admission document.


Ordinary Shares of 1p each (B06L620)(GB00B06L6200)
fully paid






If you have any questions about this announcement please contact the Company's
nominated adviser on 0117 933 0020.

[chillichap] 30/11/2005 08:39

Glad I held onto these now :P

[cardiffjohn36] 30/11/2005 07:13

see you all in 6 mths lol! cfj