Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC Trading Update (8816A)

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RNS Number : 8816A

Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC

04 January 2018

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     4 January 2018 
 

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC

("Symphony", the "Company" or the "Group")

Trading Update

Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), a global specialist in products and technologies to "make plastic smarter", is pleased to provide a trading update following the update made on 27 October 2017 and the end of the financial year.

The Board expect revenues for the year to 31 December 2017 to be approximately GBP8.2 million (2016: GBP6.8 million) which is marginally above market expectations. Due to the operational gearing of the Group, the Board expects that profit before tax will be significantly higher than current market expectations, and not less than GBP400,000 for the full year (2016: GBP123,000).

The Group had net cash in the bank of GBP621,000 as at 31 December 2017 (31 December 2016: net borrowings of GBP371,000).

Michael Laurier, Chief Executive commented "We are pleased with the continuing progress the Group has made during 2017 where it has achieved growth in profitability and strong cash generation and look forward to 2018 with optimism."

For further information, contact:

Contacts

 
 Symphony Environmental Technologies 
  Plc 
 Michael Laurier, CEO                  Tel: +44 (0) 
                                        20 8207 5900 
 Ian Bristow, FD 
 
 Cantor Fitzgerald Europe 
 David Foreman / Callum Butterfield    Tel: +44 (0) 
  (Corporate Finance)                   20 7894 7000 
 Alex Pollen (Sales) 
 
 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

About Symphony Environmental Technologies plc

Symphony has developed and continues to develop, controlled-life plastic technology which helps tackle the problem of microplastics by turning ordinary plastic at the end of its service-life into biodegradable materials. It is then no longer a plastic and can be bioassimilated in the open environment in the same way as a leaf. The technology is branded d(2) w(R) and appears as a droplet logo on many thousands of tonnes of plastic packaging and other plastic products around the world. In some countries oxo-biodegradable plastic is mandatory. For a video of d2w(R) plastic degrading see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ7ce532BBM

In addition, Symphony has developed a range of additives, concentrates and master-batches marketed under its d2p(R) brand, which can be incorporated in a wide variety of plastic and non-plastic products so as to give them protection against many different types of bacteria, fungi, algae, moulds, insects and fire.

Symphony has also developed the d(2) Detector(R), a portable device which analyses plastics and detects counterfeit products. This will be useful to government officials tasked with enforcing legislation. Symphony's d(2) t tagging and tracer technology is also available for further security.

Symphony has a diverse and growing customer-base and has established itself as an international business with 74 distributors around the world. Products made with Symphony's plastic technologies are now available in nearly 100 countries and in many different product applications. Symphony is accredited to ISO9001 and ISO14001.

Symphony is a member of The Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association (www.biodeg.org) (OPA), the Society for the Chemical Industry (UK), and the Pacific Basin Environmental Council. Symphony actively participates in the Committee work of the British Standards Institute (BSI), the American Standards Organisation (ASTM), the European Standards Organisation (CEN), and the International Standards Organisation (ISO).

Further information on the Symphony Group can be found at www.symphonyenvironmental.com.

Caution regarding forward looking statements

Certain statements in this announcement, are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are identi ed by their use of terms and phrases such as "believe", "could", "should" "envisage", "estimate", "intend", "may", "plan", "potentially", "will" or the negative of those, variations or comparable expressions, including references to assumptions. These forward looking statements are not based on historical facts but rather on the Directors' current expectations and assumptions regarding the Company's future growth, results of operations, performance, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), competitive advantages, business prospects and opportunities. Such forward looking statements re ect the Directors' current beliefs and assumptions and are based on information currently available to the Directors.

A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward looking statements including risks associated with vulnerability to general economic and business conditions, competition, environmental and other regulatory changes, actions by governmental authorities, the availability of capital markets, reliance on key personnel, uninsured and underinsured losses and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Although any forward looking statements contained in this announcement are based upon what the Directors believe to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with such forward looking statements. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant AIM Rule requirements, in providing this information the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward looking statements or to advise of any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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