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Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC
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Symphony Environmental Technologies PLC is a world-leading developer of technology to make ordinary plastic biodegradable, and a range of other plastic technologies to protect against microbes, insects, fire, and many other threats. The company's technology is sold, usually in the form of additives or masterbatches, in nearly 100 countries around the world to protect the environment, and human health and safety.
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Symphony Environmental's deputy chairman hopes UK government will make biodegradable plastic compulsory
Michael Stephen made the comments in an interview with Sky News on Thursday in response to the announcement that the UK Government is considering banning single-use plastic items such as plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds
FTSE 100 puts in late spurt to close comfortably higher
Shire shares propped up the rest of the Footsie leader-board despite Takeda unveiling an improved offer for the drugs maker
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Symphony Environmental says 86% of UK adults would be happy to use oxo-biodegradable plastic
The AIM-listed firm said that the YouGov survey was designed to measure the public’s awareness, knowledge and desire to take action against plastic pollution
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FTSE 100 gained support from higher metals prices and a slide in sterling on Wednesday to close higher
Symphony Environmental can help solve world’s plastic problem
“This technology is available. It works. It is not expensive and does not interrupt the supply chain,” said Bob Wigley, a non-executive director of Symphony.
'Autumnwatch' star Chris Packham gets behind Symphony Environmental Technologies
Symphony has designed an oxo-biodegradable plastic that breaks down over time into nothing more than carbon dioxide, water and biomass
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D4t4 jumps as two ‘biggest ever contracts’ boost revenues and profits
The medical diagnostics group is planning on closing its sites in India and Germany as it looks to get back to profitability from a smaller revenue base
Symphony Environmental welcomes 'get tough' measures on plastic pollution in Pakistan
The Sindh province in Pakistan passed a law in 2014 effectively outlawing non-biodegradable plastic; the province's Supreme Court has exhorted the police to get tough on violators of the Sindh Environmental Protection Act
FTSE 100 joins global equity rally and ends higher with miners helping
Soothing comments from China's leader Xi Jinping seem to have gone down well with equities traders, particularly those in the US
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Symphony Environmental lifted by showcase at United Nations HQ
"If you want to manufacture plastic in Saudi or if you want to bring plastic into the country, it has to be oxo-biodegradable," Symphony Environmental non-executive director Bob Wigley told the 2018 ECOSOC forum at the UN HQ
FTSE 100 closes positively as Wall Street rebounds, but Russian stocks hit
The UK blue chip share index finished around 11 points higher at 7,194
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Oilers 88 Energy Limited and Eland Oil & Gas gush higher after updates
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