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Jolly, don't know much about these things, but get your point, esp about the resistance. But I'm wondering if the interim results could break the barrier if they're good: and I'm encouraged by the level of the last dividend, well up on previous. You don't do that if you're nervous.

@Me! From their Feb 12th statement: "The €9.0m cash balance is after taking account of €1.9m of proceeds from short term borrowings (September 2014: €1.5m) resulting in a net cash balance of €7.1m (September 2014: €12.0m). The underlying cash out-flow of €1.7m in the quarter was a 48% reduction compared to the previous year (excluding exceptional Diamond Wood costs, one-off payments relating to the Life + Tricoya EU subsidy and changes in short term borrowing)." OK, that answers some questions, though I would like to know more about what these payments were, especially the 'Life + Tricoya EU subsidy'. A little short on detail in an important area. And I'm ashamed to admit that I don't understand how they are making nearly 2 million proceeds FROM short term borrowings....

@Kidwin. Well, graphene is carbon! If I understand what you've quoted right they're down 4.9 million euros in 3 months, which must be over 40% of their cash pile: that's some rate of spend. Do you know if it's the Diamond mess? Or what? They're hoping for positive cash-flow for this 3 months, that would be great - but quite a difference.

Wood... So old fashioned, but I'm surprised no one considers the potential of Accsys. While it really does grow on trees, trees grow on land, and they're not making any more of that! In fact with global warming we''ll be losing it fast sometime. Meanwhile wood has multiple uses but the easy forests are largely gone now, hardwoods are going to become progressively scarcer and scarcer, and Accsys has the technology to effectively turn softwood into hardwood - and make it into a brilliant material in the process. This was IC's take in November : Accsys "is now achieving commercial roll-out of its two wood treatment techniques - Accoya and Tricoya - both of which give lower quality wood and wood chip valuable hardwood properties by eliminating water absorption. Up until now, the group has been burning cash as it secures licensing agreements with manufacturers. This avoids the cost of setting up and running its own production facilities, although it does have a profitable production facility in Arnhem. Crucially, in the six months to September, cash outflow was reduced to just €700,000, and chief executive Paul Clegg reckons that the company will be cash neutral within six months. Meanwhile, there is still a comfortable cash cushion of €13.5m. Total output of Accoya solid wood grew by nearly 40 per cent in the first half, while revenue generated from Tricoya-treated wood chip rose by two-thirds to €2.4m. In fact, demand has grown so quickly that Accsys is pushing through another general increase in prices. Analysts at Numis are forecasting full-year pre-tax losses of €5m and a loss per share of 5¢ (from €8.2m loss/LPS 10¢ in 2014)."