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Full year trading update and notice of results

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 28, 2023

Fair value movements and portfolio performance:

Key Points: 
  • Fair value movements and portfolio performance:
    Gross fair value reduction in the six-month period to 31 March 2023 of £23 million excluding FX.
  • Fair value movement reflects the net of £81 million increases offset by reductions of £104 million.
  • The lower fair value reduction relative to the Enterprise Value movements reflects the preference share protection limiting the downside.
  • Portfolio companies have adapted to the current environment and undertaken cost-cutting measures as well as prudently managing their own balance sheets.

Nucor Announces Leon J. Topalian as Chair of the Board of Directors; Names Christopher J. Kearney Lead Independent Director

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 15, 2022

John H. Walker, a member of the Board since 2008 and most recently its Non-Executive Chairman, will continue to serve as a Board member.

Key Points: 
  • John H. Walker, a member of the Board since 2008 and most recently its Non-Executive Chairman, will continue to serve as a Board member.
  • Mr. Topalian has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Nucor and a member of its Board of Directors since 2020.
  • "I feel very privileged to take on this role at Nucor and thank the Board for its confidence in me," Topalian said.
  • Mr. Kearney, who was unanimously chosen by the independent directors of Nucor's Board of Directors to serve as Lead Director, has been an integral member of the Board since he joined in 2008.

Insights from Yesteryear's Sociology Explored in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons

Retrieved on: 
Monday, September 20, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The divisiveness in today's America was predicted by progressive commentators 50 years ago, writes Craig Cantoni in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

Key Points: 
  • TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The divisiveness in today's America was predicted by progressive commentators 50 years ago, writes Craig Cantoni in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.
  • "The two followed the facts, even if the facts went against their ideology," writes Cantoni.
  • "This corruption of history and sociology has led 51 years later to today's racial identity politics," Cantoni writes.
  • The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons is published by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) , a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943.

Phase Change Material Market worth $889 million by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 19, 2020

Inorganic PCM is expected to witness the highest growth between 2020 and 2025.

Key Points: 
  • Inorganic PCM is expected to witness the highest growth between 2020 and 2025.
  • This is due to inorganic PCMs have higher melting points covering sub-zero temperatures, which are useful for cooling in extreme climatic conditions.
  • North America to be the fastest-growing market for phase change material during the forecast period.
  • Ltd. (India), Phase Change Energy Solutions Inc. (US), Rubitherm Technologies GmbH (Germany), Phase Change Materials Product Ltd. (UK), Outlast Technologies LLC (US), and Henkel Electronic Materials LLC (US).

Phase Change Material Market worth $889 million by 2025 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 19, 2020

Inorganic PCM is expected to witness the highest growth between 2020 and 2025.

Key Points: 
  • Inorganic PCM is expected to witness the highest growth between 2020 and 2025.
  • This is due to inorganic PCMs have higher melting points covering sub-zero temperatures, which are useful for cooling in extreme climatic conditions.
  • North America to be the fastest-growing market for phase change material during the forecast period.
  • Ltd. (India), Phase Change Energy Solutions Inc. (US), Rubitherm Technologies GmbH (Germany), Phase Change Materials Product Ltd. (UK), Outlast Technologies LLC (US), and Henkel Electronic Materials LLC (US).

Melting Panthers in Tampa Focus Attention on Florida’s Rising Heat & Climate Crisis

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Can the extreme heat we are experiencing year after year actually cause Floridas iconic panthers to melt?

Key Points: 
  • TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Can the extreme heat we are experiencing year after year actually cause Floridas iconic panthers to melt?
  • The idea that Zubi and CLEO landed upon was a series of wax sculptures that would literally melt in the Florida heat over four to five days.
  • Zubi then reached out to Partington, who was tasked with creating the melting sculptures.
  • Climate solutions can save lives and put money into the pockets of consumers as we create a healthier, more vibrant nation for generations to come.

SAFI-Tech's No-Heat SAC305 Receives Investment from Rhapsody Venture Partners to Bring Product to Market

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 8, 2019

SAFI-Tech's patented platform allows for SAC305, the market standard, to be processed at temperatures as low as ambient.

Key Points: 
  • SAFI-Tech's patented platform allows for SAC305, the market standard, to be processed at temperatures as low as ambient.
  • SAFI-Tech encapsulates liquid SAC305 in a nanofilm that prevents the alloy from solidifying when cooled below its melting point.
  • SAFI-Tech's no-heat SAC305 alloy is processed at low temperatures and forms the same metallic interconnects as current SAC305 processed at above 260C.
  • Learn more at http://www.safi-tech.com
    Rhapsody Venture Partners is a venture investor in Cambridge, MA that funds early-stage applied science and engineering companies.