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5N Plus Inc T.VNP

Alternate Symbol(s):  FPLSF

5N Plus Inc. is a global producer of specialty semiconductors and performance materials. The Company deploys a range of technologies to develop and manufacture its products. It operates through two segments: Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. Operating in North America and Europe, the Specialty Semiconductors segment manufactures and sells products used in several applications, such as renewable energy, space satellites and imaging. Its end markets include photovoltaics (terrestrial and spatial solar energy), medical imaging, infrared imaging, optoelectronics, and advanced electronics. The Performance Materials segment operates in North America, Europe and Asia and manufactures and sells products that are used in several applications in pharmaceutical and healthcare, industrial, and extractive and catalytic. Main products are sold as active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, and engineered powders.


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Comment by jwblueon Feb 25, 2014 8:47pm
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RE:RE:Earnings out...turnaround still in progress

RE:RE:Earnings out...turnaround still in progress
Chaos83 wrote: I thought it sounded pretty positive. How do you interpret it?


Good, not great.

2014 will be a breakout year for 5N.

Jacques  L’Ecuyer,  President  and Chief  Executive Officer, from results press release wrote:

“In our respective markets, bismuth sales volumes reached a record level in both the 
quarter and the year reflecting growing demand and increases in market share.  Demand for solar products also remained healthy, despite some year‐end decreases resulting from unusual customer buying patterns, with a relatively bullish outlook for 2014 as the solar industry gradually recovers and demonstrates its overall competitiveness in a number of unsubsidized markets.  Combined sales of electronic metals, namely gallium, indium and germanium, also increased primarily as a result of higher sales of gallium and related chemicals for the LED market, a market which is expected to continue to grow in the future as the use of LEDs for general lighting applications expands.  As for our germanium substrate business, we made great progress during the 
year and are now fully qualified with both of the main US based suppliers of space solar cells. Overall, this relatively bright outlook in terms of markets is further confirmed by the bookings recorded in the quarter which reached their highest levels since the last two years enabling the backlog to increase back to its June 2012 level despite lower average underlying commodity prices.”  
 
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