Secondary Recommendation

Goodwin - Likely beneficiary from switch out of nuclear and into coal fired power plants

April 2011

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The reaction to the crisis unfolding in Japan already appears to be a dramatic shift away from nuclear power, with Germany immediately shutting down its older power stations while China has slapped a moratorium on all new build plants. Given the inherent instability over crude oil in the Middle East and with renewable energy not yet able to plug the growing gap between supply and demand that only really leaves another round of thermal and gas fired coal stations, which could prove a boon for Goodwin, an industrial machinery firm based in Stoke-on-Trent.Goodwin is fortunate that its engineering division, which comprised 73% of operating profit in the six months to 31 October, finds itself very well-positioned to benefit from the wo ...

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