ES&T 12/97 TABLE 1. Stock values fall for technology companies

ES&T 12/97 TABLE 1. Stock values fall for technology companies Environmental Science & Technology
December 1997
Copyright © 1997 by the American Chemical Society.

TABLE 1.

Stock values fall for technology companies

The stock value of selected remediation technology companies that have gone public has declined since their initial public offerings, even though the overall stock market has soared to all-time high levels.

Company	Technology area	IPO date	IPO	11/96	9/97
			Stock value ($)
Envirogen	Biotreatment applications	8/92	7	2^3/4	2^7/8
Molten Metal Technology	Catalytic extraction processes	2/93	16	15	5^3/8
Ensys Environmental Products^a	Immunoassay products	10/93	10	1^1/2	1^1/2
Purus, Inc.	VOC control	11/93	14	4^3/8	3^5/8
Thermo Remediation, Inc.	Thermal processing	12/93	8	10	7
Conversion Technologies International	Vitrification technology	5/96	4^1/2	2	1^3/4
Thermatrix	Flameless thermal oxidation	6/96	12^1/2	9^1/4	2^1/4

^aIn January 1997, Ensys changed its name to Strategic Diagnostics.
Source: Adapted from National Research Council report.

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