Polypore International Inc.

E•BOOM CAPITAL: Q1 2011 EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index TOP 20

By Terry McDonald on April 2, 2011

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Here are the TOP 20 performing companies on the EnergyBoom Clean 100 Index during Q1 2011 (January 3 through March 31).

E•BOOM CAPITAL: Libyan Violence & Oil Price Spike Rocked the Stock Markets This Week

By Terry McDonald on February 26, 2011

Stock markets dropped mid-week when the collapse of Libya’s oil exports prompted speculation about worldwide economic disruption, then made up some ground Friday when Saudi Arabia offered to increase oil production during the crisis. Nevertheless, the world’s stock exchanges and most green sectors finished in negative territory for the week.

E•BOOM CAPITAL: 3 Companies ‘Winning the Future’ with Cleantech Innovation

By Terry McDonald on February 14, 2011

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for “winning the future” by innovating world-beating clean energy technologies.

Here are three U.S. companies that are already winners by the President’s definition -- and are also enriching their shareholders: Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE: PPO) (market cap $2.41 billion) up 32.75 percent year to date, up 322 percent in 12 months; Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL) (market cap $2 billion) up 13.8 percent year to date, up 89.4 percent in 12 months; Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) ($239 million) up one percent year to date, up 187 percent in 12 months.