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The European Institute of Printed Circuits (EIPC) will be running a special panel discussion at the upcoming EIPC Winter Conference in Salzburg to look at the issues facing the raw materials supply chain for the PCB industry worldwide.
The price increases that have taken, and are taking, place will have a significant impact on both the manufacturers and the end-users, and there is uncertainty over the length of duration of these cost hikes.
EIPC have gathered together Andres Folge from Technolam, Karl Stollenwerk from Isola and Thomas Michels from Ventec to talk about the impact of this issue in the global PCB supply chain.
This is an additional item on the programme, and will take place immediately after the keynote speech by Walt Custer of Custer Consulting who is quite familiar with the reasons behind the recent increases.
The Winter Conference takes place on February 2–3, 2017 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Salzburg.
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