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2006 PCB Production Outpaced 2000
January 8, 2008 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
BANNOCKBURN, Ill. IPC Association Connecting Electronics Industries issued its "World PCB Production and Laminate Market Report for the Year 2006," showing that the world PCB market expanded in 2006, for the third year in a row, to $47.6 billion.
The world PCB market grew 11.7% (not inflation-adjusted), and surpassed its year-2000 peak. According to the report, PCB growth has outpaced economic growth and the growth of most other industries. IPC attributes this to growing demand for electronic products. Asia continued to grow, supplying 81% of world PCB production, while Europe and North America continued a share-losing trend. China has outpaced most other countries in PCB production growth. Though slowing, China's growth is about twice the global rate of growth for PCB production.
The report highlights world production of PCBs by the top-ten producing countries; provides analysis on flexible printed circuits, and general commentary on the worldwide PCB industry; details laminate markets by region; and presents exchange rates and information on historical world rigid PCB production.
The report is available to members of IPC's Executive Market and Technology Forum. For more information, visit www.ipc.org/marketresearch.