The European PCB industry 2026

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Is it time to celebrate that the European PCB manufacturing industry grew by 2.4% in 2025? Definitely not, when at the same time the global PCB market increased by more than 11%. The general negative trend for Europe is unbroken. Dieter Weiss reports on his latest research.

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