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Article: Who in Switzerland's PCB industry can neutralize the downturn?(Inside Germany)
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- December 1, 2003
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What is Switzerland's role in the European PCB industry? How are the Swiss PCB and equipment manufacturing companies performing, and which strategies do they employ? Finally, why am I discussing Switzerland when the name of this column is "Inside Germany"? To answer the last question first, you'll have to keep reading since I deal with a Swiss company making inroads into Germany, as well as in Asia.
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Switzerland is a small market with a business-friendly environment. There are forty hour work weeks for most employees, high educational standards, low tax rates and even reasonable trade unions. Currently Switzerland accounts for 4.7% ...