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Trevor Galbraith
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geddon, but according to statistics from some of the energy that usually permeates
China
our resident guru, Walt Custer, there is a Chinese shows.
Global SMT & Packaging glimmer of light on the horizon—LEDs to Let’s hope this is an early indicator of
Electronics Second
be specific. The LED street lights market things to come in the west. The recently
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is predicted to grow at over 224% in 2009. announced stimulus plans in the US and a
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growth are the nascent signs of a fragile nations at their meeting in London this
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recovery starting in China, of all places. month should avert this recession from
Why China? This is where the first developing into stagnation or a depression.
Editor-in-Chief
signs of the economic slide took effect last Next month, we will be reporting
Trevor Galbraith
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year when the Chinese manufacturers did on the mood and developments on the
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not receive the orders they expected for ground at APEX, SMT/PCB Nepcon
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the 2008 Christmas market in the west. Korea and Nepcon Shanghai—a global
Managing Editor
It is also the region of the world that has snapshot of the industry that only Global
Heather Lackey
suffered the biggest fallout in terms of elec- SMT & Packaging can bring you.
Tel: +1 (828) 231 9434 tronic manufacturing. According to some
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estimates, almost 50% of the factories in Trevor Galbraith.
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the Shenzhen and Guandong regions have
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trade magazines have ‘taken a holiday’ due
to the downturn in business.
Advertising That said, many other parts of the
Global SMT & Packaging offers effective Chinese economy remain strong, and
print, web, email and video advertising the country’s balance sheet is extremely
opportunities. Contact your local sales rep healthy. Looking closer at the reasons for
today. the optimistic upturn in electronics manu-
facturing, it is clearly the government’s
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stimulus bill to get people back to work.
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Unlike western democracies, where the
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legislation gets mired in months and weeks
of debate through Congress and the Sen-
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ate, only to emerge laden with billions of
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dollars of pet projects tacked onto the bill,
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the Chinese have a much faster and leaner
decision-making process.
All this is good news and perfect tim-
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ing for the upcoming Nepcon Shanghai
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exhibition in April, where I hope the
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Sang Hun Oh
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