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Exploring Manufacturing and Reshoring Trends with Unimicron's Gerard van Dierendonck

EMS@C-LEVEL · 17 Jan 2024 · 7m

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Gerard van Dierendonck, head of Unimicron’s German facility, discusses the divergent trends in PCB manufacturing reshoring, noting that while renewable energy companies are moving production from China to Europe, the automotive sector remains tied to low-cost suppliers. He highlights the growing demand for CO2 footprint transparency from global clients and explains how Unimicron uses high automation to mitigate European skill shortages. Van Dierendonck warns that high energy prices, bureaucratic hurdles, and lack of subsidies make it difficult for the European PCB industry to compete with China and the US.

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Unimicron, Miller, Bosch, Hella, Conti, Adeon technologies, Koh Young
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