I have a story that might be illustrative of what has been being discussed on why the west is losing market share to Asia. We introduced a radically new type of oxide chemistry within the last 12-18 months. This oxide chemistry promises to cut costs dramatically, expecially in areas where waste treatment is critical... We are having trouble generating any interest in the west... No one wants to be the "first user"... We have a number of trials in the works in Asia, which were generated easily by simple presentations... There is a story here.. Rudy Sedlak RD Chemical Company --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------