Laminate prices have increased 19%. China has shortages of copper, Kapton and other materials. It is a market driven economy and demand is up. Suppliers can now make up for the past three years and increase prices to make up some of their loses. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jana Carraway" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 5:33 PM Subject: Re: [TN] Board Price Increases > What is the reason for the price increase? What are the current drivers for > this? > > Jana Carraway > Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. > 6024 S.W. Jean Road > Lake Oswego, OR 97035 > 503.697.5291, ext 1180 > email: [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Happy Holden > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 12:20 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] Board Price Increases > > > Yes, we have increased our prices twice in the last 4 months and many of > the other Taiwanese manufacturers and China pcb shops have done so or are > planning to increase them. > > Happy Holden > NanYa PCB > > > > > David Suraski <[log in to unmask]> > Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> > 05/27/2004 12:21 PM > Please respond to "TechNet E-Mail Forum."; Please respond to David Suraski > > > To: [log in to unmask] > cc: > Subject: [TN] Board Price Increases > > > Hi All, > > I have heard that some PWB fabricators have been increasing their prices > by up to 35% to compensate for increases in laminate costs. Has anyone > else heard or seen this? > > Thanks, > David > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------