Finally, keep in mind the rankings are “relative,” not “absolute.” If readers are dissatisfied by the rankings in the tables, please make your own corrections and judgment. Also, the author made maximum efforts to present as accurate a number as possible, but given human fallibility, there may be some errors. Please excuse the author for any errors, for which he takes full responsibility.

Summary of Top 102

In 2010, a total of 102 companies had PCB sales of $100 million or more (Table 3). Total (domestic and overseas) production by Taiwanese PCB makers in 2010 is estimated to have been $17 billion, while No. 2 Japan topped $14 billion. These two countries accounted for 56% of the world production. Table 4 shows why. Their respective investments in China and Southeast Asia in fiscal 2011 will amount to approximately $2.5 billion, which puts these two countries in position to continue to dominate world production.

Hong Kong and Chinese fabricators are moving onto the list quickly, as one can see from Table 3 (an aggregate $1,379 million in the bottom quintile) and Table 5 (13 entries).

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