MUNICH – Productronica boasted 44,000 visitors from 96 countries this week. The trade show also had 1,500 exhibitors from 44 countries.

BROMMA, SWEDEN – NCAB Group signed an agreement Nov. 14 to acquire 100% of the shares in Altus PCB for an undisclosed sum.

TAOYUAN, CITY – The TPCA, the Institute for Information Industry and the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research have updated the “Roadmap of Smart Manufacturing Development for Taiwan’s PCB Industry.”

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The International Tin Association and the Responsible Minerals Initiative have developed and published criteria to clarify a common upstream and downstream view of due diligence requirements for the tin supply chain.