FRANKFURT, GERMANY – The worldwide components market grew 14% to about $666 billion in 2018, according to the Germany trade group ZVEI Electronic Components and Systems Association.

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SCHRAMBERG, GERMANY – The Schweizer Group reported sales of PCBs rose 9.7% in the third quarter to 32.8 million euros ($37.2 million) on higher demand from the automotive sector, in particular for power electronics.

Read more: Schweizer Sales Up 10% in Q3, Expects Q4 Slowdown

TORONTO – Firan Technology Group announced new contracts valued at more than $15 million by a Tier 1 US avionics OEM.

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SHANGHAI – DuPont announced today that it is investing more than $80 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, in the Jiangsu Province of China.

Read more: DuPont to Build Specialty Materials Manufacturing Facility in East China