PCB terminals, industrial chain, the chain classification can be divided into raw materials - copper clad laminate - printed circuit board - electronic product applications, their relationship is simply expressed as:

Fiberglass cloth: fiberglass cloth are CCL raw materials, textile made from glass fiber, about 40% of the CCL costs (slab) and 25% (sheet). The glass fiber was calcined in a kiln by the silica sand and other raw materials into a liquid through tiny nozzles of the alloy pull into a fine glass fiber, and then hundreds of root fiberglass wrapped around the mountain of glass fiber. Kiln build a huge investment, it generally takes hundreds of millions of money, and once the ignition must be 24-hour production, entry and exit costly. Manufacture of fiberglass cloth and weaving enterprises similar to control the capacity and quality by controlling the speed and specifications are relatively simple and stable, since World War II, almost no change much on the specifications. And CCL, the price of fiberglass cloth by the relationship between supply and demand the greatest impact in recent years, the price fluctuated between 0.50-1.00 U.S. $ / m. Production capacity in Taiwan and Mainland China accounted for about 70% of the world.

Copper: copper accounted for the largest share of CCL cost of raw materials, accounting for 30% (slab) and 50% of the CCL cost (sheet) prices of copper foil is the main driving force of CCL prices. Copper prices are closely reflected in the price of copper change, weak bargaining power, recently with the steadily rising price of copper, the copper foil manufacturers are struggling, many companies forced to close or merge, even if the copper clad laminate manufacturers accept copper The foils prices of each copper foil manufacturers are still in widespread losses. The price gap, the 2006 first quarter very likely to appear after wave of price hikes prices, which may give rise to CCL prices.

CCL: CCL is a product of epoxy resin, such as fusion agent will be laminated with fiberglass cloth and copper foil PCB, direct materials, made after etching, plating, multilayer laminated printed circuit board. CCL industry demand for capital is not high, about 3000-4000 million, and may be discontinued at any time or converting. CCL's bargaining power in the upstream and downstream industry chain structure the strongest, not only have a strong voice in the glass fiber cloth, copper and other raw materials procurement, and as long as the downstream demand is acceptable, the pressure of rising costs can be passed on downstream PCB manufacturers. The third quarter of this year, CCL began to price increases, price increases in the range of 5-8%, driven primarily reflects the prices of copper foil, and downstream demand can digest the CCL vendors pass on price increases pressure. The world's second largest laminate manufacturer in South Asia also increased in the December 15 price of the product, showing at least the first quarter of 2006, PCB forms of demand.