productAGAINST A traumatic background of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit worries, the subcontract manufacturing market showed some resilience – with the Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI) ending the year 1% up on the final quarter of 2019. The index for the final quarter of 2020 (Q4) was 67, compared to 66 for Q4 2019.
newsThe effects of the Covid-19 shutdown saw the market for subcontracting fall by an unprecedented 56% in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest Contract Manufacturing Index (CMI), but with June showing signs of recovery the outlook is more positive.
newsENHANCEMENTS TO Qimtek’s buying platform are revolutionising manufacturing procurement, says the company.
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