What happened this week: Slowly but surely people are realising that 2007 is starting to wind down. In most cases only a three-to-four-week period remains before production in Europe will shut down for one or, in some cases, even two weeks. With shipping plans in the Far East, and in China in particular, now also deeply influenced by the Chinese New Year break, a massive effort is needed to fulfil all the requirements for increased shipments by week 50, before business breaks until January.

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