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The Central and Eastern European welding market is currently in its growthstage. With the industrial activity moving in to Poland, Czech Republic,Hungary and Romania there is an increasing demand for the welding equipmentsand consumables. The demand for products like arc and laser welding areescalating and there is an increasing importance given for automation. Thereis also sufficient demand for the automotive industry and the constructionindustry, which is currently facing a big boom. With restructuring andreconstruction in several industries and in the several Eastern Europeanregions, the revenues in the welding market are expected to rise.

Apart from introducing new and automated technologies the marketparticipants have to provide high quality equipments with productdifferentiation to maintain a competitive edge over the others. Theirdistribution channel should be very strong and they should have a very highpenetration rate in the different CEE regions.

This briefing is based upon analysis of CEE Welding Market. Highlights ofthe briefing include the product trends in the welding equipment market andconsumables market, the geographic trends in the Central and Eastern Europeanregions and the end user market analysis.

The briefing would benefit the welding equipment and consumablesmanufacturers, distributors, and also OEMs who would be getting a bird's eyeview of the major trends in the Central and Eastern European market.

"The shift of the industrial activities to the Central and EasternEuropean regions is driving the demand for welding equipments and consumables.But there is more to this growth in the welding market as it faces high demandfrom construction, automotive and the power sectors in the CEE region,"observes Archana Chauhan, Senior Research Analyst for Frost & SullivanIndustry & Process Control group. "Automation is yet another indicator for theincreasing usage of sophisticated equipments. However this growth isinterrupted by restraining factors like the lack of shipbuilding orders,declining demand for the manual welding equipment etc.," adds Archana.According to the Analyst, the market faces a significant growth at theproduct, regional and the end user level. In comparison to the WesternEuropean welding market the CEE market is in its growth stage and impressivedemand from the construction and the energy sector are expected to drive themarket over the years.

To participate in the briefing, please e-mail Joanna Lewandowska atjoanna.lewandowska@frost.com with the following information: your full name,company name, title, telephone number, e-mail address, city, state andcountry. Upon receipt of the above information, a registration link will beemailed to you. You may also register to receive a recorded version of thebriefing at anytime by submitting the aforementioned contact details.

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