Every second Company Concerned by Crisis in Libya and Japan

IndustrialsIndustrial Goods ♦ Published: April 23, 2011; 10:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to a survey in Upper Austria, 46% of the companies are concerned by the rise in commodity and energy prices or by supply bottlenecks in the electronic industry.

Every second Company Concerned by Crisis in Libya and Japan / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Upper-Austrian Federation of Industries has asked 97 companies representing 115.000 employees regarding the direct effects of the crisis in Japan and Libya. 46% of the interviewed companies expect negative consequences. Only 2% expect to benefit from the current circumstances. Most of the optimistic companies are located in the solar industry.

About two thirds of the…