No problem with increasing<br>inventories says distis

“We have not seen a huge oversupply or an inventory build-up in our business. In fact, inventory levels have come down during this quarter and inventory turns have come back to normal," said Vincent Cellard, v-p for assets and operations at Silica. Afdec recently warned for increased inventory levels at the manufacturers and that the levels have to be trimmed to avoid problems in next year. This gloomy view is not shared by marketing director for Arrow Northern Europe Chris McAneny either. “During the year inventory levels in the channel have declined and are now finely, but generally well, balanced as we go into 2007," McAneny told Electronics Weekly.