Binding entrepreneur takes calculated risks: while some say that the Singapore printing industry is in the sunset phase, the surge in printing orders in China and India has proven that printing is still in demand. As long as printers continue to produce books to meet international demand, binderies will continue to expand. Nature Services continues to buy new machinery to meet this demand.
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