Various economies in the region witnessed a sharp decline in their national gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 due to the sudden shutdown of numerous economic activities. The limitations such as restriction of a limited workforce imposed by governments to control the spread of COVID-19 infection during the onset of its outbreak in the mentioned countries affected the production process. Consumer electronics and automotive are the significant sectors that contribute toward the growth of the electrode foil market in the region. Owing to job losses or salary cuts, the buying capacity of the customer decreased substantially. This reduction negatively impacted the sales of television sets, washing machines, air conditioners, and other electronic appliances. However, as the economies re-opened and industries resumed their operations, the requirement for electrode foils from various end users started to grow gradually.
With the new advancements and technologies, vendors can attract new customers and expand their footprints in emerging markets. This factor is likely to drive the Asia Pacific electrode foil market. Various aspects of security systems involve respective printed circuit boards (PCBs) for businesses, government buildings, residential complexes, airports, and country borders. High-efficiency security systems play a significant role in the safety and security of such vulnerable places. The growing requirement for security systems drives the demand for respective electrode foils considerably. The perfect type of PCB depends on the particular application, but all PCBs utilized for security and safety applications must be reliable as they need to operate as expected at the time of use. A few security and safety equipment, involving crucial PCBs are smoke detectors, security cameras, and electronic door locks. Security cameras (indoors or outdoors), depend on PCBs as they are used for monitoring security footage. Motion Burglar alarms, smoke detectors, video cameras, carbon monoxide detectors, and electronic door locks also incorporate high-quality PCBs. Another primary use of electrode foil is in the PCBs of X-ray scanners used at various national and international airports.