| Abstract | In 1996, Wilhelm Schoeffel GmbH & Company's joint venture with Rene Hodel in Hong Kong, Schoeffel (HK) Ltd, celebrates its tenth anniversary. Wilhelm Schoeffel GmbH & Company in Germany, established 75 years ago, is pearl importer, manufacturer and producer. And both Hans Schoeffel and Rene Hodel agree that Asia is leading the world in the pearl demand and is the market of the present and the future. In this article, Hans Schoeffel talks about the changes he has observed in the pearl industry in the past 33 years, the current state of the market and his predictions for the future. |
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