The year 2013 begins much as 2012 did for Pelikan—with layoffs.Various European websites such as The Recycler, Zürcher Oberländer, BusinessPartner PBS, and Cash.ch, report that Pelikan Hardcopy AG, which markets its products under the Prime Printing brand, has halved its workforce in Switzerland, laying off 45 of its 90 employees. Pelikan blamed the move on