Tariff Cuts, Stable Exchange Rates, and New Opportunities Signal Potential Machine Tool Industry Recovery, Says Industry Leader
Jan 14, 2026Chairman of Victor Taichung Machinery Works Co., Ltd., Mr. Bert Huang, said today that "after nearly two years of industry turbulence, smaller manufacturers and customers have exited, while defence and aerospace opportunities emerge. Order inquiries are showing improvement, with urgent orders appearing. There will likely be a recovery after the Lunar New Year, especially if US tariffs on Taiwan f... Full Story
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Taiwan–U.S. Tariff Agreement Eases Economic Impact, Strengthens Taiwan's Competitive Position
- Jan 26, 2026
With the Taiwan–U.S. tariff negotiations now concluded, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) stated that the projected impact on Taiwan’s exports, industrial output, and employment has been substa... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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Taiwan Economy 2025 GDP to Grow on AI Boom
- Jan 26, 2026
Taiwan’s economic growth in 2025 is likely to be revised higher, as the AI-driven export boom continues to outperform expectations. The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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Taiwan's Industrial Production Expands Record High of 16.7% Year-on-Year.
- Jan 26, 2026
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan’s industrial production expanded to a new high in 2025, extending its growth for a second consecutive year. The full-year industrial produ... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Electronics & Computers
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Stanford Robotics Center (SRC) Signs Cooperation Agreement with Taiwan ITRI to Strengthen AI and Robotics Supply Chains
- Jan 26, 2026
On his visit to the United States, Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) announces that the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has signed an official cooperation agr... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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Taiwan Develops LED Pest Control for Mushroom Production
- Jan 26, 2026
Taiwan’s Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) has developed a smart LED pest control system designed for pest infestations in mushroom production. Mushrooms generate more than NT$12.2 billion in ann... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Lighting & LEDs
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Taiwan Drone Alliance Expands to the U.S. Market, Accelerates Global Alignment
- Jan 23, 2026
The Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunity Alliance (TEDIBOA) has set its sights on the United States as its top priority market in 2026, focusing on helping Taiwanese manufacture... Full Story
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MOEA's A+ Program Passed Four R&D Projects, Spotlighting Techman Robot's Wheeled Humanoid Robots
- Jan 23, 2026
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved four projects in the first review round of its A+ Enterprise Innovation R&D Program this year to strengthen smart manufacturing, semiconducto... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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TCC Listed on the 2026 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking
- Jan 23, 2026
Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) has been named to Corporate Knights’ 2026 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations ranking, released on January 21 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. As the o... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Hardware & Tools
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AI Boom Accelerates Demand for High-Performance Storage, Driving Taiwan's Supply Chain
- Jan 23, 2026
As AI computing capacity continues to scale and models grow more complex, the rapid expansion of inference applications is driving an explosion in data generation. Storage has become a critical pilla... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Electronics & Computers
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Taiwan's Standards Authority Advances Nanoscale Metrology to Support Semiconductors and Quantum Technologies
- Jan 23, 2026
Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, is accelerating the development of advanced calibration and measurement technologies to underpin... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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ITRI Named a Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator for the Tenth Time
- Jan 22, 2026
Clarivate yesterday released its 2026 Top 100 Global Innovators report, listing Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) as one of the top 100 global innovators for the tenth time. Ac... Full Story
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Taiwan Advances Nanoscale Metrology to Safeguard Semiconductor Leadership
- Jan 22, 2026
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is strengthening the calibration and measurement of nanoscale semiconductor metrology. The initiative enables chipmakers to precisely control the critical... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Electronics & Computers
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Taiwan's Fastener Exports to the U.S. Surpass Europe for the First Time on Record
- Jan 22, 2026
Amidst global supply chain readjustments, Taiwan’s fastener industry is finding momentum in the U.S. market. According to the latest customs data, Taiwan’s average export price for screws to the Unit... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Screws & Fasteners
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ITRI Showcases Integrated EV Power Systems and Advanced SiC Capabilities at NEPCON Japan
- Jan 22, 2026
With the support of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) unveiled 14 advanced technologies at NEPCON Japan, Asia’s largest electronics manufactur... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Motorcycles & Powersports
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India's Economic Surge Draws Taiwanese Machine Tool Makers to IMTEX FORMING 2026
- Jan 22, 2026
IMTEX FORMING 2026, India’s largest and most internationally representative metal forming machine tool exhibition, opened yesterday in Bengaluru and runs through Jan. 25. Organized by the Indian Mach... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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Taiwan Machine Tool Show (TMTS) 2026 to Feature the Latest Technology Advancements in Taiwan
- Jan 21, 2026
The Taiwan International Machine Tool Show 2026 (TMTS) will be held from March 25 to 28 at the Taichung International Exhibition Center. Organized by the prestigious Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory B... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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Tool Machine Industry's Critical Resurgence, 60% of Firms Expect 10% Revenue Surge in 2026
- Jan 21, 2026
The Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders’ Association (TMBA) released its 2026 outlook on January 20. Chairman Patrick P. Chen (陳紳騰) stated that: "Taiwan's tool machine output and export profits ... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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Taiwan's 2025 Export Orders Hit Record High: ICT and Electronics Drive 90% Surge
- Jan 21, 2026
Taiwan's export orders reached an all-time high in 2025, propelled by AI demand. Wei-jie Huang (黃偉傑), head of the MOEA's Department of Statistics, announced on January 20 that orders grew by $153.34 ... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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U.S.-Taiwan Tariff Deal Turns Industry Headwinds to Tailwinds
- Jan 21, 2026
Economic Minister Ming-Hsin Kung yesterday (Jan 20th) suggested the U.S.-Taiwan tariff agreement was beneficial for the domestic industry. With reciprocal duties capped at 15% and non-additive to MFN... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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Taiwan's Machine Tool Industry Sees Improving Order Visibility
- Jan 21, 2026
Taiwan’s machine tool industry is entering a cyclical turning point this year, with order visibility steadily improving as demand linked to AI gains momentum. Leading manufacturers, including Tongtai... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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U.S.–Taiwan Tariff Deal Lifts Outlook for Taiwan's Machine Tool Industry
- Jan 20, 2026
The finalization of tariff arrangements between the United States and Taiwan has improved the outlook for Taiwan’s machine tool industry, which had been among the sectors most exposed to trade uncert... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Machinery & Machine Tools
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Ennostar Partners with Germany's ALLOS to Commercialize 8-Inch GaN-on-Silicon LED Epitaxial Wafers
- Jan 20, 2026
Ennostar has announced a strategic partnership with Germany’s ALLOS Semiconductors to commercialize 8-inch gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) LED epitaxial wafers, adopting Micro LED technology i... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Lighting & LEDs
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CIER Forecasted a GDP of 4.14% This Year, With Expected Upward Revisions
- Jan 20, 2026
Taiwan’s Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) has forecasted a GDP growth of 4.14% this year, suggesting that further upward revisions remain possible. Following the conclusion of the U... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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Powering the Lighting Trade Path, CENS Connects 2026 Tokyo Lighting Fair to Taiwan's Premier Suppliers
- Jan 20, 2026
Tokyo’s largest and most comprehensive light exhibition, Lighting Fair 2026, will take place from March 3 to 6 this year at the “Tokyo Big Sight.” The exhibition will feature the latest lighting prod... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Lighting & LEDs
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US-Taiwan 15% Tariff Deal to Stabilize Changhua's Plumbing Sector
- Jan 19, 2026
Taiwan's reciprocal tariff drops to 15% with non-additive to MFN rates. Chia-Lieh Chang, the chairman of the Plumbing Association of Taiwan in Changhua County, is optimistic that the industry will st... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Hardware & Tools
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Glass Cloth Emerges as the Next Supply Bottleneck in AI Hardware, Nan Ya Plastics and Taiwan Glass to Seize Opportunity
- Jan 19, 2026
Premium glass fiber cloth is facing unprecedented shortages as it drives the next “memory card shortage crisis” in the AI supply chain, followed by rapid PCB and CCL upgrades. With Nvidia, Google, an... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Electronics & Computers
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Taiwan's Export Orders Set New Records as AI Demand Reshapes Growth Outlook
- Jan 19, 2026
Taiwan’s export orders are on course to reach a historic high, underpinned by sustained demand from AI and related computing infrastructure. The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is set to release ... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | General Items
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Elon Musk's AI Spur Drives Taiwan Supply Chain
- Jan 19, 2026
Elon Musk's xAI notched another win with Colossus II, its second giant AI cluster now operational, the world's first GW-scale (1bn-watt) AI data center, scaling to 1.5GW by April. Analysts expect thi... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Electronics & Computers
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The Taichung Industry Fair 2026 Concludes in Excellence
- Jan 19, 2026
The Taichung Industry Fair 2026, organized by the Taichung City Chamber of Commerce, opened on January 16 at the Taichung International Convention and Exhibition Center, marking the largest business-... Full Story
Industry In-Focus | Hardware & Tools
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U.S.-Taiwan Tariffs Set at 15%, Putting Machine-Tool Makers on Par with Global Rivals
- Jan 16, 2026
Taiwan and the United States announced on Friday that reciprocal tariffs will be capped at 15%, applied on a non-cumulative basis. Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) and industry leaders... Full Story
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