These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
TIFS set to highlight local strengths at biggest-ever show in April
Feb 05, 2014By STEVE CHUANG Joe Chen may be entering his last year as the chairman of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI), but the industry captain, also president of fastener supplier Saintec Enterprise Co., Ltd., is still going full-speed to boost Taiwan's competitiveness in the global market. Under his leadership, the third Taiwan International Fastener Show (TIFS) is set to hold its biggest-eve...
This expo aimed to boost cultural/creative vitality by highlighting localization and infusing energy into cultural enterprises
Jan 21, 2014By MICHELLE HSU The Taiwan International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo, organized by the Ministry of Culture since 2010, is now in its 4th iteration. During its short life the expo has strived to turn “creative ideas” into “commercial value” and play the role of a platform for communication between original creators and industry, making the abstract nature of culture more concrete and ex...
C.F. Lin: Manufacturers need to form partnerships for mutual assistance
Dec 20, 2013C.F. Lin, chairman of the Cross-Strait Lighting Committee of the Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), recently brightened up a committee meeting by making such comments as “The lighting business is better in 2013 than in 2012”; “Almost every Taiwanese manufacturer in this line has grown this year”; and “LED lighting still has 15 years of space for development.” These statements ref...
Manufacturers hope that lighting applications will make up for slumping backlight sales
Dec 20, 2013This has been a lackluster year in the international lighting market, and companies in the line are vigorously carrying out R&D and marketing activities in an effort to break out of the doldrums by offering improved functions and expanded applications. Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye is full of confidence in the future of LED lighting and in the role of Taiwanese manufacturers in the global LE...
Government sets ambitious targets for LED lighting penetration
Dec 20, 2013Mainland China’s LED (light emitting diode) lighting market is expected to get a further boost from a new government subsidy program to be inaugurated in January 2014. The program is designed to promote the use of energy-saving household electrical equipment, including LED lights. The Chinese authorities have been offering subsidies since 2008 to encourage the use of high-efficiency fluorescen...
Through lighting design, the “Temple of Light” illuminates the harmonious beauty of a historic shrine
Dec 20, 2013The “Temple of Light,” a result of collaboration between Tainan City Government’s Cultural Affairs Bureau and the Coretronic Culture and Arts Foundation (CCAF), formally lit up in mid-September, 2013 year after two years of planning and preparation. The Temple of Light is actually the historic Wind God Temple, the only shrine in Tainan devoted primarily to the worship of the Wind God, transfo...
Today, the emphasis has shifted to soft economic innovation to create momentum for Taiwan's new industrial development
Dec 20, 2013Anyone traveling along section three of Zhongshan North Road in Taipei recently would certainly have noticed that there is a new addition to the buildings clustered in the flower, art, and culture area which includes Flower Expo Park, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and Zhongshan Soccer Stadium. The new addition is a white-walled structure in front of the arts museum, with faintly discernible large glas...
Manufacturers adapt to the mobile generation
Dec 17, 2013Exports of metal furniture from Taiwan have held steady despite market fluctuations, underscoring the global competitiveness of the domestic industry. Metal is more flexible than many other furniture materials, such as wood, rattan, glass, and plastics, making it well-suited to making furniture a variety of shapes. Metal parts are also commonly used to complement other materials in furniture....
Market demand set to grow as consumers pursue more leisurely lifestyles
Dec 17, 2013While the global economic climate has improved a bit in 2013, China’s growth has remained sluggish. This weakness, coupled with the short-term impact of the government’s revision of regulations to cool off the overheated real estate market, has confronted China’s furniture manufacturers with declining sales and profits. The industry seems destined to either stagnate or shrink, and the result will...
China's furniture manufacturers expected to prosper as domestic market grows
Dec 17, 2013China’s dining set industry has been developing smoothly in recent years, with most makers of outdoor furniture joining the line and adopting integrated manufacturing processes. Competition among manufacturers is now extremely fierce, and to remain in the global market suppliers need to find their own unique advantages. With improved living standard, people today demand higher quality in their...
