Headquartered in Taiwan’s central city of Taichung, Contong Hardware Enterprise Co., Ltd. supplies OA furniture parts and accessories backed by ample know-how of plastic injection molding and R&D capacity. The KS-01B Under-Desk Plastic Pencil Drawer is Contong’s innovation and manufacturing te

INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL FASTENER EXHIBITION (INDOFASTENER 2014) POST-SHOW REPORT 14-16 May 2014 Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Indonesia The 2nd Edition - Concluded with a breakthrough achievement! “In my opinion, this exhibition has been pretty good because helped us a

CENS had a busy October, having attended more than seven international trade shows to promote buyer guides to help manufacturers, exporters and traders to build global presence, including INTERMOT, Tool Japan, Orgatec Cologne, HK Lighting Fair, PTC Asia, KOAA, and IPF Japan. INTERMOT INTERMOT

Founded in 1981, Long Friend Plastics Co., Ltd. is an ambitious Taiwanese plastic furniture parts manufacturer, specializing in manufacture of casters, chair wheels and related components for furniture. With an integrated production line, covering R&D, mold design and finishing processes, the ma

Founded in 1981, Long Friend Plastics Co., Ltd. is a dynamic Taiwanese plastic furniture parts maker that specializes in various types of casters, chair wheels, and related furniture components. The company has established an integrated production operation that encompasses R&D, mold design, and f

Founded in 1981, Long Friend Plastics Co., Ltd. is a dynamic Taiwanese plastic furniture parts maker that specializes in various types of casters, chair wheels, and related furniture components. The company has established an integrated production operation that encompasses R&D, mold design, and

By MICHELLE HSU Whatever you call the space where you work at home--studio, workstation, home office--the furniture you use there is undergoing drastic changes along with the evolution of lifestyles and working habits brought on by the use of PCs and mobile devices. Advances in information, c

By JENNY WU China is the world’s largest furniture manufacturer, accounting for 25% of total global output, and in 2006 became the world's No. 1 furniture exporter. It is now also the world's biggest furniture market, with estimated market value of about 500 billion RMB (approximately US$83.3 bi

By STEVE CHUANG Shifting locales of global furniture production to emerging countries over the past few decades has profoundly uprooted market dynamics, with out-migration of Taiwanese furniture makers over the years also having destabilized the erstwhile prosperous furniture industry in Taiwan.

By MICHELLE HSU Wood is one of the most ancient of materials. But until recently, it was rarely used in lighting products. Today's new generation of energy-efficient lighting seems especially incongruent with wood due to its high-tech nature. In fact, though, wood has been making a splash in new

Ever since its establishment in 1984, Sane Jen Industrial Co. has devoted itself to supplying a wide range of warehouse storage and transportation products, mostly made of stainless steel, steel wire, steel pipe, and steel plate. The firm’s product line includes wire folding containers, wire foldin

Founded in 1990 in central Taiwan, Hon Chen Industrial Co., Ltd. produces balls of bronze, iron, and stainless steel for use as fittings for furniture, railings, lighting fixtures, and gardening hardware, as well as copper welding parts using silver, copper, and tin rods for building materials, fur

Ever since its inception in 1986, Kymyo Industrial Co. has dedicated itself to the development and production of air sanders and related air tools for professional uses such as auto manufacturing, auto repair, wooden furniture manufacturing and boatbuilding. Over the years, the company has built up

Founded in 1974, Knopro Industrial Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of custom metal hardware in Taiwan, providing a wide variety of furniture accessories, decorative hardware and plastic fittings as handles, knobs, ring pulls, hooks, hinges, tube holders, wire grommets, shelf support, gas strut,

Founded in 1990 in central Taiwan, Hon Chen Industrial Co., Ltd. produces balls of bronze, iron, and stainless steel for use as fittings for furniture, railings, lighting fixtures, and gardening hardware, as well as copper welding parts using silver, copper, and tin rods for building materials, fur

Ever since its establishment in 1984, Sane jen Industrial Co. has devoted itself to supplying a wide range of warehouse storage and transportation products, mostly made of stainless steel, steel wire, steel pipe, and steel plate. The firm's product line includes wire folding contains, wire folding

Design, development, tooling and plastic injection molding of mechanical hardware, furniture accessories, sports equipment parts, and healthcare equipment parts. Shen Shan International Glide Corp. supplies wideranging plastic products for indoor and outdoor furniture, healthcare equipment, spor

China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) (“CIFF”), also known as “Asia’s furniture sourcing center” and market indicator of China’s furniture industry, has been a biannual show held in Guangzhou every March and September since 1998, covering furniture, furnishing and upstream and downstream i

Since it was founded in Taiwan in 1989, Kuntech International Corp. has established a solid reputation as a manufacturer of special fasteners and various industrial parts. With a spacious factory in China, Kuntech now turns out a large number of screws, nuts, studs, shafts, stamping parts, turning

To help promote Taiwan’s high-quality DIY and home improvement products in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) market, China Economic News Service (CENS) took part in the Architech Expo 2014 (the 28th ASEAN Building Technology Exposition). Organized by the Association of Siame

Driven by operators’ growing optimism towards brighter economic future across the EU, International Hardware Fair Cologne (IHF Cologne) 2014, held March 9-12, in Germany, saw increasing exhibitors to again confirm its lead globally as a trade fair for hardware products. IHF Cologne 2014 occu

By JUDY LI Giftionery Taipei 2014 and Taiwan Souvenir 2014 were held concurrently from April 24 to 27 at the Taipei World Trade Center. The twin shows drew some 700 domestic and international exhibitors, who occupied a total of 1,000 standard booths showcasing a wide variety of creative and nove

To help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders explore world markets, CENS attended six international trade shows in May, including Thailand Auto Parts & Accessories 2014 (TAPA 2014), Architect Expo 2014, National Hardware Show, International Fair Packaging Machinery, Packaging and Confecti

Since it was founded in Taiwan in 1989, Kuntech International Corp. has established a solid reputation as a manufacturer of special fasteners and various industrial parts. With a spacious factory in China, Kuntech now turns out a large number of screws, nuts, studs, shafts, stamping parts, turni

By STEVE CHUANG The year 2013 was a year of mixed performance by Taiwanese OA furniture parts manufacturers, given that gloomy economies weakened global enterprises’ willingness to invest in fixed assets and dampened the sector to some extent. But with economies in the U.S., Japan and Europe sho

Homer Hardware Inc. is a specialist manufacturer of metallic parts, including hinges, latches, pulls, handles, knobs, towel holders, D-rings, suction cup hooks, seatbelts, seatbelt buckles, and many other stamped hardware items for furniture, bathroom, and automotive applications. An experienced O

By JUDY LI The furniture and handicraft industries have played an important role in Indonesia’s economic development, and are a major source of jobs there, supplying employment (directly or indirectly) for more than three million people. Both industries have a very long value chain that intersec

Founded in 1989, Chieh Ling Screws Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a veteran maker of fasteners and hardware, largely for higher-end furniture and bicycles, with more than 30 years of experience in OEM (original equipment manufacturing) business. Chieh Ling is one of a few Taiwanese makers engaged in spec

CENS had a busy month in April, attending nine international trade shows to promote buyer guides to help manufacturers, exporters and traders to build global presence, including Light + Building International Trade Fair, Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), Hannover Messe, Autome

Founded in 1989, Chieh Ling Screws Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a veteran maker of fasteners and hardware, largely for higher-end furniture and bicycles, with more than 30 years of experience in OEM (original equipment manufacturing) business. Chieh Ling is one of a few Taiwanese makers engaged in sp