Taiwan’s Indoor Air Quality Act took effect in November 2012, bringing more stringent rules for indoor air quality and giving a boost to the island’s green building materials industry. The new law imposes strict requirements for air quality inside houses to keep residents from inhaling hazardou

Government-backed institute trails only Oak Ridge National Lab of USA Taiwan once again proves its technology innovation capability, in a contest among the world's leading R&D labs. The Taiwanese team sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) won seven of the 2012 R&D 100 Awards, give

Tong Yang Industry Co. is one of the world’s largest suppliers of aftermarket (AM) replacement auto parts, a major supplier of original equipment (OE) auto parts to international automakers, and the largest auto-parts manufacturing conglomerate in Taiwan. The company’s products are divided in

Founded in 1984, Unitycoon Co., Ltd. is one of the most veteran developer, innovator, and manufacturers of a wide range of auto accessories in Taiwan. The ISO 9002-certified maker globally markets its quality products under its reputed "UNCLE" own-brand, and also provides items on the OEM/ODM basis

Makers of gardening tools along with accessories generate export revenue of around US$95 million on average yearly help to drive hand tool exports in Taiwan. Besides being popular with professionals and DIY gardeners in the U.S. and Europe, and despite global economic uncertainty that have occa

Casual observers in the ritzier parts of Taipei, capital city of Taiwan, may be impressed by the number of 5-star hotels, designer boutiques and even high-rise deluxe condos, but would not know that Taiwan imports 98% of fossil fuels and lack most conventional building materials, including ingredie

The second Taiwan International Fastener Show held in Kaohsiung from March 13 to March 14, 2012 attracted over 1,500 foreign buyers to see the industry's wide variety of fasteners at a fair considered by many as the most professional of its kind in Asia. The biennial trade fair is the fasten

Taipei, Aug. 14, 2012 (CENS)--Two auto parts makers listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) recently announced good business results for July. Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., the largest auto-parts supplier in Taiwan, announced that it raked in revenue of NT$1.1 billion (US$37 million), up 1.

Yi Chang Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd., established in 1982, is one of Taiwan’s most prominent suppliers of whole-plant equipment for clothes hanger manufacturers. The company has a modern factory in Luchou of Taipei County, northern Taiwan. At present, the company’s wire clothes hanger making m

Taipei, July 4, 2012 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Taiwan's largest auto-parts maker, recently claimed that after a series of capacity expansions have been completed, the firm is ready for the next wave of strong global demand, said chairman Michael Wu at the recent shareholders meeting. Wu

Taipei, May 22, 2012 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., the largest automotive body-parts maker in Taiwan, reportedly won a three-year, 1-billion-yen order from a Japanese automaker, according to industry sources. The surging Japanese yen against U.S. dollar, coupled with floods in Thailand

After more than six decades of development, fastener manufacturing has evolved into one of Taiwan’s few traditional industries that enjoy sustained global competitiveness. Having upgraded from low-end, DIY-caliber fasteners to the higher end of the line, Taiwanese fasteners suppliers increasingly f

Chaang-Horng Electronic Co., Ltd., established in 1987, is one of Taiwan’s professional manufacturers of electronic accessories for plastics manufacturing industry. The company uses ‘Corona’ brand. At present, the company’s major products can be divided into such categories as plastic surface tr

Yen Sheng Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1969, has an arsenal of professional experiences in the field of extrusion coating and lamination machines, air bubble film machines, extrusion coating and lamination machines, and auxiliary equipment. The company’s extrusion coating and lamination machi

Taipei, March 7, 2012 (CENS)--Beginning in 1975 with production of woodworking tools, the Taiwan-based Sea Gull Tools has evolved into a world-caliber supplier of painter and bricklayer tools, enjoying stable sales growth abroad. The company now runs a factory each in Taiwan’s northern county o

Taipei, Feb. 15, 2012 (CENS)--An ISO9001-certified manufacturer excelling at aluminum die casting and forging processing, the Taiwan-headquartered Hsin Chernq Enterprise Co., Ltd. is offering less expensive, quality furniture parts and accessories on the OEM/ODM basis. The company has recently

Taiwan’s plastic injection industry has matured and grown strong over the 30 years or so since its inception, building up a strong manufacturing ecosystem that covers almost all sectors of the industry from molds and components to machines and injected parts. Along with its wide coverage th

To help Taiwanese manufacturers build business opportunities globally, CENS attended 10 overseas trade shows in November, including AAPEX Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, SEMA Show, China International Industry Fair (CIIF), International Motorcycle Exhibition Milan Fair (EICMA), InterLight Mos

For the third consecutive year, Taiwan’s government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) brought honor to the island by winning awards at the Wall Street Journal’s 2011 Technology Innovation Awards. This time, ITRI took two first prizes. ITRI beat out more than 600 competit

The 27th Taipei Int`l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (2011 Taipei AMPA) and the 6th Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (2011 AutoTronics Taipei), held April 12-15 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, are the largest of their kinds and promoted as the world’s most important trade fai

Flat yarn/PP/PE/HDPE woven sack making machines, synthetic filament making machine Rai Hsing Plastics Machinery Works Co., Ltd., established in 1950, is a pioneer manufacturer of plastic extruders in Taiwan, dedicated to supplying competitive, cost-efficient, and highly beneficial machinery mode

The general consensus seems to be that most textile machinery makers in Taiwan have invested in product improvement to build a sound global reputation, as well as contribute to the growth of the industry over the past decades. Driven by global economic recovery, the sector exported US$562 mi

Inaugurated in 1990, Golden Ware Int’l Inc. has been engaged in the field of building hardware with help of its partner GW Precision Metalwerks Inc. as a proven supplier of this kind. Bolstered by decades of expertise, the two companies supply nearly all kinds of construction hardware, includin

Taipei, April 8, 2011 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., the largest auto-parts conglomerate in Taiwan, recently sold 50% shareholding in one of its Chinese subsidiaries, the Wuhu Youth Tongyang Auto Plastic Parts Co., Ltd., to Magna International Inc. of Canada, the world's fifth-largest auto

Established in 1990, Chuang Hsiang Technology Co., Ltd. is an ISO9001-certified company dedicated to designing, developing, and manufacturing high-level LED side-mirror covers and daytime running lights (DRLs) with state-of-the-art stylish designs. All of the firm's items have been certified to mee

Lung Chang Machinery Enterprise Co., Ltd. has devoted all its resources to satisfying customers’ demands and offering professional services in the plastic-processing machine sector, along with accessories such as gearboxes, extrusion and injection screws, and barrels. Huang Jen-chiang, the chair

Career Industry Corp. is one of Taiwan’s leading suppliers of paper-tube making equipment, supplying products and technical services globally for over 20 years. The company has helped customers install a couple of hundred paper-core making machines in China, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, the P

Taipei, Jan. 18, 2011 (CENS)--Attracted by the business opportunities arising from the cross-Taiwan Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), Crown Luggage Group, a Taiwanese-invested firm in China and the world's largest luggage maker, has decided to return to Taiwan for investment b

The 10th anniversary draws 250 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors and buyers Taiwan’s hand tool makers have had to change with the times. For many decades, the island had been supplying large quantities of DIY tools at competitive prices to the world. But China’s cost advantages have taken o

Yung Hsien Machinery Co., Ltd., founded in 1992, is a winner of the 2005 Excellent Taiwan-made Environmentally Friendly Products Award honored by the Industrial Development Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, for its self-designed EPS/EPP/EPO recycling machine. The machine, patented i