Taipei, Dec.1, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan’s cement, premixed concrete, construction and steel sectors stand to benefit from faster implementation of massive public work projects budgeted at NT$200 billion, which spells relief considering these sectors have suffered relative to last year in the first three

The Eurobike Award is the seventh most important bicycle-design award in the world. And in the international bicycle industry EUROBIKE is the world's leading tradeshow. The winners of this year’s Eurobike Award were honored on the first day of the EUROBIKE tradeshow in Friedrichshafen, Germany, whi

The recent announcement by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi that they will combine forces in a joint venture indicates that more and more companies are espousing the principle of strength in numbers. The Topology Research Institute (TRI), a Taiwanese market research organization, also thinks that this is

Ledionopto Lighting Inc. is promoting its P30F lamps for par lights and TD36 lamps for downlight. Both lamps boast their excellent lens design, which allows illumination to evenly spread on objects and eliminates halo and dark spots that are often caused by substandard lamps. The lens design le

Founded in 2007, Scape Light Co., Ltd. specializes in LED-lighting products sorted into indoor-lighting, outdoor-lighting, emergency-lighting and accessories categories. It operates an ISO 9001-certified factory in China with over 300 employees and 5,000 square-meter facility. The company’s ne

By MICHELLE HSU After several rounds of negotiation, Taiwan and China finally signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to cooperate in the LED, solar energy, and flat panel industries. The two sides will work together in creating industrial standards for these three emerging industri

The 27th Taipei Int`l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA 2011) and the 6th Taipei Int`l Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei 2011) wound down after being staged at the Taipei Nankang Exhibition Hall April 12-15, attracting 1,100 local and foreign exhibitors (up 4.5% from previous

Founded in 1986, Eminent Main Industrial Co., Ltd. supplies halogen machine lamps, LED (light emitting diode) machine lamps, magnifier lamps, tower lights, fluorescent work lights, and waterproof machine lamps for industrial purposes. Over the past several years, Eminent Main has not only develo

Taipei, Aug. 31, 2011 (CENS)--To bolster the development of an integrated supply chain for smartphones, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has called for local enterprises to form an AMOLED (active matrix organic light emitting diode) R&D alliance. Demand for AMOLED panels, increasingly appli

Observers found it far easier to comment on the number of makers of OS and CPUs for mobile computing devices than continually upgraded specs at the Computex 2011 Taipei, held early June, where only two major contenders—Android-ARM and Wintel (Windows and Intel)—showed significant stage presence; w

Brazil Acts to Boost Auto Industry Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Finance Minister Guido Mantega and Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel announced an important industrial reform policy in early August to reduce rising real-to-greenback pressure on its manufacturing industry. The appreciating Rea

Despite all the usual problems as added pollution, parking, traffic congestion attached to a speeding auto market in an emerging nation such as China, the nation’s auto parts industry has undergone rapid growth carried by China’s still nascent car market that is only a couple of decades old, but on

Growing concerns about driving safety have given greater urgency to the development of the sensors that are widely used in automobile engine control systems, chassis systems, body control systems, and navigation systems. Since nearly all modern vehicles rely on high-precision computerized contro

Among the five categories of items on display at the special “ROC Centennial Celebration: Taiwan Furniture Retrospection” pavilion at the 21st Taipei International Furniture Show (TIFS) in March this year was “best-performing export items.” These products, most of which were produced on an OEM (ori

Taipei, June 23, 2011 (CENS)--Taiwan's manufacturers of LED (light emitting diode), LCD (liquid crystal display) and solar equipment are expected to become direct supply sources of projects under mainland China's 12th Five-Year Development Plan after the island recently signed pacts with mainland

Taiwan-based OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) have become veritable classic business models in world trade, able to take on just about any order in any volume made according to customers’ specifications, and thus have been recognized by foreign customers as the most trustworthy production arm

Garden & Decorator Wood Products Inc. (G&D) has been regarded as the leader in the gardening tool sector for some 20 years in Taiwan, achieving ample success and setting an example for its peers on the island. Maria Huang is living-proof that behind every successful man is a woman, with Ray D.

Functional breakthrough presents new opportunities Once the domain of mostly high-end furniture, ergonomic design is becoming deeply embedded in the thinking of most office furniture makers in Taiwan today. Many of these manufacturers have been in business for a decade, two decades or longer, gi

One relatively new application is LED agricultural lighting Due to the lack of global consensus in standards and high production cost initially, LED lighting does not project bright market prospect in the short term, especially as a form of popular lighting. However, many LED lighting companies

After weathering a struggling global auto market in 2009, Taiwanese auto parts suppliers have benefited from a rapidly rebounding demand and are increasingly optimistic about the business possibilities in the coming years. Vigorous Global Market Along with the strong global economic recovery in

Taipei, June 13, 2011 (CENS)--Despite Taiwan's trade with China having grown rapidly after Kuomintang (KMT) Party's Ma Ying-jeou was elected president in 2008, the Taiwan White Paper recently released by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taipei suggests Taiwan to develop relations with

International, domestic suppliers attracted over 150,000 visitors over four days The 27th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF or Home Furniture) was a five-in-one event held March 18-21 and spread across a massive 540,000 square meters at the China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou,

Taiwan’s ITRI general director advises LED industry to build industry alliances When Unimicorn Corp., United Microelectronics Corp.’s (UMC) printed-circuit board subsidiary, announced in late 2010 its investment in LED-luminaire maker NeoPac Lighting (Zhongshan) Ltd., it was the highlight of wha

Thermoking Technology International Corp. (TTiC) supplies LED lighting fixtures including streetlights, projector lights, grid lights, tunnel lights, T8 light tubes and light bulbs. The maker has developed superb cooling solutions to specialize in making LED lighting rated at above 1,000W but s

Yoyao Lighting Co., Ltd., established in 1998, specializes in designing, manufacturing electronic products, lighting fixtures and accessories. Besides being a seasoned professional dedicated to the trade, the company is known for accepting both OEM/ODM (original equipment/design manufacturer) orde

Many first-time exhibitors aim to tap thriving Asian economies This year’s Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), held April 13-16, saw over 640 exhibitors, a 70% increase over last year, as well as more interesting products. The higher exhibitor number is due to the thr

Organizers predict the event may grow even bigger in 2012 The Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) and held the second time this year, saw both exhibitor and booth num

The jury of the 2011 iF Product Design Award, the “Oscars” of the design world, selected 991 favorites out of 2,756 entries by 1,121 participants from 43 countries, compared to the 2,486 registrations from 39 countries in 2010. The jurors noticed that the consistent brand strategy of many c

Taipei, April 12, 2011 (CENS)--Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., Taiwan Mobile Corp. and Far EasTone Telecom Co., Ltd. have decided to procure tablet PCs instead of e-readers as originally planned in light of relatively higher popularity of tablet PCs among consumers. Chunghwa executives say that thi

Making cars safer with street smarts When cars become a necessity in our everyday lives, safety becomes both increasingly important and a top priority for global automakers. The "intelligent vehicle" technology, one of the latest trends among global automakers, alerts drivers at intersections wh