In view of today's emphasis on environmental protection, manufacturers around the world have tried hard to source environmentally friendly raw materials to develop "green" products that can be recycled or reused. Some furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are quite interested in the fabrication of gree

Last year Collins Co., Ltd., a trading firm with a long history in Taiwan, obtained the right to become the sole agent for marketing "Francfranc" products on the island. Francfranc, owned by BALS Corporation, a company listed in Japan, is a Japanese brand famous for household items. As a Francfr

Modern automotive technology has been advancing at a very high speed' and automakers have recently released more diverse car models to compete in the different niches of the global market. New cars' with different parts and unique sub-systems' are also developed over a much shorter period than befo

Taipei, Feb. 6, 2006 (CENS)--Globe Union Ind. Corp., Taiwan' s leading manufacturer of sanitary ware, kitchenware, bathroom furniture, and related hardware products, witnessed its revenue break the NT$10 billion (US$294.12 million at US$1 = NT$34) mark to hit NT$10.17 billion (US$299.12 million) in

To boost the development of local boating and watersports industries, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Formula Ten Corp. of the U.K. held the first Taiwan International Boat & Watersports Show on Dec. 15-18, 2005 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall.

In recent years Taiwan's bathroom equipment manufacturing sector has been shifting away from contract manufacturing to original design manufacturing (ODM). Many of the domestic manufacturers in this line are capable of designing innovative products to meet the special requirements of customers from

Office furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are rolling out top-of-the-line products with advanced ergonomic designs, marking a further a break from their past dependence on lower-end commodity items. Like their counterparts in other labor-intensive sectors, most of Taiwan's office furniture suppli

The 11th edition of the annual China International Furniture Expo (Furniture China 2005) attracted record numbers of both exhibitors and visitors to the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center on Sept. 14-17 this year, further consolidating its position as Asia's biggest furniture fair. Sta

After being involved in the furniture industry for more than three decades, Fred Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers' Association (TFMA), has long been a witness to the ups and downs of Taiwan's furniture industry. Although most of Taiwan's wooden furniture makers have moved their

Markus Rossler, managing director of Homag Asia, is optimistic about markets in rising Asian economies because manufacturers there are embracing automatic machinery to substitute for increasingly expensive labor. This is significant for Homag Asia, an affiliatre of the Homag Group of Germany, th

Taiwan is an ideal place to source office furniture parts, especially metal parts that require the sophisticated processing capability which local makers excel in thanks to their long experience and state-of-the-art automated production equipment. Over the past decades, some manufacturers of off

With more than two decades of development, Taiwan's kitchen furniture and accessories sector has made a successful transformation from contract manufacturing to focus on the production of original design manufacturer (ODM) items. The shift has resulted from intensive efforts in the local industry t

A few makers of metal beds have managed to survive in Taiwan's deteriorating manufacturing environment, carving out niches for themselves by emphasizing self-design, small-volume and large-variety production, quality control, and product detail. The development of products designed by themselves

Although most of Taiwan's wooden furniture makers have moved their factories offshore, Taiwan still occupies a niche in the production of high-quality metal furniture, office furniture, and SOHO (small office, home office) furniture, says Friedrich Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufacture

Taipei, Aug. 4, 2005 (CENS)--With competition getting steep among makers of consumption non-woven textile materials in Taiwan, some of them have either changed manufacturing strategies or diversified production lines to turn out other products. Shinih Enterprise Co., Taiwan's professional maker

Designers are sprouting up in Taiwan's furniture industry as both government and industrial sectors are pushing for the production of sophisticated and refined products with unique designs. In this information-intensive era, consumers are demanding innovative furniture items that can meet specific

After three years of planning the Furniture Manufacturing Eco-Museum officially opened in Tainan, southern Taiwan in May 2005 at the production complex of Yung Shing Furniture Co., Ltd., a wood furniture manufacturer with a history of more than half a century. The company launched the museum to chr

Founded over half a century ago, Yeong Jin Furniture Factory Corp. is one of Taiwan's most experienced manufacturers of quality wooden-furniture products. The company's "Strauss" brand of furniture is well known in the interior-decoration sector for businesses, and can be found at the Starbucks cof

Sun White Industrial Co., LTD. Is a specialized manufacturer that uses basic materials in different combinations (glass and wood, wood and iron, iron and glass, and aluminum and glass) to turn out a variety of innovative furniture items designed by its own in-house research and development departm

Shuter Enterprise Co., Limited was founded in 1979 and has since grown into one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of home, office, and industrial furniture. The company espouses a management philosophy of providing premium-quality products and services, and is devoted to the development of human-or

The Taiwan pavilion at the International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) 2005 was this year once again dominated by glass-metal furniture products that impressed buyers with their innovative design, advanced functions, new materials, and sophisticated manufacturing technology. Sixty Taiwanese fu

Though competition is growing, Taiwan retains a strong position in the international market for office furniture, helped in large part by the industry's wholesale migration to mainland China, Vietnam and other lower-cost production sites. Friedrich Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufact

After experiencing booming sales last year, some domestic manufacturers of occasional furniture complain that foreign order volumes have been falling since the beginning of this year. They ascribe the trend to the slowdown of the global economy and they believe many buyers worldwide are still diges

CUSP International Associates specializes in the supply of office furniture and parts, using its strong design capability to develop innovative products and its powerful marketing skills to sell them in the international marketplace. Production is handled by factories in Taiwan and mainland China.

Tung Tien Enterprise Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's most experienced and respected manufacturers of casters, offering models in a wide range. Since its establishment in 1975 the company has been making casters for industrial applications and for use with furniture, luggage, medical instruments, shopp

Taipei, May 24, 2005 (CENS)--Facing low-price competition from their counterparts in mainland China, Taiwan's long-fiber textile makers have adjusted the structure of their operations, with some of them, such as Everest Textile Co. and Li Peng Enterprise Co., having expanded or changed part of thei

Synthesizing decades of experience and a strong spirit of innovation, Taiwan's furniture parts and hardware industry has steadily grown and maintained its edge in the international market despite growing competitive pressures. Domestic manufacturers in this line also attribute their success to t

With the continuation of the global rise in prices of raw materials such as iron and steel over the past year and more, Taiwan's makers of office-furniture parts are seeking to boost the added value of their products in an effort to overcome the higher materials costs. Fortunately, with more than t

Textile manufacturers in Taiwan are working hard to develop functional textile products, and have boosted their efforts to an even higher level following the cancellation of the Multi-Fiber Agreement on global textile quotas this year. The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Ministry of E

A firm emphasis on research and development work enabled Taiwanese exhibitors at the recent International Furniture Fair Tokyo (IFFT) 2004 to display numerous innovative products featuring new technologies, new materials, and new functions. They were aiming at Japanese niche markets, hoping to repl