While many industries in Taiwan experienced a boom in orders, parts of the world saw shortages and repair services unable to meet demand due to disrupted supply chains since the pandemic began in 2020. Overall, research studies and experts expect similar tight conditions going into 2022, and could

In the furniture and related industries, the growing trend to adopt greener, healthier, and more sustainable practices have accelerated in recent years, as consumers become more conscious about their purchases' impact on their health and the environment. Even companies are looking for ways to lift

Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers' Association(THTMA) is slated to organize the 2021 Taiwan International Hardware Show after decades of outsourcing to local organizers, with Economic Daily News (EDN) in charge of implementation, and Taiwan External Trade Development Council handling invitations for i

A product of the strong R&D momentum boasted by Joen Lih Machinery Co., Ltd., a high-profile Taiwanese supplier of surface grinding machines, the brand new JL-2025X Five-axis Milling & Grinding Machine is debuted at JIMTOF 2016 to impress buyers with its great performance. JL-2025X is buil

A product of the strong R&D momentum boasted by Joen Lih Machinery Co., Ltd., a high-profile Taiwanese supplier of surface grinding machines, the brand new JL-2025X Five-axis Milling & Grinding Machine is debuted at JIMTOF 2016 to impress buyers with its great performance. JL-2025X is buil

With the European Central Bank recently hinting strongly of more quantitative easing to fuel the slowing economic recovery in the EU and amid growing optimism toward the continuous recovery of the global machine-tool market in 2015, EMO Milano 2015 rounded off with strong turnout and mixed impressi

The rise of China’s “red supply chain,” a term coined by market observers for aggressive development of Chinese tech industries backed by the central government to minimize dependence on imports and secure sustained economic growth, is widely regarded a growing threat to Taiwanese manufacturers, es

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG Just as the plastics industry gave birth to one of the pioneering industrial giants in Taiwan, the sector is proving to be a driving force in China, with advanced plastic technologies and machinery displayed at the ChinaPlas 2015 (29th International Exhibition on Plastic

Allen Ko, having taken the helm as chairman of Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. (KYMCO) in late 2014, recently said the motor scooter maker aims to ship 534,700 powered two-wheelers (PTWs) and other types of vehicles in 2015, with its overseas subsidiaries, such as Changzhou Kwang Yang Motor Co., Ltd. in

Compiled by KEN LIU Taiwanese lighting manufacturers are sharpening competitive edge by rolling out unique products, deploying manufacturing techniques with raised efficiency or expanding market scope, efforts of which have resulted in gains for many. Among them are Home Resource Industrial Co.,

By KEN LIU Ever since China's market liberalization some 30 years ago that has drained much of Taiwan's furniture making resources to migrate offshore, the island's furniture makers have had to cope with thinning profit margins as Chinese suppliers gradually emulate Taiwanese peers on the mainla

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.

Global uptrend in sales of new cars in 2013 has benefited the auto-parts industry in Taiwan, a global-scale production and supply base of aftermarket (AM) replacement items, while an increasing number of companies have been tapping international vehicle makers' supply chains as original equipment (

Nineteen outstanding young designers from Taiwan were among the 91 recipients of the 2014 iF concept design award, presented in Hamburg, Germany in mid-June. Two of the Taiwanese designers, along with nine other peers, also shared a 30,000 euro prize awarded by the judges for design excellence.

By KEN LIU Taiwan’s machine-tool makers are rushing to keep up with market trends and address the issues of labor cost, production efficiency, and quality by introducing machines that are ever-more automatic, intelligent, and efficient. Already the world’s No. 4 machine-tool exporter with exp

Thanks partly to the influx of international visitors attending Computex Taipei 2014 on June 3-6, the city's five-star hotels, including W Hotel Taipei, Le Meridien Taipei, Regent Taipei, Grand Hyatt Taipei, and Hotel Royal-Nikko Taipei, all witnessed thriving business in June. Le Meridien and W Ho

CSBC Corp., Taiwan plans to set up a marine construction services subsidiary to develop offshore wind power farms in 2015, according to company chairman Robert Lai. The state-owned shipbuilder hopes to tap into the huge business opportunities created by Taiwan's active development in the green ener

Downstream outlets of consumer electronics are becoming key players in the global high-tech supply chains as technological breakthroughs and mobile Internet services fuel growth of smartphones, tablets, wearable electronics and other smart devices. Topology Research Institute (TRI), a Taiwan-bas

Both of Taiwan's top-two makers of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, Innolux Display Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), are ramping up their investment in Taiwan for the purpose of technological upgrading. Innolux Display, a subsidiary of the Hon Hai Group and the No

By MICHELLE HSU Ever since the Japanese management scholar Kenichi Ohmae published his book “One-person Economy,” the social trend toward a solitary lifestyle has received widespread attention. Solitary living was already common before the book was published, but Ohmae compiled relevant data sys

For many years, car sales in emerging markets, especially Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, have outpaced those in industrially advanced areas, prompting international carmakers to adopt regional division-of-labor schemes in response. This change in the global automotive industry i

By QUINCY LIANG The Taipei AMPA, AutoTronics Taipei Innovation Awards is a highlight event during the annual Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) and Taipei International Automobile Electronics Show (AutoTronics Taipei), a two-in-one show that is one of the world's mo

The series of winter storms dumping large amounts of wet snow in the southwestern United States has driven replacement auto-parts traders to increase their inventories to levels that can meet the expected strong demand, and major Taiwanese suppliers of aftermarket (AM) replacement parts have been w

By 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. Unde

By STEVE CHUANG Developed countries are increasingly outsourcing automotive sheet metal mold production because of cost considerations, and Taiwan’s government-funded Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) is confident that the island’s manufacturers have the conditions necessary t

By STEVE CHUANG Pneumatic tools—a category covering air-powered hammers, impact wrenches, spray guns, socket wrenches, grinders, sanders and screwdrivers—account for a major part of Taiwan's power tool production. Local products in this segment have also established a strong presence in the global

By MICHELLE HSU Dutch designer Florentijn Hofman’s Big Yellow Duck became a hot attraction in all of the three Taiwanese harbor cities where it was displayed, and it aroused heated discussion in the cultural/creative industry. What, people asked, gives a simple-looking duck such a much-see appea

By 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 communicatio

A record number of 2,360 exhibitors from 38 countries took part in the 15th HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition), held Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), drawing 38,030 buyers from 144 countries and regions. This year, the event featured t

Developed countries are increasingly outsourcing automotive sheet metal mold production because of cost considerations, and Taiwan’s government-funded Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC) is confident that the island’s manufacturers have the conditions necessary to take advantage