Taipei, Jan. 14, 2009 (CENS)--With global export forecast to drop 13% this year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is going to hold a source Taiwan products event in Taipei targeting global buyers slated from March 30 to April 2, 2009. Director general of the Bureau of Foreign Trade under

At the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2008, held in late October, a large number of the 28,210 attending buyers were eagerly searching for energy-saving products, notably LED lights, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and solar lighting systems. Suppliers of green products at the show were con

Over the past few years, Taiwanese LED manufacturers, from chipmakers and packagers to lighting-module and lamp makers, are beginning to see a payoff from the roll out of brighter and more energy efficient products. Taiwan has rapidly ascended to the number two spot in the global LED supplier ra

Around 500 exhibitors from Taiwan displayed their latest and most innovative, and competitive products with 4,200 exhibitors from 76 other countries at Automechanika 2008. While Taiwanese producers lack the cost advantage and domestic market scale enjoyed by counterparts in mainland China and o

Paul-Yu Industrial Corp. is not only a very creative maker of decorative lamps, but also a shrewd operator: the firm knows to curtain its exhibits at international trade fairs, so as to showcase all unique and magnificent products to VIP buyers keeping them calm and ensured throughout the event and

Taiwan has built up an impressive reputation for delivering high-quality parts to some of the world's top brands of powered two-wheelers (PTWs). They are also providing a solid foundation for Taiwan's push into the global assembled PTW market, a push that was widely apparent at the 3rd Taiwan Inter

Researchers at the National Taiwan University (NTU) and Everlight Electronics Co., have shed new light on LED color rendering-creating a unique phosphor-powder formula bringing the output of white light emitting diode (LED) closer to natural light than typical counterparts. According to Dr. R.S.

Clearly focused on expansion, LED-lighting maker ColorStar Group, headquartered in Bay City, Michigan, will launch initial public offering (IPO) this year in the U.S. "With infusion of more capital, which is critical to any serious development program, we would be poised to acquire more necessary f

Ever Bright Opt Tech Corp. is a startup, whose parent L&C Lighting Technology Corp. was founded in 1989, that has been aggressively jockeying to outdo competition in the LED-lighting segment. To achieve such end, Ever Bright steadily looks for specialist help at the peak of the knowledge pyramid.

Moving to produce epitaxy wafers in September this year, the Neo-Neo Group will be the first Taiwan-based LED-lighting maker to be fully integrated-running manufacturing facilities to handle, from top to bottom, the entire production process in the LED industry. Reportedly the world's No.1 supp

The Tekcore Co. is determined to become one of Taiwan's top three manufacturers of light emitting diode (LED) epitaxy wafers and chips by 2010. Founded in 2000, the company is already the island's No.1 supplier of green chips, with over 70% of the domestic market. Green chips now account for a f

Premier Liu Chao-hsuan announced in late July that the government will put in place a four-year program to realize four energy-conservation goals, helping slash Taiwan's greenhouse-gas emissions to turn the island into a role model in an era of global warming. The program consists of adopting pr

The Taipei International Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) has over the years successfully built itself into one of the most important trade fairs of its kind worldwide, serving also as a stage to showcase innovative auto parts that underline the endless R&D potential held by Taiwan-based

At the 2008 Taipei Int'l Auto Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA 2008), the largest annual auto parts and accessories fair in Asia and a top-three in the field globally, co-organizers Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Associati

By HORNG-CHING HSIAO, HUANG-SHEN GUO, and FU-SHENG SUNG Last year, Taiwan's top nine retail marts together operating 123 stores across the island signed voluntary agreements on energy efficiency with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), pledging to trim 7% from their total electricity bills

China has joined other countries throughout the world in promoting light-emitting diode (LED) lamps as a major means of energy conservation, and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has emerged as a major base of their production. A vital impetus for the development of the country's LED lamp in

Established in 1989, Highten Industrial Corp. designs and manufactures plastic extrusion parts for lighting and furniture pieces. The company's products feature versatile designs and are made of virgin materials from big-name suppliers like Chi Mei Group of Taiwan. The company mostly makes the p

Rise Lighting Co., Ltd. saw its design portfolio significantly widen when a well- known boutique store in the Malaysian shopping complex Gardens Galleria decided in August 2007 to adopt its recessed downlight fixtures on the advice of a lighting designer. "Our fixtures impressed the designer an

Taiwan has built up an impressive reputation for delivering high-quality parts to some of the world's top brands of powered two-wheelers (PTWs). They are also providing a solid foundation for Taiwan's push into the global assembled PTW market, a push that was widely apparent at the 3rd Taiwan Inter

A light emitting diode (LED) is an III-V semiconductor device that can convert electrical energy into visible light, a phenomenon called electroluminescence (EL). In recent years, labs have been fine-tuning this device to the point now that it is used with ever more frequency in the manufacture of

Joe Huang, president of Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC), one of the most comprehensive vehicle testing and R&D platforms in Asia, is trying to make his center more different and create more values over next few years though ARTC already runs several global-leading test labs proved by ma

Last September the government of Taoyuan County in northern Taiwan began encouraging its citizens to replace their incandescent bulbs with energy-saving lamps by offering them 20,000 free compact fluorescent lamps in collaboration with Philips Lighting Taiwan, Delta Electronics, and major retailers

With continued and frequent industry reports of the bright prospects for LED lighting to take over increasingly bigger roles in all manners of illumination in various settings, including home, office, institution and public places, more and more LED-packaging startups in Taiwan have braved the sti

The Topco Technologies Co. expects to boost its annual revenue from 2007's NT$6 billion (US$187 million at US$1:NT$32) to NT$10 billion (US$312 million) in 2010 by developing the light-emitting diode (LED) lighting business, which the company has recently added to business scope. The company w

Aeon Lighting Technology Inc., focused on LED technology development, was established and backed by the world's 4th largest server systems manufacturing group. ALT's corporate mission is to develop and improve green lighting solutions of tomorrow in a bid to shed new light, sort to speak, on the in

Taipei, March 14, 2008 (CENS)--LED packager Bright LED Electronics Corp. recently landed orders from Vietnam and Thailand for its LED streetlights and will sign the supply contract soon, according to company sources. Due chiefly to the latest orders, the company will revise upward its adjusted

The rising ecological awareness globally and across all industrial sectors is impacting the building material sector in Taiwan, with increasingly more Taiwan-based building-materials manufacturers joining the eco-friendly establishment to integrate into production materials that are toxic-free, hel

Imm cologne 2008, running from Jan. 14 to 20 in Cologne, Germany, is considered one of the world's leading furnishing shows and a centerpiece of the furniture sector in Europe. The world-class event drew to a close successfully amid ample praise from high-profile visitors and industry professional

China (Nanjing) Auto Lamp & Lighting Expo 2007 drew a significant turnout of around 15,000 buyers and exhibitors globally when it took place last September in an area of the Jiangsu Province which is purportedly to be driven by the most powerful automobile industry in China-accounting for 40% of C

Frank Wang, president of toolmaker Double Dynasty Co., Ltd., has been pursuing an ambitious goal-turning out products comparable to those from world-leading suppliers like Bosch and B&D-since he opened business some 10 years ago. "We have never moved production to mainland China and never eng