Taipei, Nov. 3, 2004 (CENS)--Y.T. Wang, vice chairman of Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), has filed an application with mainland China's State Council for setting up a naphtha cracking production facility there. The investment project shows FPG's determination to deploy petrochemical production in

Taipei, Oct. 19, 2004 (CENS)--Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC), an oil subsidiary of the Formosa Plastics Group, recently launched a plan to increase production capacity of propylene, in hopes that its annual output of propylene to reach 2.46 million metric tons after mass production of its

Established in 1978, New Particle Chemical colors Corp. in its early days focused its operations on color matching for plastic products. With continuous technological improvement, the company has moved into high-level color concentrated particles. In order to solve the problems related to pollut

Taipei, Aug. 20, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (CMO) has decided to invest NT$13.2 billion (US$385.96 million at US$1: NT$34.2) to set up a special manufacturing zone in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for liquid crystal display (LCD) TV products. Lin Rong-jun, vice

Taipei, Aug 9, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan is going to kick off talks with India on the latter's improper imposition of anti-dumping tax on imports of seven Taiwan-made products including sodium nitrite, nylon tires, and acrylic fiber, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Taiwan requests th

Taipei, May 14, 2004 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC), the flagship unit of the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), will build Asia's largest PP (polypropylene) plant in Beilun economic and technology zone in Ningbo of Zhejiang Province, mainland China. FPC said it has acquired special manufacturi

Taipei, April 2, 2004 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), Taiwan's largest plastics manufacturer, will invest NT$10 billion (US$301.2 million at US$1:NT$33.2) to build four storage tanks for ethylene and propylene in both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Each of the four storage tanks will be

Taipei, Jan. 29, 2004 (CENS)--Due to global economic recovery, Taiwan manufacturers are actively expanding their operations both at home and abroad, boosting the demand for raw materials. Smelling the thriving business, leading domestic petrochemical manufacturers, including Shinkong Synthetic F

Established in 1978, Vatino Technics International Inc. has recently impressed professionals in the advertising-media sector with its two eye-catching advertising-display media--the "Era-Ball" and "Mirage Motion Panel." The Era-Ball lamp is a transparent-globe display, with a diameter of 32cm o

Jack Liu, managing director of Euphoria Industrial Ltd., has an unconventional design and marketing idea for his company's newest product, a light-emitting diode (LED) solar garden lamp, which hit the market early this year. While most solar garden lamps consist of a solar panel shade over a bu

Lighterking Enterprise Co. recently introduced an innovative "optoelectronic" auto cigarette lighter that serves as a lighter and a decorative item at the same time. The company's president, Light Shen, claims that his new patented "illumination lighter" is the first such product to be developed in

Laser Rainbow Technology Co., Ltd. Is a specialist at integrating the latest optoelectronic and laser- engraving technologies in auto accessories. With strong development capability, the company has developed a series of auto gearshift knobs, steering-wheel spinner knobs, and other in-car decoratio

Established in 1978, New Particle Chemical Colors Corp. in its early years focused its operations on color matching for plastic products. With continuous technological improvement, the company has moved into high-level color concentrated particles. In order to solve the problems related to pollu

The rising price of iron and steel over the past year has forced domestic manufacturers of office furniture to shift to non-metal materials. In today's competitive market, they explain, there is no room to increase prices to offset the higher material costs. The strengthening of the New Taiwan d

Despite the economic slowdown over the past year and a half, Taiwan's display-rack industry has continued to prosper by shipping price-competitive products from low-cost plants in mainland China--a strategy that well suits the growing global demand for low- to medium-priced display racks. Produ

Taipei, June 6, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwanese optoelectronics startup Ehand Technology Co., Ltd. Recently rolled out an advanced back-light acrylic board made with a non-printing technique. The company introduced the technology from Sharp Corp. of Japan and has acquired an order for 17-inch boards fro

The turnout at this year's Taipei International Gift & Stationery Spring Show (Giftionery Taipei 2003), held April 24-28, plunged to a record low as exhibitors and visitors worried about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) stayed home. Despite fears of the epidemic, however, the newly open

With their share of the Japanese market being severely eroded by rivals in mainland China, Taiwanese furniture makers are struggling to hold their position by switching to higher-end products. This effort paid off in a favorable response from Japanese buyers at the recent International Furniture Fa

Taipei, April 4, 2003 (CENS)--Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC), Taiwan's largest plastics manufacturer, recently applied to the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for permission to set up an acrylic ester (AE) plant in mainland China. The US$49 million plant will be located in