Having established a solid footing in Taiwan, local eco-protection equipment suppliers are now eyeing developing markets, aiming to tap such segments by offering products and services to help solve pollution, recycling problems as emerging nations gradually industrialize. Most of Taiwan’s eco-

The real estate segment in China has been proliferating in recent years, too much so in the eyes of the government, which has even reduced mortgage financing to temper speculation to minimize the bubble that has priced so many buyers out of the market. However, the overheated real estate market ben

Just when the global recovery seems to be on-track in 2010, with the financial meltdown but a distant memory, the Greek debt crisis and high unemployment in Spain as well as other shaky European economies as in Italy are rocking the EU market, hence impacting Taiwanese gardening tool makers, whose

Yacht builders in southern Taiwan have in recent years crafted a handful of made-to-order yachts for tycoons, even including a few megayachts or ones measuring bow to stern 80 to 120 feet. Fact is the yacht-building sector in southern Taiwan is one of the celebrated industries with sea of hope, whi

With rising investment and attention paid to electric vehicle (EV) development globally, Taiwan's automotive sector is also trying to jostle for position to tap this potentially lucrative, promising market. However the stale hurdle stands in the way of Taiwan's carmakers, who still are at the mercy

Taipei, May 28, 2010 (CENS)--With their considerable efforts to tap green business in China paying off, three Taiwanese listed companies-Taiwan Glass Co., Ltd., Kuo Toong International Co., Ltd. and Wei Mon Industry Co., Ltd.,--are poised to reap green profits starting this year, according to inst

Founded in 1980 in Taichung County, central Taiwan, UTA Auto Industrial Co., Ltd. has been specialized in production of wiring connectors and sealing washers and development of assembly machines for over 28 years. The company's wiring connectors, including cable lugs, multi-pole connectors, but

Taiwan’s Premier Den-yih Wu designated in early January four key strategic industries to be developed in 2010, including intelligent green building, cloud computing, EVs (electric vehicles) and intellectual property licensing. The premier promised to make green buildings more widely availab

One wonders if certain sectors are immune to the global downturn, triggered apparently by the sub-prime mortgage fiasco stateside some time prior to the fourth quarter of 2008, but casual observers of the two recent trade shows held at the TWTC (Taipei World Trade Center) Exhibition Hall 1 in Taipe

The 13th International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC), hosted by the Department of Industrial Technology, under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, is not only an important overture to the Taipei International Cycle Show (Taipei Cycle), but also a savvy way to tap the world's brightest minds,

Taipei, Sept. 23, 2009 (CENS)--UPC Technology Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of plasticizers, will form a fleet of ships to tap the logistics sector besides its production deployment in southern, eastern, northeastern and southwestern China regions. Seeing the promising prospects of Chi

E-Green Corp., located in Changhua County, central Taiwan, is one of the veteran specialists in developing and producing garden tools on the island. The company has built sound, integrated production lines in-house to assure reliable quality and rapid delivery. The company boasts strong R&D c

Around 300 plumbing-product manufacturers in Taiwan each year ship 80% of output to the United States, which wields ample clout as a major export destination, especially with the new California Assembly Bill 1953 (AB1953), to take effect on the first day of next year: mandating a ceiling of 0.25% o

Only a year after its spin-off from its parent-the iF product, communication and material design competition-the iF Concept Award has picked up ample steam and interest in its second edition. The iF Concept Award 2009 attracted 3,221 entries submitted by designers from 39 nations, whose creations s

With the LED industrial chain in Taiwan having developed to considerable scale and sophistication, and the government working on a plan to replace traditional lamps with LED ones in four years islandwide, the time has come for Taiwan to set up quality inspection standards for LED lighting products.

Gathering the best interior designers and furniture suppliers globally at the annual Imm Cologne, staged at the Koelnmesse in Cologne Jan. 19-25, is virtually a rite of passage for buyers worldwide who are looking for the newest and most popular trends in furniture. Regarded irrefutably just as in

Over the past half century, over 80% of Taiwan-based faucet and sanitary ware makers have been clustered in Lugang Town, in central county of Changhua, making the small community likely ground zero in the sector. The "cluster effect" typically refers to buyers and sellers in a certain industry

Taiwanese exhibitors impressed global buyers with a slate of innovative products at the 2008 INTERMOT Cologne, one of the world's top-three motorcycle and scooter shows. Assembled vehicles, parts, accessories, and even a new industrial standard were on display at the Taiwan booths, offering a gl

Taipei, April 22, 2009 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), the largest thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturer in Taiwan, recently announced that its 8.5G panel plant in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) is the world's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Enviro

Taipei, March 18, 2009 (CENS)--AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a globally leading supplier of display panels, has launched a series of eco-friendly models and production plans, in an effort to cash in on the green booms in the global market for displays, according to company sources. The growing trend

Founded in 1987, Yow Song has been engaged in producing silicone rubber products with advanced extruders and hot-extrusion-molding machines. Among the company's products are silicone rubber hoses (for medical instruments, tap-water dispensers and electronics), air-seal strips, gaskets (for jars and

Taiwanese exhibitors impressed global buyers with a slate of innovative products at the 2008 INTERMOT Cologne, one of the world's top-three motorcycle and scooter shows. Assembled vehicles, parts, accessories, and even a new industrial standard were on display at the Taiwan booths, offering a gl

Beset by China’s changing investment environment and the impact of the global financial tsunami, Taiwanese firms in China, especially labor-intensive companies in the Pearl River Delta, are striving to keep their heads above water by transplanting operations, tapping China’s domestic market, and tr

Taipei, Nov. 18, 2008 (CENS)--Asia MICE Forum (AMF) is to take place at the Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei tomorrow, with a great number of participants from China, Singapore and South Korea, in addition to Taiwan. The two-day forum, hosted by the government-backed Taiwan Exter

Taipei, Nov. 17, 2008 (CENS)--Looking to tap the potential of the thin-film solar cell business, Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is considering setting up a silane or silicane (SiH4 or silicon analogue of methane) plant, which will focus on producing the raw material for such cells. Amid the

Taipei, Oct. 22, 2008 (CENS)-The leading electric-machinery firms in Taiwan, including Teco Electric & Engineering Corp., Jenn Feng Industrial Co., Falcon Cycle-Parts Co. and Rechi Precision Co., are rushing to tap the green segment-focusing on the most popular energy-saving, carbon-reducing items.

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

The 2008 Taipei International Food Show, organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), wound up June 21 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall. This 18-year-old event, also known as Food Taipei 2008, was simultaneously held with FoodTech Taipei and Taipei Pa

Billed as the most significant, all-inclusive, world's largest trade platform for global buyers, industry professionals, installers, wholesalers, retailers in the tools, locks, fittings and DIY (do-it-yourself) sectors, the International Hardware Fair/Practical World (IHFPW), held from March 9 to 1

After many years of promotion, the International Building & Construction Trade Fair (IBCTF), held annually alongside the Kitchen & Bath China Show (KBCS), has evolved to become perhaps the leading fair of its kind in Greater China, playing sizable role to further drive the kitchen and bath sectors