These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Long before Taiwan had even heard of a PC or the term information technology, many cottage industries on the island were already casting, stamping, pounding and honing various hand tools for local and foreign buyers, albeit without the globally-recognized quality and volumes that exist today. Some have even referred to Taiwan as "Kingdom of Hand Tools." Despite the markets crashing around the...
Increasing popularity of a variety of portable electronic devices, including notebook PCs, mobile phones, PDAs, netbook PCs, PNDs, mp3 players, etc., has helped to foster the development of practical, green power sources over the past few years. Among the most widely-used is the lithium-ion battery, which, able to be combined with cobalt, manganese, nickel and iron phosphate, is vastly installed ...
Serving as the only dedicated exhibition for the hardware and tool industries in the Middle East, the 2009 Hardware + Tools Middle East, held May 17 through 19 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, UAE, again opened the gate wider for global industry professionals to the huge construction market in the Gulf countries. Coupled with expected steadily rising oil prices, the Gu...
The U.S. National Hardware Show (NHS) has been serving as a platform for showcasing the world's newest trends and innovations in hardware for more than six decades. This year's NHS was held in the South Hall, Central Hall, and North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center on May 5-7, attracting around 4,000 exhibitors and 35,000 visitors from all over the world. In addition to showing off the...
The Chang Loon Industrial Co. has been specializing in the development and production of hand tools ever since it was established in the central Taiwan county of Changhua back in 1978, making it one of the island's pioneers in the line. Today it is Taiwan's biggest exporter of ratchet wrenches, and a solid reputation in markets all over the world. In its early days Chang Loon earned profits by...
One can be sure that the Taiwan government did not intend to drum up business for suppliers of green building materials by raising the minimum content of building materials used in a structure from 5% to 30%, starting this July 1, with such legislative action likely meant to make construction greener in Taiwan. However building material suppliers do expect business to improve, so noticeably more ...
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% of lead content in plumbing products carrying potable water in the Golden State, a market where Taiwa...
Not exactly brand new in concept, considering American and Italian automakers have set up museums and factory tours years ago, but E Tai Enterprise Co., Ltd., also well-known as "Itai" in the sanitary fixtures market, has established the island's first Sanitary Ware Tourist Factory in Keelung City, northeastern Taiwan, building sales, profile as well as contributing to the richness of the so-call...
The Kitchen and Bathroom Industry Show (K/BIS), hosted by NKBA (National Kitchen and Bath Association) of the U.S., is the largest exhibition of the world dedicated to the global industries of kitchen furniture, bathroom fittings and related accessories, serving as world's best business place for home builders, interior designers, and furniture suppliers all around the world for years. Such accol...
The oldest adage in business may be "one man's downturn is another man's opportunity," which may be another way to say that the current recession has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Tong Lung Metal Industry Co., Ltd., Taiwan's leading lock maker and reportedly Asia's top supplier of high-grade locks, who has finally pried open ajar the typically closed door to the lock supply business...
