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.
Ideal Bike Corp., a major bicycle manufacturer in Taiwan listed locally, recently claimed that its Chinese bike plant's utilization ratio is expected to grow to 100% over the next three years, from about 70% currently, due to it being the only cycle maker in China free from the anti-dumping duty levied by the European Union (EU). The Taiwanese bike maker has raised its annual production volume...
Gustobikes of Taiwan, a bicycle-manufacturing subsidiary of the food conglomerate Ting Hsin International Group (Master Kong brand), recently announced plans to set up 2,500 retailers throughout the Asia Pacific over the next few years. Gustobikes was founded in 2011 by company chairman H.F. Wei, son of Ting Hsin group chairman Y.C. Wei, and has been Taiwan's the No.1 vendor of top-end carbon-...
High profile award recognizes outstanding designers from across the globe recognized for innovation
Mar 24, 2014By QUINCY LIANG The 22 winners of the 2014 International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC 2014) were announced at Taipei CYCLE, held in Taipei on March 5-8, 2014 in Taipei. The 10 best entries were rewarded with prize money amounting to a total of NT$760,000 (approximately US$25,333 or 19,000 euros). Now in its 18th year, the IBDC is one of the most highly respected competitions for young talen...
Taiwan's assembled-bicycle exports to China grew by 165.7% in 2013, and the big market there has become the major revenue growth engine for the island's top-three bicycle makers--Giant Manufacturing Co., Merida Industry Co., and Ideal Bike Corp. Anthony Lo, president of Giant, the largest Taiwanese bicycle maker, and chairman of the Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Association (TBEA), recently noted ...
The 27th Taipei International Cycle Show (TAIPEI CYCLE 2014), which ended on Mar. 8, set several new records, according to its organizer, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). The new records include new highs of 1,477 exhibitors using 5,054 booths, 10,523 buyers (up 2.15% from the previous show), and business opportunities worth an estimated US$500 million (up 66.6%). For...
Taiwanese suppliers of small- and medium-sized thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels are seeing returns from business transformation. Driven by increasingly higher profit margins of automotive and industrial panels, Giantplus Technology Co., Ltd. recently said the money-losing operation of the past six quarters is expected to end this first quarter, with its third-gener...
The top-two thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel suppliers in Taiwan, Innolux Display Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), are forecast to lead 4K2K, or UHD (Ultra High Definition), TV panel shipments worldwide this year, according to NPD DisplaySearch. The market research firm pointed out that 4K2K TV display panels have become increasingly available and affordable to TV...
Taiwanese suppliers of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels are expected to benefit from Sony of Japan's decision to lower TV-panel outsourcing rate from Samsung of Korean to 35% this year, from 48.5% in 2013, according to industry sources. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), a major TFT-LCD panel maker in Taiwan, is expected to account for 30% of Sony's total TV-panel purchases ...
4K2K, or UHD (Ultra High Definition), TV is among the hottest topics in the global TV market today. Unsurprisingly, they have become the focus of marketing efforts by Korean and Japanese vendors this year. NPD DisplaySearch, the world leader in display market research and consulting, said that 4K2K sales are transitioning from early adopters to more mainstream consumers, fueled by rapidly fall...
Innolux Display Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), Taiwan's top two makers of thin film transistor-luquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, both recently announced the receipt of new big-ticket orders. Innolux received orders for 4K2K, or UHD (Ultra High Definition), TV panels from Samsung (50-inch) and Sony (65- and 75-inch), and the company hopes that this will help its 4K2K TV panel shipme...
