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.
"Think bicycle, think Taiwan" is no longer a promotional slogan, but a fact that the island is the world's most important supply base of high-end bicycles. The industry, as well as the government, however, knows that Taiwan must not rest on its laurels to keep its lead. Interested authorities in Taiwan and the cycle sector created the International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC), the only b...
China’s 12th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development (2011 to 2015) is expected to provide lucrative business opportunities for Taiwan's medical device industry, according to a recent analysis by the Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK), a unit of the island’s government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute. Among the sectors that are expected to benefit...
The biotechnology industry in Taiwan underwent significant development and advancement in the first half of the year, driven by governmental policy support, according to the IEK-ITIS (Industry & Technology Intelligence Services) in Taiwan. The number of academic-to-manufacture technology-transfers increased, also true of international licensing, clinical development projects, partnerships an...
On July 8, the BSI (British Standards Institution) presented BSI PAS 2050:2008 carbon-footprint certifications to products made by the G-Fun Enterprise Co., Taiwan's leading manufacturer of functional textiles. At the same time the BSI signed a memorandum of understanding with the government-funded Taiwan Textile Institute (TTI), which witnessed the presentation, for sustainable environment manag...
In early March 2011, the government-funded Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) won the gold prize at the internationally-renowned iF product design award, sponsored by the Industrial Forum Design Hanover Germany, for the in-house developed “Fabric Garden,” an innovation that stood out among the 2,756 contenders from 43 nations. The TTRI is the sole winner among research institutes to ...
Supported by the Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and organized by the Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF), the Taipei Innovative Textile Application Show (TITAS 2010) wound up on October 15 with very satisfactory turnout of visitors and promise of follow-up business. TTF statistics show that the three-day event drew 22,479 buyers from around the world, for a 10.8% ye...
The Taiwan Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TCMA), formed by Taiwan's top-eight cement producers, has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, charging China of dumping cement on the island and also suggesting the authorities levy anti-dumping taxes on cement from China. Lower-priced China-pr...
The judges for the 2010 iF communication design award evaluated some 1,213 entries of a total of 1,687 from 26 nations that met the criteria, handing out 499 awards to 480 entries, including 24 to Taiwanese designers, compared to 16 in 2009, according to iF Taiwan, the local branch of the International Forum Design (iF) of Germany. Summing up the gist of what separates winners from also-rans,...
On July 21 the Super Textile Corp. and TUV Rheinland Taiwan, in cooperation with the Taiwan Textile Federation, held a symposium on the "3Rs" (reduce, reuse, recycle) of materials, attracting more than 100 personnel from Taiwan's textile manufacturing sector. The event also included a ceremony during which Super Textile, one of Taiwan's most experienced textile producers, was awarded TUV cert...
Super Textile Corp. to Receive TUV Recycled Materials Certification The World Cup has just left center stage, and during the event branded businesses eagerly sought exposure for their products. Maybe you didn't know that part of the soccer players' sportswear was made of Taiwan-recycled PET bottles. Because environmental protection has emerged as a hot topic in recent years, recycled PET b...
