Founded in 1990, King China NN Enterprise Co. specializes in making metallic furniture parts and accessories, locks, drawer handles, and knobs. For years, the company has developed into a leading manufacturer in the industry and built up a good image in the international market as well. Most of

Recently 57 Taiwan-based building-material makers organized a trade body called Taiwan Green Building Material Council (TGBMC), marking a further step by the island's building-materials industry toward waking up people to the serious consequences of using eco-unfriendly building materials. The

Taipei, Sept. 9, 2008 (CENS)--The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has recently drafted ways to ease taxation on foreign employees here. Such measures include allowing businesses to file as corporate expenditures water, power, gas, telephone, and cleaning fees spent on foreign employees, with foreign empl

Inaugurated in 1995 as Taiwan's first website on Taiwan economy and trade, CENS.COM has evolved over the years to become a versatile website which helps global buyers tap quality supply sources for a wide range of products not only in Taiwan but also in Greater China, as well as provide valuable tr

Create Infinite Space Hoolin creates Customized ergonomic solutions for its customers in the office furniture industry, in business, in the medical sphere, in the computer industry, and in the general environment such as education facility. "We believe that ergonomics should not only provide

Established in 1989, Highten Industrial Corp. designs and manufactures plastic extrusion parts for lighting and furniture pieces. The company's products feature versatile designs and are made of virgin materials from big-name suppliers like Chi Mei Group of Taiwan. The company mostly makes the p

The quest for ever-better security has driven the constant evolution of the lock industry, but in the past there was no major change in the working principles of locks-the so-called "heart of the lock." The changes involved only differences in materials, appearance, and more diverse applications fo

As living standards have improved, consumers everywhere have been demanding furniture with an ergonomic design. Taiwanese manufacturers have been adapting their operating strategies to this trend, and among the most aggressive of the lot is the TCT Furniture Industrial Corp, an affiliate of the TCT

The 2008 Taipei Int'l Furniture Show (TiFS 2008) attracted a record turnout during its Feb. 28 to March 2 run at the Taipei World Trade Center. A total of 299 domestic and international exhibitors (1,101 booths) displayed their products and services at the show, up 32% from the previous year. Or

The furniture-manufacturing sector in Taiwan achieved consistent and steady growth for some 80 years prior to the 1990s, when rising costs of land and labor on the island forced the operators' hand, with droves relocating their factories to China and later Vietnam. And new challenges have risen in

The reality-forced exodus of Taiwan-based furniture manufacturers over the past decade or two has inevitably sapped the momentum and magnitude from the local sector, especially volume produced wooden furnishings that call for intensive labor input and low labor costs are required. On the other hand

It is not surprising that a couple of decades ago Taiwan-based home furnishings and furniture parts makers had already built a considerable reputation worldwide for quality and flexible production; for after all Taiwan has been, since its industrialization, gradually sharpening its plastics and me

The winners of the 8th Young Designers' Competition (YODC 2008), the largest design competition for students in Taiwan, were announced in mid-May during the 27th Young Designers` Exhibition (YODEX 2008), the world's largest design fair for the academic community. YODC 2008 is sponsored by the M

Wang Pai-por, director general, Department of Commerce (DOT) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), recently visited Taiwan-based China Economics News Service (CENS), the publisher of the DIT (Design & Innovation in Taiwan) magazine as well as a 34-year veteran in trade-promotional media, publ

Hsien Sun Industry Co., Ltd.--Anchor nuts, anchors, special nuts, bushes, screws Hsien Sun Industry Co., Ltd., founded in 1973 in Tainan County, southern Taiwan, has been engaged in manufacturing nuts and related fasteners as one of the most seasoned makers in the sector on the island. Starin

With a history of some 25 years, King Brass Co., Ltd. is one of Taiwan's leading furniture hardware manufacturers. The firm supplies mainly bathroom accessories and door handles, which are marketed globally. Today among the company's product pool are a wide variety of furniture hardware products

Established in 1972 in Taiwan's southern county of Kaohsiung, Channg Chin Industry Co., Ltd. is a veteran specialist in supplying fasteners on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original design manufacturing) basis. Channg Chin's strenuous efforts on upgrading product quality hav

Spring Lake Enterprise Co., Ltd., founded in 1980 in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, is one of the most experienced makers of fasteners on both OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (original design manufacturing) basis. Over the years, Spring Lake has accumulated ample experiences in

Since its inception in 1991 in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan, Yow Chern Co., Ltd. has been engaged in production of fasteners on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. Yow Chern is quite proud of its well-rounded production capability in house, having introduced more than 50 sets o

Yunsing Industrial Co., founded in June 1972, specializes in producing automatic cold-roll forming machines and such products as roofing and wall cladding, automotive parts, furniture, corrugated sheets, stepped tile roofing, floor decking, C-channel, ceiling T-bars and partitions, rolling shutters

Skyrocketing prices of iron ore and coal have moved China Steel Corp., Taiwan's leading upstream supplier of steel products, to raise its steel prices of by an average of NT4,200 per metric ton, for a record hike of 18%, in Taiwan in the second quarter of this year. It makes a better sense that

Nearly 140 exhibitors from 10 countries displayed their latest products at the Hong Kong International Hardware and Home Improvement Fair 2007, held from October 28 through 31. The focal point at the 2007 event was the new DIY Zone, packed with a wide range of products such as handles, p

Cheung Shine started out in 1981 as a hardware processor, and transformed its southern Taiwan operation into a maker of OA chairs in 1988. Since then it has developed into one of the island's few specialized manufacturers of high-end OA chairs. The company now has integrated production-line faci

A Tendency to Natural, Black, & White The modern world clearly wants products, which are high in quality, ethically correct and, above all, of emotional value. Young, alternative suppliers now provide serious competition for manufacturers of mass-produced goods in the high-end price segment.

Founded in 1998, Hsien Li Co., Ltd. is a specialized maker of office automation (OA) chair parts designed for both domestic and foreign clients. Initially, the company fabricated parts mainly for home appliances and also generated stationery items and plastic containers. With worsening manufactu

Imm cologne 2008, running from Jan. 14 to 20 in Cologne, Germany, is considered one of the world's leading furnishing shows and a centerpiece of the furniture sector in Europe. The world-class event drew to a close successfully amid ample praise from high-profile visitors and industry professional

Perhaps not totally due to their willing sense of social duty to the world but more likely, at least in part, waken up by the obvious manifestations of global warming-where many parts of the world have been torn by unusually severe weather events-increasingly more makers of furnishings have been tu

Despite the obvious downsizing of Taiwan's furniture industry in recent year due to the massive outflow of production lines to neighboring Southeast Asia and China, mainly caused by less favorable conditions at home-rising labor rates, land prices and clearly more competitive counterparts offshore-

Chiu Yao Spring Hardware Industrial Co., one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of hardware products, specializes in the development and production of various kinds of precision springs, stampings, spring blades, pins, hooks, links, and pad sheets. The ISO9001 and ISO14001-certified company, esta

After seeing that Taiwan has a market value for office supplies and related items worth US$2.5 billion, Staples, a famous U.S.-based office supply chain store, recently signed a contract with UB Express, an affiliate of UB Group—Taiwan's leading office furniture and office supplies manufacturer—to