Over the past year, Taiwan's producers of metal furniture have found themselves between a rock and a hard place. On one side, local producers have been hit by a 40% surge in the prices of iron and steel--key materials used in their products--while on the other side fierce competition from rivals in

With an eye to penetrating high-end markets abroad, an increasing number of furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are developing innovative products with patented designs. The new products not only command higher margins than mass-market items, but are also helping Taiwan's furniture industry hone its

Taiwan's furniture-hardware manu-facturers are working with full en-ergy on creating products of one-of-a-kind and not-easily-copied design, and are being aided in this effort by the island's iron and steel industry in the supply of high-grade materials. Although domestic makers of furniture har

Thanks to the establishment of a solid core competency in leading production technology, Chyn Fuh Enterprise Co. has seen its "Rainbow"-brand system furniture succeed admirably in the international marketplace. In fact, its total sales have doubled each year for the past several years. Overseas

Feng Kun Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's specialist manufacturers of metal furniture for bathroom and sanitary use. The company is dedicated to developing innovative products featuring "exquisite" and "brilliant" appearances. The company has a factory located in Changhua City, central Taiwan, with

Taipei, March 9, 2004 (CENS)--More than 100 metal processors and hardware manufacturers from central Taiwan recently formed the Taiwan Metalworking Industry Alliance and will muster over 50,000-strong relevant firms to request the government tentatively prohibit Taiwanese steel makers from exportin

Taipei, Feb. 9, 2004 (CENS)--The Market Development Department (MDD) of semi-official Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is actively promoting its 'tailor-made' services to small- and medium-sized enterprises in many countries of the world, aiming to attract these enterprises to pur

Founded in 1969, Jean Industrial Co. is an experienced Taiwan manufacturer of packing tools and palmtop measuring-tape stands. The company produces primarily on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis for clients both at home and abroad. Its models are all designed by its own R&D team; many

With the aid of a dedicated R&D team, Isotech Products Inc. has been pressing forward with the development of new products made of polyurethane (PU) foam, from madballs and sporting goods to furniture parts and shoe materials. Isotech launched its first runaway hit, the madball, in 1986, just a

Taiwan's CLD-Taipei recently marked a milestone in its four-year rise up the office-automation (OA) furniture quality ladder with the signing of a technology transfer and production deal with Kusch + Co Sitzmobelwerke GmbH, a renowned German manufacturer of high-end OA chairs. The deal gives CLD

Supreme A&E Ltd., established in 1990, is a professional manufacturer of dual-brake industrial-use wheels and casters. The company employs advanced manufacturing skills to recreate these as decorative as well as functional products to increase the price of the furniture items with which they are us

Established in 1986, Ching Yuan Shun Enterprise Co., Ltd. Specializes in the production of hardened aluminum-alloy multifunctional rotary disks. It is an affiliate of Peiping Precision Enterprise Co., Ltd., a well-known producer of tool- and cutter-grinding machines. Thanks to its long-term effo

Stylesystem International Corporation, established in 1996, specializes in the production of system furniture. The company has close cooperative relations with a number of domestic manufacturers of office furniture. In its early years, the company concentrated on the trading of various kinds of

Yison Interior Textiles Co., Ltd., founded in 1989, is a professional manufacturer of a wide range of textile fabrics. Thanks to the long-term dedication of its team of research and development technicians, the company has a stable of innovative products which superbly match global trends and the s

Ying Lin Machine Industrial Co., Ltd., founded in 1976 in Tainan County, southern Taiwan, is a leading manufacturer in the development and production of computerized numerically controlled (CNC), numerically controlled (NC), and conventional-type metal pipe/tube-bending machinery. The company ha

Like many traditional industries, Taiwan's bathroom accessories manufacturers have targeted mainland China as an alternative production base to turn out low-end products in large volume. Today more than half of them have moved their production lines across the Taiwan Strait, and those staying home

The rising price of iron and steel over the past year has forced domestic manufacturers of office furniture to shift to non-metal materials. In today's competitive market, they explain, there is no room to increase prices to offset the higher material costs. The strengthening of the New Taiwan d

Despite the economic slowdown over the past year and a half, Taiwan's display-rack industry has continued to prosper by shipping price-competitive products from low-cost plants in mainland China--a strategy that well suits the growing global demand for low- to medium-priced display racks. Produ

In the face of a difficult market in the first half of this year, many Taiwanese woodworking-equipment suppliers have adjusted their product strategies and taken other steps to improve their fortunes. Among the many roadblocks confronted by Taiwanese manufacturers in the first half were a weak

For Taiwan's manufacturers of outdoor furniture, cheap labor and production costs may have been the initial incentives for moving production to mainland China, but increasingly their transplant operations there are proving that low pricing alone cannot always win over demanding overseas customers.

Taipei, Nov. 21, 2003 (CENS)--Shinih Enterprise Co., Taiwan's leading non-woven fabric manufacturer, is planning to invest more than US$10 million to set up three to four more textile plants in the U.S. within three years. And the plants will be located near the border between the United States and

Over the last three decades Taiwan has developed a name for supplying high-quality innovative materials and parts for metal-furniture producers around the world. In their rise to the forefront of the global industry, local producers have benefited from a well-established support network that underl

Taiwanese suppliers of metal-furniture-making equipment have been under mounting pressure from customers shopping for the highly efficient equipment they need to cut costs and stay competitive in world markets. While most of Taiwan's wood-furniture producers have moved shop to mainland China, l

Taiwan's already embattled manufacturers of living-room furniture have faced an additional blow over the last half year as rising iron and steel prices have cut into profits and forced them to consider new ways to pare costs. The surging cost of iron have proven particularly onerous as the mate

Building on decades of expertise in making sophisticated molds, Taiwan has become one of the world's preeminent manufacturers of tube and pipe making machinery. Local manufacturers of such equipment are capable of turning out a wide array of products to meet the special requirements of buyers from

Most of Taiwan's makers of table lamps, including those based in mainland China, are cautious about their business prospects for the second half of this year, as they continue to nurse wounds suffered from SARS. Taiwanese makers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait contend that their sales suffer

Taiwan's San Fang Industrial Co., a specialized manufacturer of polyurethane synthetic fiber and synthetic leather, is placing heavy emphasis on developing innovative products and boosting overseas production capacity in an attempt to capture the No. 1 spot among Asia-Pacific synthetic leather make

20030909062.jpg] While the majority of Taiwan's furniture manufacturers have joined an exodus to mainland China in a quest to trim production costs, many of their peers in the furniture-parts industry are managing to operate profitably in Taiwan thanks to their commitment to high-quality and high-m

Thanks to the strong support of the domestic metal and textile industries, Taiwan has become one of the world's leading suppliers of home furnishings, from curtain rods and accessories to a wide range of upholstery fabrics. Local manufacturers are now building on this achievement by beefing up thei

After enjoying a bumper year in 2002, Taiwan's woodworking-machine industry faces many uncertainties that could adversely affect business through to the end of this year, with some insiders predicting a 10% to 15% export decline in the sector. Last year Taiwan increased its exports of woodworki