Ansteel Group, China’s fifth-largest steel and iron supplier by size, will reportedly acquire a 60% stake in Lianzhong Guangzhou Stainless Steel Corp., a stainless steel maker fully owned by Taiwan-based E United Group, a conglomerate of steel, realty and medical businesses, for at least NT$15 bill

Founded in 1981, Nal Hon Industrial Co., Ltd. specializes in manufacturing hardware parts for personal protective equipment, including snap and swivel snap hooks, aluminum scaffold safety, eye, and parachute hooks, carabiners, locking carabiners, auto-repair tools, buckles, cam buckles, hoof nippe

Some major auto-parts makers have been aggressively diversifying their product lines in pursuit of higher revenue. Hiroca Holdings Ltd., a Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)-listed company, is scheduled to soon tap into the 3C (computer, communication, and consumer electronics) market by applying its 3D l

Targeting to meet requirements of "smart driving" nowadays, Hotai Motor Co. Ltd., Taiwan's agent of Toyotas in Taiwan and a major auto vendor on the island, recently launched the Toyota Smart Car System, an advanced vehicle infotainment system with an inter-connected and detachable tablet PC on t

Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd. was established in 1989 and specializes in developing and manufacturing copper products and parts for wide-ranging applications including plumbing fittings, faucets and shower equipment, sprinklers, agricultural machinery, air and electric tools, automobiles, and

Fwu Yih Brass Enterprise Co., Ltd. was established in 1989 and specializes in developing and manufacturing copper products and parts for wide-ranging applications including plumbing fittings, faucets and shower equipment, sprinklers, agricultural machinery, air and electric tools, automobiles, and

The board of China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest steelmaker in Taiwan by size, recently approved several new investments, mostly to boost the firm’s presence in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) bloc. Among these new projects, the acquisition of a 5% stake in the China Steel Sum

Continuing to promote buyer guides that help Taiwanese manufacturers, exporters and traders explore markets overseas, CENS attended three global trade shows in July, including EASTPO-Shanghai International Machine Tool Fair, PAACE Automechanika Mexico, and EMMA Fair Myanmar. EMTE and EASTPO-Shan

Founded in 2001, Golden Bloom Ltd. is an ISO 9001-approved company specializing in designing, developing, and manufacturing high-quality, precision aluminum parts and accessories for automotive aftermarket and racing applications. The firm is headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China.

By MICHELLE HSU Despite consumers’ concern over high cost, technological bottlenecks, inconvenience of recharging, among other problems of new energy cars, new energy vehicles have found a promising market in China where, according to official statistics, production and sales of new energy cars

By JENNY WU Sensors are playing an ever-more-important role in automotive technology along with the rapid advancement of auto electronics systems. Signals emitted by various types of sensors, such as temperature, pressure, location, speed, and vibration, enable vehicle computers to precisely con

Hiwin Technologies Corp. and Advantech Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to foster the formation of Taiwan’s robot-industry cluster in order to boost international competitiveness of Taiwan’s robotic and intelligent-automation industry. The first step of the agreement is to set up a venture spe

By JENNY WU The rapidly developing automobile market in China is boosting the demand for automotive fuel pumps, a key part in the engine fuel-supply system. The auto fuel-pump industry started later in China than in the industrially advanced nations, however, and it still lacks some core technol

By CARMAN LO Automotive engine cooling systems have been evolving rapidly along with advancements in engine performance and power, and intensive resources and vigorous efforts are being devoted to R&D work aimed at producing better cooling-medium flow and precision cooling-function integration.

The low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan, a joint venture between Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) and Tiger Airways Pte of Singapore, is expected to start up as early as October, also aiming to be profitable within one or two years and soon become a major provider of budget flights in Asia. CAL and T

By CARMAN LO The demand for better steering stability, driving comfort, and vehicular safety is driving the development of improved suspension systems at an accelerating pace in the direction of intelligent, safe, and environmentally-friendly products, according to industry experts. There are

Strong new-car sales in China powered the Yulon Group, Taiwan's largest automobile conglomerate, to strong gains in the world's largest automobile market. Sales of Yulon's LUXGEN cars in China grew by more than 80% in the first half, in conjunction with the launch of the U6 crossover model. Acco

By STEVE CHUANG Wise Center Appliance Precision Co., Ltd. has worked hard in recent edge to pull ahead of its competition by sharpening its operational efficiency and worker training, and by enhancing its product development and marketing. The results of this effort are already being realized.

By KEN LIU Beginning on July 1 this year, nine types of institution—colleges, libraries, medical organizations, social welfare institutes, government offices, railway stations, civilian airports, mass rapid transit stations, and shopping centers—became subject to the provisions of Taiwan's Indoo

With consumers in North America and Europe spending increasing amounts of time in their gardens, the outlook for the garden tool and equipment market is bright. The shopping lists of gardeners, as well as for wholesalers and retailers wanting to take advantage of the business opportunities inher

Several factors have been fueling new car sales in Taiwan in the past few months, resulting in promising operational results for the Taiwan-listed auto vendors on the island in June and the first half (H1) of the year. Such factors, say industry sources, include launchings of new models by loca

Cathay United Bank will soon become the third Taiwanese bank to run a subsidiary in China after having been approved recently by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to establish a subsidiary in Shanghai. Over 10 Taiwanese banks have branches in China but only two operate subsidiaries ther

To further expand global business, Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd., an established maker of electro-mechanical products in Taiwan, recently announced plans to set up three motor factories in China, Japan and Germany, to focus on producing premium-efficiency IE3 motors. In 2013, Teco register

Despite being stalled in signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with trade partners, Taiwan has formally begun multi-lateral negotiations to strike environmental goods agreements with 13 WTO (World Trade Organization) member nations, announced earlier the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Acco

A Taiwanese delegation led by M.J. Wu, Director General of Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), recently attended the 21st Taiwan-France Industrial Cooperation Consultation Meeting (ICCM) held June 12, 2014 in Paris, France. Taiwan was represented by go

Since founded in 1993, Cheng Yeau Co., Ltd. has specialized in manufacturing gardening products as an innovative supplier in Taiwan. Its expandable water hose series is a striking example of its strong R&D capability. The lightweight, easily-storable hose is of special materials, available in le

Since its establishment in 1975, Rong Lih Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been devoted to developing and manufacturing garden equipment and accessories as a top-caliber supplier well-known among buyers from America and Europe. The company mainly offers hose reels, hose-reel trolleys, garden carts, hose

With steadily growing economic cooperation between Taiwan and China making the island increasingly attractive for Japanese investors as an overseas investment destination, as many as 20 letters of intent (LOIs) signed by Japanese firms for investments in Taiwan in the past four years all have been

The board of Taiwan's Yulon Nissan Motor Co., a joint venture between the local Yulon Group and Japanese automaker Nissan that serves as the local agent for Nissan and Infiniti cars, recently resolved to distribute a cash dividend of NT$19.47 (US$0.65) per share for operation in 2013. Yulon Grou

Taiwan’s grey market economy is estimated to have increased to reach 28% of overall GDP in 2012, being a NT$3-4 trillion sector that is neither taxed nor regulated by government, according to the latest study by a joint research group from the National Taiwan University and National Cheng Kung Univ