Taipei, Nov. 4, 2005 (CENS)--Three auto-lamp makers listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) saw varying earnings results in the first three quarters. Depo Auto Parts Ind. Co. Ltd., a leading aftermarket (AM) auto-lamp exporter, reported especially good results for the time period. Industry sou

Established 50 years ago and now Taiwan's leading manufacturer of lighting products, the China Electric Manufacturing Corp. has dedicated itself to the development of energy-saving "green lighting" and to its own transformation into a "total lighting solutions provider" in a bid to create fresh mom

The 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) further consolidated its position as one of the most important auto parts and accessories promotional events in the world, with a turnout of both exhibitors and foreign buyers that broke past records, according to show co-

Taipei, Oct. 7, 2005 (CENS)--Taiwan's Chi Mei Group recently announced plans to invest US$70 million in expanding the capacity of an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resin plant. The company will also set up a new polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin facility at its manufacturing campus in Zhe

The 2005 Taipei Int'l Auto/Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (Taipei AMPA) further consolidated its position as one of the most important auto parts and accessories promotional events in the world, with a turnout of both exhibitors and foreign buyers that broke past records, according to show co-

The Taiwan pavilion at the International Furniture Fair Singapore (IFFS) 2005 was this year once again dominated by glass-metal furniture products that impressed buyers with their innovative design, advanced functions, new materials, and sophisticated manufacturing technology. Sixty Taiwanese fu

Established in 2002, Shunde Fengquan Lighting Co., Ltd. Is a young and dynamic lighting company located in mainland China that offers a wide variety of lighting products, including floor lamps, table lamps, ceiling lamps, pendant lamps, wall lamps, spotlights, and downlights. It has over 300 models

Lamps, like the sun, function as lighting sources allowing people to see. The light thrown off has had a deep impact on human culture, which would of course be fundamentally different today without its benefits. The discovery of electricity that led to the invention of electric lamps has lit up

Total output for transportation vehicles and parts made in Taiwan, including the automobile, powered two-wheeler (PTW), and bicycle segments, reached NT$121.6 billion (US$3.87 billion at US$1:NT$31.4) in the first quarter, up 5.2% from the same period of last year By individual segment, th

Lighting is still a sunrise industry in China and has achieved considerable growth in recent years. Pendant lights are playing a role of increasing importance. Though hit as others by skyrocketing prices for raw materials last year, makers have lessened the impact by developing more novel products-

Over the past few years, computer-desk suppliers in Taiwan have proven adept in upgrading from being pure contract manufacturers to being providers of self-designed products. The move is buoying the industry's once-bottom-scraping margins and helping it sidestep price-undercutting competitors.

In its sixth edition this year, the annual Hong Kong International Lighting Fair attracted a record number of both exhibitors and visitors during its four-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Oct. 27-30, 2004, further adding luster to its prestige as Asia's largest sourcing eve

Over the past few years, computer-desk suppliers in Taiwan have proven adept in upgrading from being pure contract manufacturers to being providers of self-designed products. The move is buoying the industry's once-bottom-scraping margins and helping it sidestep price-undercutting competitors.

Taipei, Dec. 9, 2004 (CENS)--Three big Japanese information technology (IT) brands, Sony, NEC and Fujitsu, are expected procure over NT$300 billion (US$9.32 billion at US$1: NT$32.2) worth of products from Taiwan this year, according to industry sources. Top executives of all the three Japanese

Its rivals are muscling up. Its markets are changing fast. For players in Taiwan's once largely untouchable electronics sector, the emerging competitive landscape in the international arena is sobering producers to the need for new thinking and new answers. The answer, though widely discussed i

The Bright International Group, founded in 1983 by chairman Hsu Chen-shen, has built up a reputation for its outstanding performance in the lighting industry. After more than two decades of growth, the group now encompasses 11 companies in businesses that range from manufacturing to a five-star hot

Home Resource Industrial Co. recently introduced the fruits of three years of development efforts in new lighting fixtures equipped with light-emitting diode (LED) modules. The company mounts the LEDs on printed-circuit boards (PCBs) and then installs the modules in lighting fixtures, which it t

Established in 1989, Goldyear Industry Ltd. (formerly Flying Dragon Electronic Co.) recently introduced a series of highly efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lamps with state-of-the-art design and functions and incorporating top-quality LEDs supplied by LumiLeds of the U.S. Goldyear president

[right_20041001605.jpg}Winlites Ind. Co., Ltd., founded in 1976, is one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of lamps for commercial use. In recent years the company has applied LEDs (light emitting diodes) to its product lines in response to customer demand from the U.S. and Europe, with great succes

In today's ever more rapidly changing world, the ability to constantly develop new products is a key to manufacturers' survival, not least of all in the lighting business. Like their counterparts in many other traditional industries, lighting makers in Taiwan are increasingly applying high-tech fea

Taiwan's manufacturers of living-room furniture are gearing up to use composite materials such as high-end glass, electroplated iron tubes, and carved wood to boost the value of their products. This reorientation to a focus on high-added-value products is in part being undertaken to avoid the downw

In home decoration, lighting is today attracting more attention as a way to create the right ambiance in a room by complementing the other design elements. Consumers are choosing table lamps not only for their illumination functions, but increasingly for their design and look as well. The evolvi

Taiwan's Depo Auto Parts Ind. Co. Ltd., one of the island's top two auto-lamp makers and a Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)-listed firm, recently announced that it would begin tapping the original-equipment supplier (OES) auto-lamp market this year. In addition, Baring Asset Management Hong Kong, whi

Taiwan's tiffany lamp makers found out more than a decade ago that it's very difficult for them to make their labor-intensive wares competitively in Taiwan, where wages are much higher than in neighboring areas such as the Philippines, Thailand, and mainland China. No wonder, then, that almost all

With the regional exodus of lamp manufacturers to lower-cost mainland China, Taiwan's lampshade makers have been forced to relocate their operations across the Taiwan Strait in growing numbers since the early 1990s. Industry insiders say the trend has been an inevitable one for a labor-intensive bu

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

Occasional tables normally play a supporting role to major pieces of living-room furniture such as sofas, armchairs, and couches. Sometimes, though, occasional tables with innovative designs are able to take on a starring role as the visual center of the living room. These tables-tea tables, cof

Founded in 1980, Fantastic Homeware Mfg. Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of table lamps, floor lamps, pendent lamps, and lighting accessories. The company is also a dynamic maker of lighting products that has recently focused on the development of LED (light-emitting diode), C

David Chen, general manager of Home Resource Industrial Co., has always believed that a company without innovation is doomed to fail, and this belief has driven his company to innovate ever since its establishment 15 years ago. The GM has been striving to infuse the concept of innovation in his

After a period of intensive research and development, Home Resource Industrial Co. unveiled a series of indoor-lighting fixtures, dubbed the "Glass Concept-Diana" series, at the end of July. This new unified-design concept is being used in both pendant and wall lamps. The new products, which fea