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Chandelier Makers Thrive With Innovative Upmarket Products

(2004/01/10)

Chandelier makers in Taiwan today are moving in one of two directions. One group is producing other types of lamps as well as chandeliers and packaging them as sets to meet the trend toward one-stop shopping, and a smaller group is continuing to concentrate on chandeliers together with matching flo

TYC, FAW Group to set up auto lamp venture in mainland China

(2003/11/10)

Taipei, Nov. 10, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's TYC Brothers Industrial Co., Ltd. Recently announced that it would cooperate with FAW Group Corp., the largest auto maker in mainland China, to set up an auto lamp joint venture in Changchun, Jilin Province, mainland China. TYC chairman Wu Jun-ji said the n

Taiwan Makers Give Quality Facelift To Once Low-Margin Item

(2003/10/30)

Wall lamps have traditionally been treated as the supporting actors in an industry dominated by other more lucrative lighting products. Yet despite their limited market share--about 10% to 20% of the total lighting market--they play an irreplaceable role as auxiliary and decorative lighting. Conseq

SARS-Struck Producers See Hope In Lucrative Niche Markets

(2003/10/28)

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 Lamp Makers Get Serious About Mixed and Matched Series

(2003/10/22)

Over the past year or two floor-lamp manufacturers in Taiwan have been rushing to develop matching series of floor, desk and wall lamps, demand for which they say is increasing in major markets around the world. Creating matching sets of lamps is made easier by the extensive product-development

Taiwan Lamp Makers Get Serious About Mixed and Matched Series

(2003/09/16)

Over the past year or two floor-lamp manufacturers in Taiwan have been rushing to develop matching series of floor, desk and wall lamps, demand for which they say is increasing in major markets around the world. Creating matching sets of lamps is made easier by the extensive product-development

SARS-Struck Producers See Hope In Lucrative Niche Markets

(2003/09/15)

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 suffere

Taiwan Makers Give Quality Facelift To Once Low-Margin Item

(2003/09/15)

Wall lamps have traditionally been treated as the supporting actors in an industry dominated by other more lucrative lighting products. Yet despite their limited market share--about 10% to 20% of the total lighting market--they play an irreplaceable role as auxiliary and decorative lighting. Conseq

Taiwan Casts Light on New Markets

(2003/09/02)

Household lamps made at both the local and overseas plants of Taiwanese manufacturers are in greater demand among international buyers thanks to the wave of innovative new products available. The trend owes much to the industry's success in cultivating talented designers who know how to add value a

TYC Aims to be No. 1 Lamp Maker In Greater China

(2003/07/01)

TYC Brothers Industrial Co., the largest automobile-lamp exporter in Taiwan, has mapped out a comprehensive deployment plan for mainland China that, the company hopes, will make it the biggest auto-lamp supplier in the Greater China area. TYC chairman Wu Jun-ji says that his firm will set up at

Work Lights and Industrial Lamps R&D Bears Fruit in Tough Market

(2003/04/25)

With their traditional markets under attack by low-cost rivals, manufacturers of work lights and industrial lamps in Taiwan are fighting back with the rollout of high-quality, feature-rich products dreamed up by inventive designers in cooperation with local research and development institutes. A

Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2002 A Beacon of Lighting

(2003/04/25)

Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair continued to grow and glow in its 2002 rendition, alongside the Hong Kong Electronics Fair and ElectronicAsia. The flood of visitors to the trio of exhibitions created a carnival atmosphere at Hong Kong's Convention Plaza