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.

Thanks to impressive improvements in their design capabilities, Taiwan's display-rack makers are making steady headway in markets around the globe. The local industry has also been upgrading its manufacturing skills and incorporating high-grade materials, such as stainless steel and satin chrome-el

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.

Thanks to impressive improvements in their design capabilities, Taiwan's display-rack makers are making steady headway in markets around the globe. The local industry has also been upgrading its manufacturing skills and incorporating high-grade materials, such as stainless steel and satin chrome-el

Taipei, Nov. 26, 2004 (CENS)--Altek Corp., a leading digital camera maker in Taiwan, has recently won big-ticket contract orders from Kodak and HP for high-level digital camera models, making the firm project annual shipment of up to four million cameras next year. Altek delivered 2.4 million di

Taipei, Nov. 15, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's housing market has entered a stage of moderate consolidation as the confidence index for housing-unit price stood at 111 points in the third quarter of this year, the lowest level in the past four quarters, the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and D

Taipei, Nov. 12, 2004 (CENS)--Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd. (CPT), No. 3 thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel maker in Taiwan, has announced plans to ship 16.3 million large-sized TFT-LCD panels next year and challenge the world's No. 4 position in the line. C.H. Lin, CPT

Taipei, Nov. 11, 2004 (CENS)--Some major thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel makers saw their shipment volumes for October rebound to the levels in June, although their revenues remained on the drop. AU Optronics Corp. (AUO), the No. 1 panel maker in Taiwan, scored aggre

Riding the crest of Taiwan's high-flying electronics industry, the island's makers of plugs, sockets, and switches have enjoyed good sales in recent years as they have constantly widened their technological edge and expanded into high-margin niche markets. Many of their gains have come through a

For Taiwanese manufacturers of plastic-extrusion equipment, the key to staying ahead of lower-cost, price-undercutting competitors at a time when competition has become especially intensive is to present high-added-value models that are hard to copy. Over the past 40 years or so, the fast-growi

Chin Minn Industries Co., Ltd. Is a dynamic Taiwan machinery manufacturer and since the year of its establishment,1990, it has developed about over 1,500 special machine models, including single-purpose machines and sophisticated special-purpose machines that include NC (numerical control) and serv

Taiwanese exhibitors caught the eye of buyers at the International Furniture Fair Singapore/ASEAN Furniture 2004 show, held on Mar. 1-5, with the attractive design, innovative structure, fine craftsmanship, and quality materials of their glass-furniture products. A total of 59 Taiwanese furnitur

Taipei, May 10, 2004 (CENS)--Yageo Corporation, Taiwan's leading manufacturer of passive electronic components, has acquired big-ticket orders for high-tier chip resistors and multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) from the mobile phone unit of Motorola Corp. The orders will be filled in the fourth

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

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

Upright Group Australia Pty Ltd. Has recently added to its luster as a top producer of industrial nuts with a "smart" product called the TekNut, which management boasts features a unique high-tech internal mechanism. The nut is used to fasten saw blades, grinding blades, and other types of blade

Taipei, Feb. 23, 2004 (CENS)--Yageo Corporation, Taiwan's leading manufacturer of passive electronic components, saw gross profit margin climbed to 29.6% in the fourth quarter of last year from the first quarter's 20.5% and expected the figure to stand at between 29% and 31% in the first quarter of

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2004 (CENS)--Despite the harsh competition, BenQ Corp. aims to take the No.1 position in the domestic LCD (liquid crystal display) sector this year, expecting its market share increasing to between 28% and 30% from last year's 20% The company boasted it would reach the market-sh

Hann Kuen Machinery & Hardware Co., Ltd. Specializes in manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of cutting tools and accessories for all kinds of special-purpose machines and machine centers, according to chief executive Chiang Ping-kuen. The firm's customer base spans the globe. Located in T

Sun Firm Machinery Ind. Co., Ltd. Specializes in manufacturing computerized numerically controlled (CNC) lathes, high-speed lathes, heavy-duty lathes, and super-large lathes. Although the company is a professional manufacturer in developing a wide range of lathes, its dedication is to product quali

Taipei, Jan. 12, 2004 (CENS)--Taiwan's Topology Research Institute (TRI) recently forecasted that the island would account for 43.58% of the global supply of thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels this year, outstripping South Korea's 42.87% to become the No. 1 supplier of suc

Taiwan's furniture manufacturers may have all but packed up for low-cost mainland China, but many major wood furniture parts makers have continued to prosper on the island, gaining solid footholds in the international market with their high quality and competitively priced wares. The stay-at-hom

Taipei, Dec. 23, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc. expected its annual revenue to outstrip US$8 billion this year, up over 10% from the previous year, company chairman Barry Lam said at a recent industry leaders' forum held in Taipei. Lam said that his company scored revenue of NT$265 b

Taipei, Nov. 26, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's Hwa Fong Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd. Recently unveiled its newly developed trailer radial rubber tire products for sales at home and abroad under company's 'Duro' brand, marking the its official entry into the big-tire market. Hwa Fong president Lai Kuang-yang st

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

Taipei, Nov. 4, 2003 (CENS)--Taiwan's top three telecommunications firms, including Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan Cellular Corp., and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., scored combined earnings of NT$52.5 billion (US$1.54 billion at US$1:NT$33.9) in the first three quarters of this year. Of them

Riding the crest of Taiwan's high-flying electronics industry, local switch makers have enjoyed banner sales in recent years as they hone their technical edge and expand into high-margin niche markets. Many of these gains have come through specialization and close cooperation within the local s

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

Taipei, June 26, 2003 (CENS)--After experiencing one of their biggest-ever crises in April and May following the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Taiwan-based air carriers are expected to brace for a flood of passengers in the coming peak season in summer. Industry sources

Taipei, June 6, 2003 (CENS)--Leading cement producers in Taiwan are turning to overseas markets to make up the shortfalls in domestic sales caused by the SARS epidemic on the island. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome undercut the sales of cement in Taiwan in May for the second mo