Taiwan Industry Updates

CSC Likely to Raise Steel Prices for Q4 amid Optimism for Market Recovery

Amid optimism towards recovery of the global steel market, Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island’s largest steelmaker by size, is widely expected by market observers to raise its nominal prices of domesticall...

Taiwan's IPI in June Drops 1.35% YoY to 106.42

Impacted by steadily shrinking exports and local economy battered by a slowing Chinese economy, recent upheavals in the Chinese stock market, dropping oil and commodity prices, Taiwan’s industrial production index (IPI)...

EVA Air Spends US$1.58 Bn. on Five New Boeing 777 Freighters

Apparently shrugging off impact from protracted downtrend in the global air cargo industry, as well as betting on better prospects on the back of lower fuel prices, EVA Airways Corporation (EVA Air), Taiwan’s top-2 airl...

Taiwan's 2014 Fastener Production Again Sets Record High Volume

Production volume in 2014 exceeds new high of 1.812 million tonnes for second straight year

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG With TV news reports that certain parts of the USA have seen home prices rise sizably since last year, in particular those in San Francisco, and the Greek debt deal tentatively extended, and ...

Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Co., Ltd. Wood Construction Screws - Complies with ICC or ETA Quality Specification

Located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Co., Ltd. (SCF) is a professional fastener manufacturer. SCF mainly produces special high additional value screws and various types of screws for wood constr...

Taiwan's Best Customized Fasteners at H.K.C. Rich

■ Lo Su-Hua H.K.C. Rich Enterprise Co., Ltd. is a leading trader in high-quality fasteners, having passed ISO. 9001:2015 and ISO. 14001:2015 certifications. With a young and energetic team, H.K.C. Rich is able to pro...

Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Co., Ltd. Automotive Fasteners - Complys with IATF16949 Certification Management Specification

Located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Shuenn Chang Fa Enterprise Co., Ltd. (SCF) is a professional fastener manufacturer. SCF mainly produces special high additional value screws and various types of screws for automobiles...

MIRDC Analyst Shares Views to Dispel Doom of Red Supply Chain on Taiwan's Fastener Industry

Taiwan-to-China fastener exports in Jan.-July 2015 total 11,000 tonnes versus only 3,000 tonnes of imports

The rise of China’s “red supply chain,” a term coined by market observers for aggressive development of Chinese tech industries backed by the central government to minimize dependence on imports and secure sustained eco...

New TIFI Chairman Sheds Light on Development of Taiwan's Fastener Industry

To make TIFS a 3-day event being one of many targets for trade group leader

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG The Taiwan Industrial Fastener Institute (TIFI), the island’s only trade association composed of fastener manufacturers, is generally regarded as the driver of development of the industry ove...

TIFI Chairman Rallies Taiwan's Fastener Industry with an Eye on the World

TIFS set to highlight local strengths at biggest-ever show in April​

By STEVE CHUANG Joe Chen may be entering his last year as the chairman of Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute (TIFI), but the industry captain, also president of fastener supplier Saintec Enterprise Co., Ltd., is sti...

Taiwan's Fastener Makers to Show Bigger Presence at Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2015

Over 180 exhibitors from the island to show off technical prowess at the venue

Compiled by STEVE CHUANG Fastener production is one of Taiwan’s globally competitive traditional industries, with production value exceeding NT$100 billion (around US$3.17 billion) yearly. Mostly clustered in Taiwan’...

CENS at TIFS 2014, the World's No. 3 Fastener Show by Size

Event is Asia's No. 2 and globally No. 3 by booth number

By STEVE CHUANG In its 40th anniversary this year, China Economic News Service (CENS), founded in 1974 and now a leading Taiwanese export promoter, participated in the opening of the Taiwan International Fastener Sho...

CENS at TIFS 2014, the World's No. 3 Fastener Show by Size

In its 40th anniversary this year, China Economic News Service (CENS), founded in 1974 and now a leading Taiwanese export promoter, participated in the opening of the Taiwan International Fastener Show (TIFS) 2014 to wi...