Taiwan’s export orders up 18 percent in January

Taiwan’s January export orders surged 18 percent year on year to US$37.14 billion, buoyed by a lower comparison base from last year’s Lunar New Year Holiday, according to the ROC Ministry of Economic Affairs Feb. 26.

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Africa’s leading plastics exhibition moves forward

The plastics industry in Africa is a potentially large market which consistently requires high technologies and advanced materials and machinery to meet the needs of growing industries. Plastics play an important part in virtually every sector of the economy, providing vast quantities of materials for industries such as IT, automotive, stationery, furniture and medical, but packaging dominates the local plastics industry.

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Machinery worth over AED 18 billion brought into Dubai in 180 containers were displayed at Arabplast 2013, the Middle East’s premier trade show for rubber, plastics and plastic processing, which was held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. This value was 20 percent higher than in the 2011 edition, according to the show’s organisers. The machinery display area this year constituted about 40 percent of the show’s gross area. Companies from Europe (Austria and Germany) and Asia (China, Ja

Economical small-bottle blow moulding systems

Today consumers want convenience. When they purchase products in the ready to serve food and drink packaging industry, they are moving towards resealable single serve containers. This trend is making the single serve food and beverage packaging one of the fast growing segments for plastic bottles.

Successful era for industrial robots

Since 1961, industrial robots have continuously recorded substantial improvements in terms of their capabilities, thus attracting huge demand across major industries.

Taiwan machine tool market to rise at 15.04% CAGR

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Machine Tool market in Taiwan to grow at a CAGR of 15.04 percent over the period 2012-2016.

Taiwan's commercial sales in January up 7.7 percent

Sales in the domestic commercial sector for January rose 7.7 percent from a year earlier to total NT$1.21 trillion (US$40.88 billion) on strong wholesale buying, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said.

Japan firm to build factory in Tainan industrial park

The ground-breaking ceremony of a new heat exchanger plant was held in Tainan Technology Industrial Park (TTIP), the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced.

Setco expands spindle service network into Taiwan

Setco has announced the purchase of a majority interest in NEO Precision Tech. Co., Ltd., Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan's premier builder of machine tool spindles and machining heads.