Short content summaries of the 2007 Market Research Reports including Industry Sector Analyses and Market Bulletins of Interest to US Exporters follow. For free access to these reports (U.S. companies only), please kindly register your company.

Packaging Equipment (Taiwan - 12/30/2007)

For the past 30 years, Taiwan’s packaging equipment market has developed hand in hand with Taiwan’s economy. As the economy matures, there is increasing demand for high speed, automatic, high accuracy and sophisticated packaging equipment to reduce labor costs and ensure quality. The overall pack...

Franchising (Taiwan - 12/30/2007)

During the past two decades, the liberalization and internationalization of Taiwan's service and retail industries has brought about an environment favorable to the development of franchising, which has grown into a highly successful business model on the island. In 2006, there were 1,197 franchise...

Taiwan Aerospace Industry Market (Taiwan - 11/30/2007)

Taiwan’s commercial airlines, military, and National Airborne Squadron plan to expand their aircraft fleets over the next several years. Thus, Taiwan presents ever-increasing business opportunities in the aircraft and ensuing aircraft engines, parts, components, accessories, repair, and maintenance ...

Taiwan: Urban Sewage Treatment Plants (Taiwan - 09/28/2007)

Taiwan’s rapid urbanization and industrialization during the past few decades have polluted Taiwan’s rivers, due mainly to the discharge of untreated household sewage wastewater. Since the 1980s, the Taiwan government has realized the necessity for the construction of facilities to collect and treat...

Electronic Test/Measuring Instruments (Taiwan - 09/28/2007)

Taiwan’s market for electronic test/measuring instruments continues to provide excellent sales opportunities for U.S. suppliers, especially for high-end systems. With the local authorities initiating key industrial development goals targeting the semiconductor and flat panel display (FPD) sectors, ...

Retail (Taiwan - 08/31/2007)

During the past decade the entry of modern retail stores, shopping malls, department stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores, has widely replaced Taiwan's old retail landscape. The liberalization and international of Taiwan's retail market has encouraged the growth of the modern c...

Dietary Supplements (Taiwan - 08/24/2007)

Taiwan is a fast growing dietary supplements market includes many different kind of products. Under "the Taiwan Health Food Control Act", it defines dietary supplements, health food, and medicines. Products in tablet or capsule form may be clasified as food, health food, or medicine according to ...

e-Learning (Taiwan - 08/24/2007)

The e-Learning market in Taiwan is growing steadily as the government continues to invest in this industry. Over the next five years, the Taiwan government is planning over the next five years to invest around US$ 606 million to develop Taiwan’s digital content market, in hopes that by 2011, the to...

Scrap Steel (Taiwan - 08/02/2007)

As Taiwan’s steel mills expand production capacity, industry experts anticipate continued market demand for scrap steel for the immediate future. Declining scrap exports from countries such as Russia, present opportunities for US scrap exporters to supply unmet demand....

Asia Now Cosmetics & Toiletries Market Brief (Taiwan - 07/26/2007)

Due to the emergence of an aging population together with increasing users from young generations, in addition to increase in the living standard and national income along with changes in consumption patterns have given rise to an expanding market for cosmetics and toiletries in Taiwan. The most ...

Taiwan Travel and Tourism Industry (Taiwan - 06/29/2007)

Due to close political and trade ties, the United States is by far the most popular destination for long-haul travel from Taiwan, earning 41.7 percent of the market in 2006 and receipts from Taiwan tourists in the U.S. exceeded US$1 billion. Preliminary data for 2007 show that package tours ...

Taiwan: Machine Tools (Taiwan - 06/28/2007)

Taiwan is one of the world’s major producers of machine tools. The market demand for machine tools totaled US$2.2 billion and US$2.9 billion in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The Industrial Technology Research Institute’s Industrial (ITRI) Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) forecasts that ...

Mobile TV (Taiwan - 05/31/2007)

This report is to help the U.S. exporter catch the market information and Increase U.S. exports opportunities. The Taiwan authorities have granted five trial Mobile TV licenses since October 2006. Mobile TV trial consortiums have completed their network construction and paved the way for trial ...

Taiwan: Medical Services, Plastic Surgery (Taiwan - 05/03/2007)

This report is an Industry Overview covering the following topics: market demand, market data, best prospects, key suppliers, prospective buyers, market entry, market access and obstacles, trade events, and key contacts ...

Clean Coal Power (Taiwan - 05/01/2007)

In late 2000, Taipower awarded Gibson Engineers, Ltd. a contract to undertake an evaluation on building a pilot plant in central Taiwan by adopting Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology. However, this project was not accepted by Taipower’s board of directors because the technology...

Plastic Surgery(Taiwan - 04/30/2007)

This report describes opportunities for U.S. exporters in the expanding plastic surgery sector in Taiwan....

Semiconductor Production Equipment (Taiwan - 04/30/2007)

Taiwan is one of the world’s largest, and according to some measures, the largest export market for U.S. semiconductor production equipment. There are nine new 12-inch (300-mm) wafer fabrication investment projects worth approximately $22.8 billion now either underway or being planned in Taiwan....

Electronic Chemicals (Taiwan - 03/29/2007)

Taiwan is one of the world’s major producers of electronic information products and an important supplier of semiconductors and electronic components. Taiwan's production of electronics and semiconductors has created a strong demand for electronic chemicals used in the production process. The mark...

Broadcast/Telecom Market Research to Support CommunicAsia and NAB Shows (Taiwan - 03/09/2007)

Taiwan authorities are actively promoting digital broadcasting, with plans to deploy full digital services for terrestrial television and digital radio by 2010. In preparation, Taiwan broadcasters must transform their existing analog network to a digital network, requiring a significant upgrades ...

WiMAX (Taiwan - 03/05/2007)

For free access to these reports (U.S. companies only, please) kindly register your company.