The Export Processing Zone Administration (EPZA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) convened an investment application review meeting on 29th January 2015, and six new investment applications, including Excellence Biotech Co. Ltd., i-SolTronic Tech. Co. Ltd., Global Technology Solution Inc., Monadio Co. Ltd., Jinwei Metals Corp. and Kutech Information Co. Ltd. were approved to invest and station in. The total investment figure amounted to around NT$307.5 million, which is expected to increase 60 job vacancies.
In addition, six new investments consist of various businesses such as antrodia cinnamomea based health supplements, micro inverters manufacturing and sales, equipments for semiconductor IC packaging and testing, industry information service systems, alloy materials research and development, and module design for 1D and 2D barcode readers.
Excellence Biotech Co. Ltd. is a biotechnology company, and its technology is based on extraction and fermentation. Its technologies not only from its R&D teams' competences, but also from industry-academia cooperation with domestic universities. And its antrodia cinnamomea can be produced in supplements and general necessities such as cookies and cleaning products. This indicates antrodia cinnamomea has entered into a new trend of daily necessities. Excellence Biotech Co. Ltd. estimates antrodia cinnamomea related products will have considerable economic scale in domestic and international markets.
As for i-SolTronic Tech. Co. Ltd., it is a joint venture company by i-Energy Co. Ltd. and LICHEN Co. Ltd. It manufactures micro inverters for installing in solar panels more easily. Moreover, its full-time maximum power tracking function can reduce overall generating efficiency loss up to 25%.
In addition, Global Technology Solution Inc. sells and designs semiconductor equipment. By 2D and 3D laser precision inspection technology and rapid procedure, these machine can quickly inspect and pick defective finished packages, and lower misspecification and leakage of manual inspection, which enhances production efficiency. Its products are expected to be introduced into China, Japan, and South Korea's semiconductor and PCB industries.
Monadio Co. Ltd. is developing business wireless applications and mobile solutions for e-commerce. It combines its technical team's professional cross platform technology, database development, and international trade experience with importing wireless information into e-commerce devices. And Jinwei Metals Corp. researches and develops new copper alloys and copper-nickel-zinc alloys, and it will become the supplier to domestic car, electric appliance, and electrical communication industries. Moreover, Kutech Information Co. Ltd. designs 1D and 2D barcode reader modules. Its modules are small and mainly used in software solutions. In addition, it uses infrared LED to detect items, reads fast, and can be applied to ticket inspectors, robots, tablet PCs, and mobile devices.
According to EPZA, the total attracted investment in 2014 was amounted to NT$ 41.1 billion. In addition, the EPZA will be more active in constructing key industries and development strategies in all zones and conducting industrial upgrades and transitions. And companies were encouraged to expand investments of high-tech technologies and products.
Besides, ASE Group, the global leading company of semiconductor packaging and testing industries, continues to build new factories in NEPZ. During the period from 2011 to 2017, it expects to invest NT$ 73.4 billion. As for Wanin International Co., Ltd., it invests NT$1 billion for establishing its research and development building in Taichung Software Park, provides R&D services of online games and mobile phone Apps, and will deepen the clustering effect among Taichung software industries. In addition, Honley Auto. Parts Co., Ltd. invests NT$ 1.6 billion for setting up its headquarter in Pintung Export Processing Zone (PEPZ), establishes research and development center in Taiwan, and constructs the first production line of hot stamping car components. And it will become the supply chain between FAW (First Automobile Works) Group Corporation and Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. with its newest technologies.
The EPZA also indicated that the total export value of companies in all zones had achieved US$14.75 billion in 2014, which shows an increase of 16.39% compared with the same period in 2013; in addition, the total import value of companies in all zones had achieved US$9.24 billion, which showed an increase of 2.34% compared with the same period in 2013, and the trade surplus amounted to US$5.57 billion. Moreover, the current employment number has reached 81,500, that is 6,061 more than the same period of year in 2013. The EPZA has a great performance in every aspect, and this indicates its high quality investment environment and excellent results of innovation and upgrades that make all companies operate in a safe and peaceful atmosphere and continue to further expanding investments. (The EPZA investment contact hotline: 886-7-361-2725)
Contact Person: Wu, shu-fen (Chief of Investment Section of the Third Division)
Contact Number: 886-7-361-1212 ext311
Email: wusf@epza.gov.tw