I. Pingtung has three industrial areas. They are:
A. The Pingnan Industrial Area 屏南工業區
There are around 110 companies present in the Pingnan Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 旭濃實業(股)公司 Xunong Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes carbonized rice husks for agricultural use, 帝興樹脂(股)公司 Dixing Resin Co. Ltd., which makes solvent-free powder coating, 樂聯工業(股)公司 Lelian Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes office furniture, 燁興企業(股)公司屏南線材廠 Yexing Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes stainless steel wire rods, carbon steel wire rods and other processed steel products, and 三新實業股份有限公司 Sanxin Industrial Co. Ltd., which engages in "basic chemical manufacturing."
Semi-interesting Facts about the above products/services:
Carbonized rice husks are used to adjust the PH balance of soil, provide better soil for seedlings, and increase crop yield. Carbonized rice husks (or hulls) usually contain phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and micronutrients.
The solvent-free powder coating produced and sold by Dixing Resin Co. is used on metal cookware. The metal cookware thus coated is more resistant to heat.
The steel wire rods made by Yexing Enterprise Co. are used in many industries. This company, according to its website, makes a fortune.
"Basic chemical manufacturing" could mean just about anything. There is a list of basic chemicals here, divided into organic and inorganic types. Most of these chemicals are very toxic.
B. The Neipu Industrial Area 內埔工業區
There are around 70 companies present in the Neipu Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 正興科技開發股份有限公司 Jhengxing Technology Development Co. Ltd., which makes a whole spectrum of manufactured foods for both human and animal consumption, 晟園生物科技有限公司內埔食品廠 Chengyuan (Shengyuan) Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Neipu Food Plant), which makes lemon enzyme, 德京有限公司 Dejing Co. Ltd., which engages in waste disposal, waste removal and the refining of petroleum products, 綠茂環保有限公司 Lumao Environmental Protection Co. Ltd., which engages in recycling and waste removal, and 東糖能源服務股份有限公司 East Sugar Energy Services Co. Ltd. (part of the Taisugar Corporation), which uses food waste to create biogas.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Jhengxing Technology Development Co. works in close collaboration with several other companies in the same industrial area. These companies manufacture various foods together.
Drinking too much lemon enzyme has negative health effects. Its good in moderate amounts. Too much damages your teeth and causes other health problems.
Kerosene, home heating oil, diesel fuel and gasoline are all petroleum products.
Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane and carbone dioxide. It can be produced from agricultural waste, sewage, plant waste, municipal waste, food waste, green waste and manure.
C. The Pingtung Industrial Area 屏東工業區
There are around 150 companies present in the Pingtung Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 葳龍生技貿易有限公司 Weilong Biotechnology Trading Co. Ltd., which makes hairdressing and other beauty products, 德岦鈞有限公司 Delijun Co. Ltd., which seems to be a trading house involved in the wholesale of various goods, 南王化工有限公司 Nanwang Chemicals Co. Ltd., which makes cleaning products and air fresheners, 東發生物科技製藥股份有限公司 Dongfa Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., which makes 30 types of medicine, and 台灣糖業股份有限公司 Taiwan Sugar Co. Ltd. (Taisugar), which is a HUGE company/corporation that makes everything from potato chips to gasoline.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Dongfa Biotech is affiliated with another company that makes cooking wine.
The Taiwan Sugar Corporation (Taisugar) owns 550 square kilometers of land in Taiwan, or about 2% of the main island's total area. It was formed in 1946, after the Nationalist government took over Taiwan from the Japanese Colonial Administration. Taisugar owes much of its present wealth to both sugar refineries and land holdings previously owned by Japanese companies and individuals.
II. Kaohsiung has six industrial areas. They are:
A. Linyuan Industrial Area 林園工業區
There are only 29 companies present in the Linyuan Industrial Area, but some of these companies, which include facilities for processing petroleum, are very large. In this industrial area you'll find 亞洲聚合股份有限公司林園廠 Asia Aggregate Co. Ltd. (Asia Polymer Corp.), which produces foam for sports equipment, injection molding, extrusion coating and photovoltaic film, 台灣苯乙烯工業股份有限公司高雄廠 Taiwan Styrene Industry Co., which makes styrene, 聯華氣體工業股份有限公司林園工廠 Lienhua Gas Industry Co. Ltd., which produces basic chemicals, 台灣塑膠工業股份有限公司
林園聚丙烯廠二廠 Taiwan Plastic Industry Co. Ltd., which primarily makes PVC powder, and 台塑德山精密化學股份有限公司 Formosa Plastics Deshan Precision Chemical Co. Ltd. (Tokuyama Corp.), which also produces basic chemicals.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Photovoltaic film is used in the production of solar panels.
Styrene is an organic compound (petroleum-derived) used in the production of latex, rubber and polystyrene resins. Many of the steps in the industrial styrene production process are incredibly dangerous.
The Lienhua Gas Industry Co. is often fined by the EPA for a variety of infractions. I suppose they consider it the cost of doing business.
B. Fengshan Industrial Area 鳳山工業區
There are about 100 companies present in the Fengshan Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 德興汽車企業有限公司 Dexing Automobile Enterprise Co. Ltd., which repairs cars, 銘鋼企業有限公司 Ming Steel Enterprise Co. Ltd., which is a steel product wholesaler, 股份有限公司 三五橡膠廠股份有限公司 Sanwu Rubber Factory Co. Ltd., which manufactures rubber belts for car engines, 鴻遠企業有限公司 Hongyuan Enterprise Co. Ltd., which is an automotive part wholesaler, and 景春實業有限公司 Jingchun Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes paint, tiles and decorative stone (bricks).
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Can't think of any!
C. Kaohsiung Seaside Industrial Area 高雄臨海工業區
There are about 370 companies present in the Kaohsiung Seaside Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 怡誠興業股份有限公司小港廠 Yicheng Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes machine parts, 鋼堡科技股份有限公司 Gangbao Technology Co. Ltd., which offers engineering, training and equipment trading services, 全美手套工業股份有限公司 Quanmei Glove Industry Co. Ltd., which makes gloves, 美商倍拿得有限公司 Benetech Taiwan L.L.C., which makes chemicals and pollution control equipment, and 山隆通運股份有限公司高雄汽車修理廠 Shanlong Express Co. Ltd., which repairs cars.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
This branch of the Shanlong Express Co. seems to be for sale. At the time of writing no one has bid on the property.
D. Dafa Industrial Area 大發工業區
There are about 580 companies present in the Dafa Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 長賡股份有限公司興業廠 Zhanggeng Co. Ltd., which makes golf equipment, 台灣弼奧股份有限公司 Taiwan Biao Co. Ltd., which makes overhead wire clips and protection strips for telecommunications, 京磊實業有限公司 Jinglei Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes machinery related to coal and petroleum production, 永豐盛企業有限公司 Youngfengsheng Enterprise Co. Ltd., which is a scrap/recycling business, and 鈺竑金屬企業有限公司 Yuhong Metal Enterprise Co. Ltd., which is another scrap/recycling business focused on metal scrap.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
The Taiwan Biao Co. is part of a Japanese corporation manufacturing goods in Taiwan.
E. Renda Industrial Area (formerly known as Dashe 大社 and Renwu 仁武 industrial areas) 仁大工業區
There are about 44 companies in the Renda Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 台灣朗盛添加劑股份有限公司 Taiwan Langsheng Additives Co. Ltd. (LANXESS), which makes chemicals (additives) which are added to rubber, 暉華工業股份有限公司 Huihua Industrial Co. Ltd., which engages in aluminum die casting, 鴻順印刷股份有限公司 Hongshun (Hope Son) Printing Co. Ltd., which does industrial level print production, 達宇股份有限公司 Dayu Co. Ltd., which manufactures screws, nuts, nails and nail tools, and 三雄油脂有限公司仁武廠 Sanxiung Oil Co. Ltd., which makes lab tables and other lab equipment.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
The chemicals made at Langsheng Additives Co. are all shipped to China and used there by foreign-owned companies.
Aluminum die casting involves aluminum ingots heated to a very high temperature which are then injected into a steel die/mold. The process lends itself well to the creation of complex shapes, such as those used in auto parts.
F. Yongan Industrial Area 永安工業區
There are about 60 companies present in the Yongan Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 台灣卜蜂企業股份有限公司高
雄廠 Taiwan Bofeng Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes animal feed, 信元鋁業股份有限公司 Xinyuan Aluminum Co. Ltd., which makes parts for aluminum window frames, 王冠鋁業股份有限公司第二廠 Wangguan Aluminum Co. Ltd., which makes casts in aluminum alloys, 有益鋼鐵股份有限公司 Youyi Steel Co. Ltd., which makes stainless steel plate, and 樺興加油站有限公司 Huaxing Gas Station Co. Ltd., which operates a chain of gas stations.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Animal feeds come in three types: roughages, concentrates and mixed feeds.
Aluminum alloys typically alloy aluminum with copper, magnesium, manganese, silicon, tin or zinc.
III. Tainan has five industrial areas. They are:
A. Yongkang Industrial Area 永康工業區
There are about 140 companies in the Yongkang Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 生春堂製藥工業股份有限公司 Shengchuntang Pharmaceutical Industry Co. Ltd, which makes Chinese herbal medicine and beauty products, 順興永工業股份有限公司 Shunxingyong Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes basic steel parts from steel alloy, 興宜雷射精機股份有限公司 Xingyi (SEEI) Laser Precision Co. Ltd., which manufactures steel products with the aid of lasers, 穎霖機械工業股份有限公司永康廠 Yinglin Machinery Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes pipe bending machines, and 龍星顯示科技股份有限公司永康廠 Longxing Display Technology (Agile Display Solutions) Co. Ltd., which provides touch display and flat panel ODM services.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
ODM means "original design manufacture." The manufacturer (in this case Longxing Display Technology) offers an existing product design to other companies, which they then modify and label as their own.
B. Tainan Technology Industrial Area 台南科技工業區
There are about 270 companies in the Tainan Technology Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 堤維西交通工業股份有限公司科工三廠 Tiweixi Transportation Co. Ltd., which develops lighting fixtures for vehicles, 大舜鈑金股份有限公司 Dashun Sheet Metal Co. Ltd., which makes things out of sheet metal, 宇光企業股份有限公司 Yuguang Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes lights and other auto parts, 南祐企業股份有限公司 Nanyo Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes electrical wiring, and 統旺科技工業股份有限公司台南廠 Tongwang Technology Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes robots for industrial use.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Tongwang Technology Industrial Co. is part of a Japanese corporation.
C. Anping Industrial Area 安平工業區
There are about 500 companies in the Anping Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 儒億科技股份有限公司台南廠 Ruyi Technology Co. Ltd., which makes automotive lamps, lightbulbs and other other electronic products, 冠榮機械工業股份有限公司 Guanrong Machinery Industry Co. Ltd., which makes machines for recycling plastic, 高虹企業股份有限公司 Gaohong Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes sunglasses, safety goggles and reading classes, 華霖塑膠實業股份有限公司 Hualin Plastic Industry Co. Ltd, which also makes automotive lamps, and 育智鋼鐵有限公司 Yuzhr Steel Co. Ltd., which primarily makes iron frames, doors and windows.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Only about 9% of all plastic waste produced has ever been recycled. 12% has been incinerated. The rest is sitting in either landfills or your local environment.
D. Guantian Industrial Area 官田工業區
There are about 180 companies in the Guantian Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 甄隆實業股份有限公司 Jhenlong Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes blankets and pillows, 台暉鋁業股份有限公司官田二廠 Taihui Aluminum Co. Ltd., which makes aluminum sheets and aluminum coils, 怡華實業股份有限公司 Yihua (Ihwa) Industrial Co. Ltd., which is a construction firm involved in the construction of apartment buildings, 大目機械工業股份有限公司 Damu Machinery Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes valves and other hydraulic machinery-related products, and 福發實業股份有限公司 Fufa Industrial (Lucky Unique Enterprise) Co. Ltd., which makes cloth.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
Yihua Industrial Co. has projects underway all over Taiwan.
E. Xinying Industrial Area 新營工業區
There are about 160 companies in the Xinying Industrial Area. In this industrial area you'll find 南亞畜牧股份有限公司 Nanya Animal Husbandry (South Asia Chemicals and Feeds) Co. Ltd., which primarily makes pharmaceuticals for livestock, 新永和製皮廠股份有限公司 Xinyonghe Leather Factory Co. Ltd., which makes leather products, 台灣銅業科技股份有限公司新營廠 Taiwan Copper Technology Co. Ltd., which makes various kinds of wire, 瑞一企業有限公司新營廠 Rueiyi Enterprise Co. Ltd., which makes plastic products, and 光翔特殊金屬有限公司 Guangxiang Special Metal Co. Ltd., which makes metal beams and rods.
Semi-interesting facts about the above products/services:
In 2017 the WHO strongly recommended a reduction in antibiotic use in animals in the food industry. Their worry was antibiotic resistant bacteria. To some extent the World Organization for Animal Health argued against the WHO's position, warning of a "drastic reduction in protein supply in some parts of the world" if the use of antibiotics was either reduced too much or banned entirely.
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NOTE 1: This is NOT a complete list of industrial areas in south Taiwan. These are the industrial areas under the administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. There are other, smaller industrial areas administered at the city or county level. I also haven't listed the science parks, processing zones, and other such configurations in this entry. Major shipping ports also resemble industrial areas in some respects.
NOTE 2: Many of the companies listed above have multiple names, sometimes in several languages. I supplied alternate names where it seemed necessary, but for the most part I just translated the name directly from the Chinese.
NOTE 3: Some of these companies are less than forthcoming about what they do, what they make, and how they make it. Where unclear I did my best to investigate, but an accurate picture of what some these companies do would require a lot of digging.
