TAIWAN WEAVING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION |
 Chairman: Tsai Keng Jung |
TAIWAN WEAVING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION |
Chairman: Tsai Keng Jung |
In 1946, there were only 14 textile factories in Taiwan, R.O.C. Since productivity was much limited, consumption demand surpasses supply of cotton cloth. In order to solve the clothing problem for the people in Taiwan which is one of the daily necessities at any time, some enthusiastic weaving manufacturers initiated to organize an Association in order to gather ideas for the improvement and development of the textile industry, to coordinate relationship of the fellow companies and to increase mutual interests among the profession. The sponsoring companies did actively increase their equipments and improve their skills to promote the economic development. "Taiwan Textile Industrial Companies Association" was founded with the approval of the government in 1946.It was assisted by the Government to grow under the plan with the incentive of U. S. aids. In 1948, textilefactories had increased to more than 100. Members included spinn- ing, weaving dyeing and finishing, silk weaving, knitting, towels,hosiery and narrow fabrics factories. In May of the same year, it received the order from Taiwan Provincial Social Welfare Department to change its name into "Taiwan Mechanical Cotton Weaving Maunfacturers Association." From November 1949 to 1955, knitting, towels,silkweaving, spinning, dyeing and finishing mamufacturers did respectively establish their own associations. On Nov.26, 1955, the Association was renamed as "Taiwan Weaving Industry Association." In 1949 there were only 800 units of weaving machines in Taiwan with its annual output 2,000,000 yards. The shortage of the clothings depended largely on the importation. However, in 1955 textiles in Taiwan became selfsufficient. In 1958, the textile mamufaturers began to export large quantity to the U.S. and Hongkong etc. By the end of December 1996. There were 332 member with 24,114 units of weaving machines among which 19,482 were shuttleless. In November 1996, 1,250,424,366 square meters of clothes were exported at the value of U.S. 1,517,863,067. It has been fifty years since the Association was founded. With the limited manpower and expenditures, the Association solved the business and technical problems for its members, and rendered services. It also served good office for the manufacturers and the government. The Associa- tion is pursuing its improvement and progress through responsibility and service.
The purpose for the establishment of Taiwan Weaving Industry Association was set in accordance with the Implementation Procedure of Industrial Group Laws to harmonize the relationship of the fellow manufacturers for enhancement of the mutual benefits, improvement of the industry's renovation and development and activation of the economic developmeent. In accordance with its Regulations, the Association calls the general meeting of the members' representives each year to approve the working plan, the closing figures of the income and expense as well as budget. The focus of its work is to transmit government rules and regulations to the members and at the same time, to transmit the members' proposals and recommendations to the government agencies concerned.
The member factories send members' representatives to attend the members' representatives assembly meeting. The members' representatives are divided into three districts, North middle and South. 76 the representatives are elected to attend the assembly meeting. Board of Directors consists of 27 directors,9 are standing directors. Chairman of the board is elected from the standing directors. Board of supervisors consists of 9 members, 3 are standing supervisors. The Board Chairman is elected by standing members. The Association headquarter is located in Taipei. The Middle District's office is in Changhwa, and Southern District's office is in Tainan.The Association's chief staff handling the day-to-day business is Secretary General. Three functional administrative sections are : General Affairs, Finance, and Business. To promote Association business smoothly, there are sets of : Raw Material Committee, Domestic Sales Committee, Export Sales Committee, Quota Committee, General Committee, and technical Committee.
(1)Association often coordinates with The Government to study the programs of modernization and innovation for Weaving industry, and guides members to renew works facilities. It frequently provides its members with of relative information international fabric market, application management and suggestion about fabric quota as a kind of important reference data during international negotiation. (2)To host products' promotion, exhibition and abroad promotion & visiting: The Association's show room displays the fabric samples which are produced by members for suppliers at home and abroad to look and purchase.Annually It takes part in a variety of fabric fairs held domestically and interna- tionally to assist members to expand export markets.It usually dispatches teams abroad to exploit export markets, to visit textile machines fairs and witness weaving works at home and abroad. (3)To deal with professional research projects: The Association invites TAIWAN TEXTILE FEDERATION, academic organizations, representatives from our field and relative coordination units to proceed researches on computer software, technical R&D and fabric sample analysis according to the same requirement of business field. In adfition to be presented by seminars, the results will be also complied into a result report for members' reference. (4)To host various seminars such as professional echniques, operation & management, fabric and cloth fashion and market information. (5)To deal with supports on technique and management: The Association often coordinates with Industry Bureau and invites experts to select certain members to implement support with regard to technique and management in order to upgrade product quality and production efficiency.It also compiles and prints various technical collections for members' reference. (6)To help members deal with abroad dump-sale lawsuit: The Association provides members with relative export statistics datas and coordinates with TAIWAN TEXTILE FEDERATION to assist members in collecting data. filling-in questionnaire,employing accountants and lawyers, checking factories, tracking data and how providing methods as to share all the expenses. (7)To compile and print "Fabric Forming Commercial Information" data for our members: The Association collects the status of textile business of each primary export district and competit- ive nations, selecting reports pertaining to textile, chemical fiber and garments, collecting commercial information such as brief introduction of new equipments and fabric development. It will fax or mail all the data to our members' immediately. Consquently, our members can seize every ommercial opportunity to expand export markets. (8)To export statistics of fabric goods:Using Customs' magnetic statistics data to analyze the export areas, description of product and statistic value for reference to the government and members of business field each week. Address: 10th Floor, TTF Building No.22, Ai-kuo East Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: (02) 23911317กใ9 FAX: (02) 23929413 Chairman: Tsai Keng Jung Secretary General: Su Lian Kuo CHANGHWA BRANCH: 13F-40, No 184, Chung Yang Rd., Changhwa. TEL: (04)763-4689 FAX:(04)763-1765 TAINAN BRANCH: No.2, Lane 317, Sec.2, Mintsu Rd., Tainan TEL: (06)222-3073