2025-11-20
InvesTaiwan today (20th) approved additional investments in Taiwan by 5 companies, including China Steel Chemical under the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by Domestic Corporations, and EnCellules Co., Ltd., Hsun Applied Materials Co., Ltd., and Cermax Co., Ltd. under the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by SMEs. At present, the three major programs for investing in Taiwan has attracted approximately NT$2.5566 trillion in investments from 1,690 companies, and will create 161,657 domestic employment opportunities. A total of 207 domestic corporations invested approximately NT$601.9 billion under the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by Domestic Corporations, and created 29,100 employment opportunities. The Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by SMEs attracted 1,148 SMEs to invest a total of approximately NT$588.2 billion, and created 41,007 employment opportunities. The applications of 13 companies are currently pending review.
China Steel Chemical is a subsidiary in the Industrial Materials Business Group of China Steel Corporation. It is the only coal chemicals industrial company in Taiwan, and mainly produces benzene, creosote oil, and soft pitch. The company has been actively expanding into the field of carbon materials and green energy in recent years, manufacturing high-value anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, advanced carbon materials for supercapacitors and lithium-ion capacitors, and high-purity isotropic graphite for key graphite components in semiconductors. It has established a materials supply center for coal chemicals and carbon materials. China Steel Chemical plans to build an R&D building, an advanced carbon materials plant, and an isotropic graphite plant in Pingtung Pingnan Industrial Park to continue to enhance its market competitiveness. It will gradually introduce an AI-based production and warehousing system to improve product yield and optimize logistics efficiency. The company plans to achieve its energy transition and the goal of carbon neutrality by using 100% green electricity, hydrogen-blended combustion, and carbon capture. The investment amount is over NT$1.6 billion and is expected to create 31 domestic employment opportunities.
EnCellules Co., Ltd. utilizes unique cold chain and smart manufacturing technologies to utilize the whole pineapple leaf, transforming various parts of the plant into a variety of biodegradable industrial and food-grade products with high added value, such as bio-fibers, reinforcing materials for composite materials, enzymes, and raw materials for cat litter, which is not only environmentally friendly, but also highly economical. The company has obtained domestic invention patents and utility model patents for related technologies. EnCellules plans to establish a production base in Pingtung Industrial Park to increase its production capacity, and its production line will combine computer vision recognition technology, sensor modules, and robotic arms for smart manufacturing. The company will be able to collect process data in real time to predict production capacity, reduce labor costs, and improve efficiency. EnCellules effectively solves issues with waste and carbon emissions through a zero-waste production method that utilizes the entire pineapple leaf, becoming a new model for agricultural circular economy. The investment amount is estimated at approximately NT$90 million and will create 27 domestic employment opportunities.
Hsun Applied Materials Co., Ltd. mainly manufactures high-precision ceramic parts and specializes in CNC precision machining. Its services include equipment installation, relocation, maintenance, and modification, as well as the design and manufacturing of key components. The company has customers throughout high-tech industries, such as semiconductors and optoelectronic touch panels. In response to the trend of semiconductor material localization and sustainability, Hsun Applied Materials plans to build a new plant in Hsinchu with electrostatic chuck (ESC) and electronic ceramic material sintering and forming production lines. It will implement digital management and developing an AI analysis system to monitor production data in real time, so as to improve process automation and the stability of quality. In addition, the new plant will have solar photovoltaic facilities, rainwater retention ponds, and water-saving equipment. The company will also compile its carbon inventory to become aligned with its vision of sustainability. The investment amount is over NT$490 million and will create 29 domestic employment opportunities.
Cermax Co., Ltd. has focused on the field of semiconductors for a long period of time, developing and manufacturing of hard and brittle ceramic materials and key components. It strives to jointly to improve the yield and performance of advanced processes together with its customers. With the booming global AI industry, the large amount of heat generated by AI servers during high-performance computing has driven a significant increase in the market demand for cooling components. Seeing this trend, Cermax leveraged its technological advantages accumulated over the years to incorporate high-purity silicon carbide materials into advanced packaging processes, effectively solving the challenge of cooling high-end chips. To increase its production capacity and implement technological upgrades, the company plans to invest over NT$500 million to build a production line for high-purity silicon carbide materials at its Hsinchu plant, and plans to hire an additional 30 Taiwanese employees. AI software tools will be installed to monitor and analyze process data from the production line in real time. The company will also utilize energy-saving and regeneration technologies to improve production efficiency and product quality. This investment will drive the localized production of key semiconductor components, strengthen supply chain resilience, and enhance the competitiveness of Taiwan's semiconductor industry in the global market.
InvesTaiwan today (17th) approved an additional investment in Taiwan by Retail Support International. To date, the Three Major Programs for Investing in Taiwan have attracted over NT$2.5531 trillion in investments from 1,683 companies, and are expected to create 161,562 domestic employment opportunities. Of which, the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by Domestic Corporations has attracted approximately NT$600.8 billion in investments from 206 domestic corporations, creating 29,108 domestic employment opportunities; applications from 8 companies are still pending review.
Retail Support International is a professional logistics company that serves clients across the retail, catering, and wholesale industries. It has been recognized as a leading logistics company by CommonWealth Magazine and CRIF Taiwan for numerous years. In response to the rapid market changes and increased demand on warehousing, the company’s first and second applications for the Action Plan for Accelerated Investment by Domestic Corporations were approved in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Retail Support International will invest an additional NT$4.5 billion in a third project to further strengthen its operational capabilities and market competitiveness. The company plans to recruit an additional 144 Taiwanese employees, and will build smart logistics facilities in Taoyuan Aerotropolis and the Port of Taichung Free Trade Zone, introducing AI smart warehousing, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and robotic arm depalletizing and automated picking equipment to improve shipping efficiency and operational safety. The investment also includes the installation of solar panels, the use of green building materials and energy-saving equipment, and the establishment of a rainwater recycling and purification system, taking action to support the net-zero emissions policy. In the future, the company will continue to work towards the vision of "the smartest logistics" by combining smart technology with green transportation, so as to drive the upgrade and sustainable development of Taiwan's logistics industry.
Spokesperson of InvesTaiwan: Acting COO Chen Ming-Chu
Telephone: 02-2311-2031 Ext. 802
Mobile Phone: 0938-637-901
Email: nicole@invest.org.tw
Source： Department of Investment Promotion, MOEA
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