The Taiwan International Fastener Show (Fastener Taiwan) is being organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and co-implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and the Taiwan Industrial Fasteners Institute. It will be held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center from May 3rd to 5th, 2023. The exhibition will host 283 exhibitors, occupying 835 booths. After a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Fastener Taiwan pre-show press conference was held on April 12th to discuss breakthroughs and the latest developments in Taiwan’s fastener industry amid global economic and trade turbulence. The conference was attended by prominent industry leaders and experts from various sectors of the fastener industry and marked the beginning of the exhibition’s new position as “Where Quality Sets the Pace.”
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