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CARBOTEC

CARBOTEC’s factory ported materials and labor e?cien- ▲CARBOTEC Chairman Michael Lee.
in Vietnam, located in Bao Cui cy di?erences compared to Taiwan
Industrial Park, spans 50,000 and China. The factory does, how-
square meters and began produc- ever, incorporate environmental
tion in 2021. The factory mainly initiatives such as a rainwater col-
produces carbon fiber rims, lection system and plans to adopt
frames, forks, handlebars, seat- solar energy by 2025.
posts, and hydraulic tubing. The
company employs over 800 peo-
ple and can achieve a production
capacity of up to 100,000 units
per month, focusing primarily on
the U.S. market.

Chairman Michael Lee
shared that setting up a factory in
Vietnam was challenging, with
higher costs due to reliance on im-

KALLOY (Kingway)

KALLOY’s Vietnam fac- anodizing, ED coating, casting, ▲KKalloy Special Assistant Jason Chen.
tory, located in Bao Cui Indus- forging, and mold manufactur-
trial Park, covers 72,000 square ing, the factory is focused on ing forward. Currently, the
meters, with the first phase oc- increasing automation. Vietnam factory employs 100
cupying 30,000 square meters. people and has a monthly ca-
Production began at the end As customer demand pacity of 600,000 to 700,000
of 2021, and the factory has shifted, KALLOY’s produc- sets, with production primar-
since been operational, produc- tion focus gradually moved to ily for local assembly plants
ing handlebars, seatposts, and Vietnam. The factory is cur- or exports to the European and
forged components, among other rently the largest in terms of American markets.
items. With an in-house produc- area, capacity, and efficiency,
tion rate of over 90%, including and it will become a key part
of KALLOY’s operations mov-

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