With an average monthly production of 500 million pieces of blind rivets and 100,000 pieces of riveting tools, Special Rivets Corp. (SRC) is definitely one of the most representative and influential companies in Taiwan fastener industry over the past decades. Under the leadership of President Jimmy Chang and General Manager Henry Chang, the company not only crossed the 40-year threshold by the end of 2023, but also chose to move into Thailand to set up a new plant- Apex International (Thailand) Co. Ltd., which is a new chapter in the Group's rivet production line layout and global business map.

Being the "most knowledgeable" manufacturer in Asia in terms of rivets and customer requirements, SRC, recognizing Thailand as the major production center of Southeast Asian automotive industry and in order to serve more international fastener demand and deepen the cooperation with Southeast Asian market, selected the East Coast Industrial Park in Chonburi (Thailand) in 2021 to build a new 45,000 sq. m factory, and held the inauguration of the phase-1 construction at the end of October 2023. More than 160 important guests from Taiwan, China, and Thailand as well as local officials attended the ceremony and offered their most sincere congratulations. New sets of production equipment (including 2 heat treatment furnaces and 1 fully automatic plating equipment) have been introduced to the 14,000 sq. m plant and the 1,500 sq. m office has been also completed to offer employees a more comfortable and efficient working environment.

"Our capacity is always forced to be increased by the market, especially in recent years when many orders have been delayed for many months, pushing us to actively figure out solutions and plan to set up a plant in Thailand. In addition to expanding capacity to ensure fast delivery, another reason is to focus on Thailand as a major automobile manufacturing heartland in Southeast Asia and the possibility to develop the ASEAN market more vigorously. Plus, the rise of new energy vehicle manufacturing in the country has created a large demand for high-strength structural rivets, so we’ll focus on the technological renovation and R&D of these products, as well as mold improvement and personnel training, etc., to provide customers with better quality products. Based on 40 years of production experience and the mature technology and product knowledge accumulated through cooperation with global customers, our Thailand plant with its favorable geographical location will be able to meet the huge market demand of ASEAN member countries," said President Chang.
2024-03-20