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To meet the growing sustainability needs within the fastener market, Sheh Kai has made some key investments within its production and structure so that it continues to be a leading manufacturer of bi-metal screws and bi-metal screw anchors.

Founded in 1992, Sheh Kai Precision Co Ltd offers a first class strategic partnership for customers, in cooperation with the best quality and service when it comes to bi-metal screws, screw anchors and hammer drill bits. “We have been able to become one of the main players within the bi-metal screw sector thanks to our commitment to quality, which is underlined by the numerous certifications we have received for our products, including European Technical Assessments (ETAs), PGM, as well as ICC-ES certification in the USA,” states Sheh Kai. 

Alongside quality, a main aspect of meeting market requirements today involves sustainability. “We have made some key investments in the last few years in order to go on supplying high-quality products, whilst at the same time helping us meet sustainability needs,” points out Sheh Kai. “This includes replacing old machinery with more efficient modern machines to improve energy and space efficiency, which greatly benefits us when it comes to the CBAM regulation and production capacity. By upgrading our machinery, we are also ensuring our capacity continues to meet customers’ demands.”

As a publicly listed company in Taiwan, Sheh Kai has published an ESG report, available on its website, which highlights three core elements. Firstly, economic development, which focuses on new applications of core technologies; next up is social progress, which addresses social issues and supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of employees – ensuring legal compliance and more; and finally environmental protection, which involves improving energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, managing waste and promoting recycling.

“Our main market is Europe, so it is vital that we look to help support customers when it comes to the CBAM regulation,” explains Sheh Kai. “Our ESG report shows that as a business we are taking the topic of sustainability seriously and we are putting in place a structure that will enable us to work with customers.”

Sheh Kai continues: “Taiwan is renowned as a major global producer of screws and given the increasingly stringent carbon footprint regulations, as well as the current economic situation, it is essential that as a Taiwanese manufacturer we look to adapt and overcome these challenges. In the future, energy efficiency will be a critical path for the screw industry, and the use of green energy will become increasingly important. That is why sustainability is a part of our plans for gradual improvement moving forward. We are a professional manufacturer and this will never change. However, with the increasing number of tariff barriers, we are looking at all options, even setting up manufacturing facilities in different countries, as we believe manufacturing closer to the market will become an inevitable choice,” states Sheh Kai.

In addition to the requirements of sustainability, Sheh Kai highlights that its key market of Europe is facing additional challenges, with the economy slow and needing to ‘wake up’. “After the overbooking post Covid-19, the demand for fasteners has certainly decreased and the economic situation has been difficult, especially with cheaper priced product competition from China,” underlines Sheh Kai. “That is why as a business we are focusing on higher quality products, so that there is less of a focus on price and more on the features and reliability of a product.”

Sheh Kai adds: “We are a proud Taiwanese manufacturer and our ability to provide first class solutions that are ‘Made in Taiwan’ 
represents our stable quality, reasonable pricing, trustworthy relationships, and excellent research and development capabilities, enabling us to become a special manufacturer for customers when it comes to bi-metal screws and screw anchors. We are fully committed to this market, which is why we are planning a new factory and implementing automation technologies, such as automated storage and automated handling, along with using AR for employee training in the factory. This will help us to continue to support our customers in the best way possible when it comes to products, quality, service, as well as sustainability and green efficient manufacturing.”