In 1966, Walsin Lihwa was founded with a capital of NT$30 million; the company was a manufacturer of aluminum conductor cables at inception. Walsin Lihwa has become a leading manufacturer of bare copper wire, wire and cable, and specialty steel in the Greater China region, and has also successfully expanded into the high-tech industry and become an international enterprise.

Since 1972, Walsin Lihwa has been listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange. With its copper wires, power and communication cables as well as specialty steel widely used in a range of infrastructure projects, the company's consolidated net operating revenue totaled over NT$150 billion and with over 5,000 employees.

Since the early 1990's, Walsin Lihwa has been aggressively setting up manufacturing operations in Mainland China and now has more than 20 sites along the Yangtze River. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, Walsin Lihwa has manufacturing sites in Yangmei, Yenshui, Hsinchuang, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jiangyin, Nanjing, Changshu, Dongguan, Yantai, Xian, ChangZhou, Indonesia, Malaysia and California,US enjoying readily available access to the massive local market. There are three core businesses at Walsin Lihwa. The copper business manufactures bare copper wires for 650 thousand tons, retains number one position in Asia in terms of quantity yield. The wire and cable business manufactures power cables, communication cables, providing comprehensive products and superior product and service quality, and has had a head start in the Greater China power, telecommunications, and transportation markets. The special steel business manufactures billet and slab, wire rods, straight bars, stainless steel pipes and tubes, and is a leading supplier of stainless steel long products with sales channels around the world. The special steel business manufactures billets and slabs, wire rods, and straight bars; it is a leading supplier of stainless steel long products in Asia with sales channels around the world. The precision wire business excels in downstream products of special steel, including steel seamless pipes and tubes, drawn wires, alloy steel, mold and tool steel, and steel cables. The micro-opto-electromechanical business focuses on micro-electro-mechanical system and environmentally sound photonics development in order to offer new generation, alternative lighting sources and products.

Walsin Lihwa has successfully invested in high-tech companies since the 1990's. These electronic component, finance, optoelectronic, printed circuit board, semiconductor ventures are HannStar Board, HannStar Display, Passive System Alliance, and Winbond Electronics, which all feature outstanding management teams and advanced core technologies that create synergies for the Walsin Lihwa conglomerate. Each business unit features an outstanding team and advanced technology. Moreover, Walsin Lihwa¡¦s advanced material and semiconductor industry development provides a solid foundation to the company¡¦s ongoing expansion in the material industry.

Walsin Lihwa has consistently subscribed to integrity, employee growth, business sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency, Walsin Lihwa is also foresighted enough to as well as seek further growth based on innovations. The company is an industry leader in the development of products that are environmentally sound and cater to market trends by working with renowned Taiwan and overseas R&D organizations. Walsin Lihwa's rigorous requirements for quality enable the company to become the best business partner to customers, and its responsiveness to service integration assumes a significant role in facilitating economic exchanges and resource sharing for Greater China Region.

Looking forward to the future, Walsin Lihwa will continue innovating management, manufacturing process, and technologies to provide even higher efficiency and better quality to customers.