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The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) released its first Taiwan PCB Industry Risk Governance Strategy at its 12th-Term 2nd General Meeting and Benchmark Forum on March 12, highlighting six key action pathways to strengthen the industry’s long-term resilience and sustainable development.
The event, chaired by TPCA Chairman Lawrence Chang, also reviewed the Association’s annual performance, financial results, work plans, and organizational development.
In his remarks, Chairman Chang said Taiwan’s PCB industry chain reached a total domestic and overseas output value of NT$1.38 trillion in 2025, up nearly 13% year-on-year. Among this, the PCB manufacturing sector recorded NT$915.2 billion, marking 12% growth. Looking ahead to 2026, TPCA expects the industry chain to maintain double-digit growth momentum under continued global AI demand, with total output projected to reach NT$1.5 trillion.
Chang also noted that the industry still faces growing uncertainty, including material supply-demand imbalances, geopolitical tensions, and economic volatility caused by war and global instability.
TPCA said Taiwan’s PCB industry now faces a more complex operating environment shaped by geopolitical change, AI-driven industrial restructuring, low-carbon transition pressures, and talent shortages. Against this backdrop, TPCA launched its PCB Risk Governance initiative in 2025 to encourage the industry to move from passive response to proactive planning.
Following one year of research and consolidation, TPCA officially unveiled the strategy report at the annual General Meeting. The launch ceremony was jointly witnessed by representatives from government (Mr. Kuo-Hsuan Chen, Deputy Director General of the Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Taoyuan Mayor Simon Chang), industry, and research institutions, highlighting cross-sector commitment to enhancing risk governance and building long-term resilience for Taiwan’s PCB industry.
The strategy identifies four major strategic dimensions for the Taiwan PCB industry: high-end and low-carbon development, digital and intelligent transformation, global resilience, and talent development. Based on these priorities, the report defines six action pathways:
- Low-carbon, carbon cost, and energy governance
- Industrial cybersecurity and supply chain governance
- Global resilience and overseas deployment
- High-end PCB and semiconductor collaboration
- Digital transformation and AI manufacturing
- Talent development and industry image enhancement
The report also outlines the roles of enterprises, government, and TPCA in advancing these action priorities.
At the forum, Peter Pu, Strategy Advisor to Divisional President of BSI, spoke on industrial risk and governance frameworks from the perspective of international standards and corporate practice. Kevin Huang, Convener of TPCA’s Sustainability and Risk Governance Committee, shared key findings from the report in a presentation on Taiwan’s PCB industry risk governance strategy.
A panel discussion moderated by Dr. Stephen Su of ITRI brought together industry and committee representatives to discuss four major issues: high-end low-carbon transformation, talent development, digital transformation, and global resilience. Speakers addressed how Taiwanese companies can strengthen their position in high-end materials, turn AI-led structural change into upgrading opportunities, and respond to mounting talent competition and overseas expansion challenges.
TPCA said the strategy is intended to move the industry from risk awareness to collective action, helping Taiwan’s PCB sector build stronger resilience in an era of growing uncertainty.
