Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(9921.TW)
HQ TW15% share
World's largest bicycle manufacturer (Taiwan); makes frames and complete bikes for its own brand and as ODM for many Western labels.
manufactured · input
Bicycle Frame (Aluminum/Carbon)
Welded aluminum or carbon-fiber bicycle frame and fork — Taiwan/China/Cambodia concentrated; the structural core that defines fit and ride.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on bicycle frame (aluminum/carbon) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| TWTaiwan | 54% |
| CNChina | 16% |
| VNVietnam | 10% |
| ITItaly | 7% |
| THThailand | 6% |
| KHCambodia | 2% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce bicycle frame (aluminum/carbon).
Giant Manufacturing
HQ TW10% share
World's largest bicycle maker; anchor of the Taiwan Taichung assembly cluster.
Merida Industry Co.(9914.TW)
HQ TW
Taiwan's #2 bicycle/frame maker; major ODM for global brands and part-owner of Specialized.
Toray Industries, Inc.(3402.T)
HQ JP
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; TSE: 3402; ~¥2.6T revenue) is Japan's largest synthetic fiber manufacturer and a major producer of SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) nonwoven fabrics for medical and hygiene applications. Toray's nonwovens business (Fibers & Textiles segment) produces meltblown and spunmelt fabrics at facilities in Japan, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. Toray's Eclat SMS fabric — a tri-layer structure with meltblown as the filtration core — is used in surgical gowns, drapes, and masks. Toray supplies SMS nonwoven to Kimberly-Clark, Mölnlycke Health Care, and major Asian mask manufacturers. Toray is also a major producer of polypropylene resin (feedstock for meltblown) through its petrochemicals affiliates, giving partial upstream integration.