The 22nd Acrylic Creative Design Contest - Prototyping Instructions Seminar

Seminars for the 22nd Acrylic Creative Design Contest were held in the North, Central, and South regions of Taiwan on 16-18 Jan 2023. We invited experienced product designers to provide guidance and suggestions for each shortlisted work, assisting in gaining a better understanding of acrylic properties and relevant fabrications during the prototyping process. This can lead to their works with improved quality and completeness for the best results in the final selection.

Year 2022 - Senior Employees Award

The company awards commemorative gold coins every year to employees who have completed 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 years of service to express gratitude for their hard work.

2022 Year-end Banquet

Due to the impact of the epidemic, the annual year-end banquet that had been suspended for two years was resumed this year. KMC held the 2022 year-end banquet on January 10, 2023 at Marriott Hotel, Kaohsiung. General Manager, Mr. Huang, expressed his gratitude for the hard work of every colleague and encouraged everyone to work harder in the new year. In addition to enjoying delicious food, colleagues also enjoyed the live music performances and exciting lucky draw during the dinner. Many colleagues went on stage to sing as well, and the entire event ended successfully with everyone's enthusiastic applause.

The 22nd Acrylic Creative Design Contest - Preliminary Selection

The Acrylic Creative Design Contest conducted its preliminary selection on 24 December 2022, with 9 judges (including 5 well-experienced designers and 4 representatives from acrylic industry). There were 820 participants, with 727 entries submitted, and 674 design drawings ultimately submitted. The judging process went on three rounds of scoring and discussion, resulting in the selection of 47 shortlisted works, plus 16 works shortlisted for the special award from the manufacturers, for a total of 63 shortlisted works.

The 34th Taipei Building Show

The 2022 "Taipei Building Show", which is the largest building materials exhibition in Taiwan, was held at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from 8 December to 11 December. This year's exhibition features the three major characteristics of acrylic- Clarity, Health, and Circularity as the main theme. The exhibition products include anti-glare acrylic sheet, acrylic noise barrier sheet with/without nylon stripe embedded, acrylic LED letters, marine grade acrylic sheet, acrylic bathtub, acrylic solid sinks, seamless cemented acrylic aquarium sheet, acrylic glazing, acrylic staircase, art embedded acrylics, functional acrylic sheets with flame retarded & solar IR-cut and acrylic tube with scrapes etc.

Year 2022 – Annual Outstanding Staff Award

5 outstanding employees awarded with medals and bonuses

2022 KMC Two-day Family Trip

Due to the impact of the epidemic in 2022, the company's annual two-day family trip that was looked-forward to by colleagues was postponed to 1st October, and the locations were selected at the well-known scenic spots - Shuilinxi and Xitou. In the cool and refreshing autumn season, during the day, the people took a stroll in the delightful forest amusement area, enjoying the flowers and forest bathing that city dwellers had been missing for a long time. In addition to enjoying delicious meals at the hotel in the evening, colleagues also appreciated the fantastic band performances and participated in fun group games. Laughter filled the night, making it lively and enjoyable.

The 21st Acrylic Creative Design Contest – Award Ceremony

Presentation of shortlisted works and award ceremony for the 21st Acrylic Creative Design Contest in 2022, held on 24 September 2022. Please refer to the Acrylic Creative Design Contest website.

The 21st Creative Design Contest – The Final

The final round was held on 3 September, with 48 presentations along with prototypes for shortlist. The students seized the opportunity to present the features and strengths of their designs to strive for the best score. For the list of winners, please refer to the Acrylic Creative Design Contest website.

The 22nd Acrylic Creative Design Contest - Event Briefing

From September to November each year, we arrange event briefing sessions at design-related departments in colleagues in the North, Central, and South regions of Taiwan to have participants a better understanding of acrylics. This includes an introduction to the characteristics of acrylics, fabricating techniques with machinery, and the common applications of acrylics as well as future development trends.