About Us
Who We AreEpo Industrial Co., Ltd. (Originally Xing He Industrial Co., Ltd.) was established in 2010 with a mission to create eco-friendly solutions for plastics used in the synthetic leather and textiles industry. Epo Industrial specializes in Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) and pre-consumer recycled polyvinyl butyral (RPVB) used for industry-leading leathers (foamed), laminations, coatings, and tarpaulins.
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Our TeamOur vertically integrated team consists of professionals exceeding 30 years of experience specializing in textiles, plastics compounding, adhesives, calendaring, hotmelts, and surface treatments. We currently have 100 employees working at our Changhua headquarters.
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Leadership
Mou-Dian Lee
President / CEO |
Joining the executive team in 2012, Mr. Lee brings extensive knowledge and experience to Epo from his tenures as plant manager at a Taiwanese-based pharmaceutical company, and as CEO of cable networks in central Taiwan.
Mr. Lee has implemented quality procedures used in the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring each yard produced by Epo meets the client's standard. |
Joining the executive team in 2015, Ms. Ko brought 30 years of experience in the plastics industry to Epo.
Originally an executive member of Ruey Hwa Plastics, Ms. Ko experienced the transition from manufacturing parts for women's footwear to PVC and TPE coatings for industrial textiles used in the sports and outdoor bag industry. |
Joining the executive team in 2020, Ms. Lin was the sales manager for Epo Technology in charge of a vast portfolio of international brands including VAUDE, VF, OnSite, Cotopaxi, Ortleib, MEC, Sitka and Sitka.
Ms Lin's experience with TPU products and its applications are a welcomed addition to the Epo team. |
Chi-Kun Kao
R&D/QC Manager |
Joining the executive team in 2020, Mr. Kao has a long history working with chemicals. As one of the founding team members of Hsin-Li Chemicals Corp (4303:TWO), he became plant manager overseeing all production in a short period. After Hsin-Li, Mr. Kao was recruited to Hong Kong to work for a Korean chemicals company. He eventually opened his own company in China specializing in surface treatments and prints for both genuine and synthetic leather supplied to designer handbags.
Mr. Kao's experience and technical know-how are a tremendous addition to creating masterpieces created by Epo. |
Yun-Chang Hsu
Plant Manager |
Joining the executive team in 2020, Mr. Hsu was the plant manager for Epo Techonology, and brings forth over 30 years of experience in the industrial textiles/plastics industry.
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History
2011
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Start production of thermoplastic urethane (TPU) coatings and foamed/expanded leathers.
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2014
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ISPO Trends/Innovation Award for Reflective Mesh w/ TPU Lamination and Multi-Functional TPU Back Panel.
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2017
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Purchased a second production facility to increase capacity. The new facility also manufactures running/conveyor belts.
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2019
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TPU Foam leather chosen as designated material for shoes worn for 2020 Dajia Jhenn Lann Temple's Mazu Pilgrimage and Shoetown Taiwan's Xiaomi Crowdfunding Shoe. Both utilize vacuum-formed one-piece upper manufacturing technology to reduce labor and material cost created by traditional stitching and sewing methods.
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2021
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After buying logo's and trademarks from Epo Technology, Xing He renamed its English name to Epo Industrial Co., Ltd.
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2022
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Patent submission for TPU Foam Leather and associated production technologies.
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