Tatung Company () is a multinational corporation established in 1918 and headquartered in Zhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan.
Established in 1918 and headquartered in Taipei, Tatung Company holds 3 business groups, which includes 8 business units: Industrial Appliance BU, Motor BU, Wire & Cable BU, Solar BU, Smart Meter BU, System Integration BU, Appliance BU, and Advanced Electronics BU. As a conglomerate, Tatung's investees involve in some major industries such as optoelectronics, energy, system integration, industrial system, branding retail channel, and asset development.
History
Xie Zhi Business Enterprise, the forerunner of Tatung Company, was established in 1918 by Shang-Zhi Lin. It was involved in high-profile construction projects, including the Tamsui River embankment project and the Executive Yuan building.
In 1939, Tatung Iron Works was established as the company ventured into iron and steel manufacturing. Following the arrival of the ROC administration in 1945, Tatung Iron Works was renamed to Tatung Steel and Machinery Manufacturing Company. The company began mass production of electrical motors and appliances 10 years later in 1949.
1977
Participated in the Ten Major Construction Projects with the construction of a slag treatment facility for China Steel and provision for Chiang Kai-shek International Airport's power control station
2000
Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the OTC market
2001
Global Management Division set up at the company's headquarters
Chunghwa Picture Tubes was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
2003
Mass production of LCD and PDP TVs
Lin Cheng-yuan resigns as head of Chunghwa Picture Tubes.
Tatung Electric Cooker
In 1960, Tatung released an electric rice cooker, the Tatung Electric Cooker (also called "Tatung Dian Guo" from Chinese ). The cooker uses an indirect steam cooking method structured like a double boiler, separating the inner pot from the heating element in the outer pot. It became ubiquitous in urban Taiwanese households by the mid-1970s due to its versatility and relatively low power consumption, with the name "Tatung" eventually becoming synonymous with the steam rice cooker.
Design scholars have noted that the original Tatung Electric Cooker (TAC-6) is a direct copy of Toshiba's RC-6K automatic steam cooker.