Kingley Rubber of Taipei, Taiwan, specializes in the rubbery bits found in gadgets of every sort. Working with the primary manufacturers, it has production sites in Taipei; in Shanghai, China; and a newly-opened one in Hanoi, Vietnam. Founded in 1972, it now employs 2,000 people in five countries. "We make all kinds of keypad, for computers, phones, practically everything," said Ellen Chen, Kingley's representative at the CES trade show in Vegas.
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