With the decline in competitiveness, many factories have simply closed, while others have moved to the PRC. Some, however, are staying on, struggling to transform themselves and create a "second spring" for Hsinchu glass.
競爭失利後，業者有的關廠、有的出走大陸，其餘的則努力轉型，極力尋找玻璃事業的「第二春」。