AkzoNobel is to boost capacity of its worldscale Trimethyl Gallium (TMGa) plant in La Porte, Texas, US - consolidating the plant’s status as the largest of its kind in the world. The investment involves extending the Trimethyl Aluminum (TMAl) unit and building a new Trimethyl Gallium plant. TMAl is a feedstock for TMGa, a high purity metalorganic (HPMO) used in products such as LED wafer manufacturing. With this multi-million expansion AkzoNobel meets the increasing demand from the semi-conductor industry, particularly for the production of light ...

The top three winners of Philips Lighting’s Art in the Dark 2012 competition have been announced.  Art in the Dark is Auckland’s premiere free, community light art event which will be held in Ponsonby’s Western Park on the evenings of Friday 9 and Saturday 10 November.    The competition, sponsored by Philips Lighting with support from AUT, gives all tertiary students in New Zealand the opportunity to design a light installation using Philips Lighting’s LED products, including energy-efficient LED light bulbs and lumi...

Lunera Lighting, Inc., has added new appointments to its executive team, including Shannon Paul Biggs to Senior Vice President of Operations, George Sigler to Chief Financial Officer and Michael Bremser to the position of Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Engineering. “Leadership in the LED lighting industry requires rich experience in lighting, semiconductors and green building technologies,” said Michael Keddington, CEO of Lunera Lighting. “We are thrilled to be adding these high caliber executives to our leadership team....

•    Newly announced GE Lighting commitments to Cleveland community exceed one quarter of a million dollars •    GE’s investment includes $200,000 in ecomagination LED lights to illuminate the West Side Market and Public Square •    GE Lighting and Case Western Reserve University will co-sponsor a four-year full scholarship valued up to $200,000 to a 2013 graduate of the MC2STEM High School GE Lighting announced the company will provide more than $200,000 in energy- and maintenance-cost sa...

Intematix Corporation has been issued its patent covering red nitride phosphor compositions used in LEDs by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The patent was allowed in August and officially issued on September 25th 2012. Intematix’s U.S. Patent No. 8,274,215, entitled “Nitride-based Red Phosphors” is the 18th U.S. patent issued to Intematix in the area of LED phosphors and the 71st U.S Patent overall. “Our novel chemical formulation lowers the concentration of oxygen impurities in the material structure...

Installation of Cree CR22™ LED Troffers Yield Energy Savings of 33 Percent The Hart Senate Office Building, the third and largest office building serving the U.S. Senate, now features energy-efficient LED lighting by Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE). More than 150 Cree CR22™ architectural LED troffers were recently installed in the American Grill, Sundry Shop and main hallway of the Hart Building – delivering a 33 percent reduction in annual energy costs. Cree® CR22 linear luminaires replaced 130 CFL downlights and linear...

Mall of America achieves significant energy savings, enhances aesthetics and meets some of the nation’s strictest lighting codes with LED outdoor lighting solutions from Acuity Brands. The Mall of America® (“Mall”) renovated its twin 7-story parking garages by installing more than 5,600outdoor LED luminairesfrom Acuity Brands, Inc.(NYSE: AYI). Theparking garages, which span 3.3 million square feet and house more than 12,000 parking spaces, are now equipped with Tersen® Ratio PG LED luminaires and other Tersen brand surface and arm...

-- Company Partners With Jabil for Mass Production of its Mainstream LED Lighting; Increases Investment In Its U.S. Manufacturing Facility For Large-Scale, Custom Projects and Infrastructure and Roadway Product Lines -- Realignment Reflects Focus on Core Strengths of Innovation, Product Development and Market Development; Underscores Commitment to Improving Financial Performance Lighting Science Group Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: LSCG), one of the world's leading LED lighting manufacturers, today announced that it is real...

Universal Display Corporation and Duksan Hi-Metal Company Limited, have entered into a master services agreement to enhance Universal Display’s local presence and expansion in Korea. As the first initiative under the agreement, Duksan will provide manufacturing services for one of Universal Display’s host products for certain Korean customers. Universal Display and Duksan will also explore additional areas for collaboration to better serve and support the needs of the growing Korean OLED industry. “We are very happy to cooperate with Universa...

PhotonStar LED, based in Romsey, Hampshire has announced a rolling one year exclusive supply agreement with a major UK house builder to supply LED lighting fixtures for all of the developer’s new homes. And the products will be supplied through UK wholesalers. In 2011, the house builder completed 1500 homes, and is forecasting continued growth. All new properties will be subject to new legislation requiring improvement in energy efficiency including lighting. The new legislation, "Code for Sustainable Homes," is an environmental impact rating system...

Taiwan Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI) is reported to sign a deal to form an alliance with BOE Co., Ltd. by allowing BOE to hold part of its stocks. The company chooses FOREPI as its partner based on the Taiwanese company’s quality and past cooperation with LCD makers Chimei Innolux Corp. and Samsung. It comes on the heel of San’an Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., mainland China LED chipmaker, which is reported to invest in Genesis Photonics Inc. According to Industry executives, BOE has branched out into LED lighting from TV m...

•Industry leaders partner to deliver energy-efficient Philips lighting solutions to Jones Lang LaSalle clients •Partnership provides platform to drive sustainable transformation in energy use in global commercial real estate markets Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), the global leader in lighting and Jones Lang LaSalle, (NYSE:JLL), the global financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, have entered into a partnership agreement to deliver energy-efficient lighting and energy management solutions to all...

A three-year European project to research solution-processable materials for OLEDs has concluded, with newly developed materials that can be integrated into large-surface OLED components and are suited for printing processes. The NEMO (NEw Materials for OLEDs from solutions) project, a consortium of 11 companies led by Merck, with backing from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), to explore a variety of OLED materials and capabilities: soluble light-emitting materials, charge transport materials, new adhesives for reliable encap...

According to a recent report by market analysts Nanomarkets, the OLED market has suffered a significant slowdown and companies are being more circumspect about the potential for the technology. OLED market struggles on account of several separate factors Currently, the report suggests the OLED market struggles on account of several separate factors. It highlights the fact that because OLEDs are classed within the luxury market the prospect of increased interest and development could be a called into question in times of reduced wealth and higher unemployment. The rep...

Company Closes on $49 Million Equity Investment by World-Class Institutional Investors Expected to Allow Company to Meet Growing Product Demand, Maintain Market Leadership Position and Accelerate its Drive to Profitability Lighting Science Group Corporation announced that it has closed on $49 million in preferred stock financing, representing the final tranche of the $168 million equity financing first announced by the Company on May 29, 2012 and surpassing the financing commitments disclosed at that time. The latest funding tranche was provided by Zou...

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. has announced a settlement agreement ending the pending patent litigation brought by Royal Philips Electronics. In connection with the settlement and patent license agreement: •    Philips will grant Nexxus Lighting an ongoing, royalty-bearing license to the comprehensive portfolio of patented LED technologies and solutions offered under Philips' LED luminaire and retrofit bulb licensing program. The license allows Nexxus to continue the manufacture and sale of LED-based lighting products, including the Array® brand...

MyLED Opto Technology Sdn Bhd (MyLED Opto), a subsidiary of Ho Wah Genting Bhd, sealed contracts with two Japanese-owned companies, Kirutorisu Tech Sdn Bhd and ATOTIS Co., Ltd. to supply light emitting diode (LED) lighting to vending machines in Japan.   These contracts will enable MyLED Opto, Malaysia’s LED and solid state lighting (SSL) manufacturer, to penetrate into the Japanese vending machine market.   According to the Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association (JVMA, May 2012), Japan has over five mil...

Lover Bridge, completed in 2003, is a well-known landmark in Tamsui; It is attractive of sparking and golden sunset. Under the sun, Lover Bridge looks vibrant and lively. In the sunset, the lovers on the bridge form a classic love scene. At night, with the colorful lighting, the bridge shows its mysterious and romantic attraction.

Cree reaffirms its commitment to delivering world-class LED lighting quality, performance and customer service with the introduction of a 10-year limited warranty on nearly all new Cree® commercial LED lighting fixtures. “Cree continually pushes the limits on LED lighting innovation,” said Doug Knisely, director of building and petroleum construction, Sheetz, Inc. “The new warranty further validates our decision to use Cree LED lighting. Industry leading energy efficiency, lifetime performance and quality make Cree LED lighting a smart choic...

According to a piece of research by Reuters, half of all LED chipmaking companies in China will go bankrupt due to a slump in global demand and cuts in subsidies to certain manufacturers. Analysts point out oversupply and the economic downturn has depressed prices to below production levels, meaning large numbers of small companies have already closed their businesses. It’s no choice but to integrate or declare bankruptcy under a new government resolution to reduce subsidies. Over the past three years, the Chinese government has been instrumental in providing support to...

Cooper's Electrical and Engineered Solutions Maximize Safety, Reliability and Productivity. To improve performance in demanding applications, Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical solutions, offers a wide range of electrical, power delivery and support system solutions to maximize safety, reliability and minimize downtime in mining applications. Whether it's mines, mineral processing, smelting or loading terminals, Cooper's industry leading technologies, breadth of proven product solutions, experienced technical support teams an...

SunSi Energies Inc., has signed an agreement with On-Site Analysis Inc. ("OSA") to conduct a trial of SunSi's Lightsky LED lighting products. OSA, a Florida-based company, will implement a test analysis over a three month period to measure energy savings and quantify the benefits of using the Lightsky LED lighting products at its 15,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Marlborough, Massachusetts. SunSi's LED lighting products are manufactured by Shanghai Lightsky ("Lightsky"), a leading manufacturer of LED p...

LED Engin, Inc., a leader in high lumen density LED products, has won the 'Advances in Lighting' category of Electronic Product Design magazine's annual e-Legacy Awards. The competition winners were announced at a gala awards ceremony held in London earlier this month. The prize was specifically awarded for the company's ViviLuxTM family of high-efficiency, high CRI, compact, single LED emitters which, combined with secondary total internal reflection (TIR) lenses, produce up to twice the center-beam lux of array-based LEDs with reflectors...

Miami Tower has been a signature landmark for years. And this time, it’s adopted a new LED lighting system. Miami Tower rises contains 623,000 square feet of commercial space. The team of Jones Lang LaSalle, Philips Color Kinetics and LED Source identified the optimal LED lighting solution based on long-term operational savings. The installation team replaced nearly 400 metal halide lights that consumed 1,000 watts each, which were limited to only a few static colours. Now, there are 216 ultra-modern LED fixtures able to produce 16 million colours and...

Sumitomo Chemical has taken part in Holst Centre's shared research program on Printed Organic Lighting and Signage, to develop multi-layer solution processes for high-efficiency OLEDs.   OLEDs are revolutionary large-area light sources that could cut lighting-related energy use by 50-90% and enable unique lighting applications. They are manufactured by depositing numerous thin layers of materials onto glass substrates or flexible plastic foils. Today's highest-efficiency OLEDs are made using evaporative processes in vacuum conditions. Switching to atmosp...

Taiwan’s LED industry has benefited from simmering anti-Japan sentiment in China, due to nationalization of the Diaoyutai islet. Formosa Epitaxy Incorporation (FOREPI) and Epistar to see booming revenues in September, because many LED-related orders diverted from Japan to Taiwan. According to insiders, rising sales of color TVs in China drive demand for LED-backlit chips; while anti-Japan there has moved many Chinese LED TV factories and system providers to transfer chip orders from Nichia to Taiwan’s Epistar, FOREPI, Unity Opto ...

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. , from Taiwan, has finalized its grand investment project in Brazil, under a memorandum of understanding with the state government of Sao Paulo. The investment project is designed to pour a total of 1 billion Brazilian real dollars into setting up a manufacturing base covering an area of one million square meters to turn out electronic parts, broadband equipment, digital cameras, touch panels, LEDs and printed circuited boards in the Itu, a city on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. The manufacturing base is scheduled to roll in 2014 and...

On Friday 14th September 2012 the renovated Luxol Sport field in Pembroke Malta was officially opened by Norman Darmanin Demajo, President of the Malta Football Association (MFA), in the assistance of Pieter Bregman, official Optogan`s distributor in Malta and Ove Sörensen, Director of Sales & Business Development at Optogan. The opening took place during the evening match between 2nd division teams Gharghur and San Gwann, where everybody could enjoy the game with the new DSF (Dynamic Sport Field) Lighting of Optogan. “It's finally ...

Global Resource Energy Inc. announce that its affiliate, Kardings America, has developed a strategic partnership with Pacific Coast Agency Lighting of Vancouver, Canada. Pacific Coast Agency is an indoor lighting distributor and represents more than 15 different brands and specializes in providing complete solutions to companies looking to reduce lighting costs by switching to efficient, green technologies. Kardings intends to formalize its partnership with Pacific Coastal Agency in the coming weeks. Kardings will continue to work with Pacific Coast Agency to fur...

When millions of visitors start streaming into the world’s biggest fair from September 22 to October 7, attention will center not only on good cheer, but also on the environment. While the Hippodrom is not the largest of the Oktoberfest beer tents, its commitment to the environment is all the greater: By replacing 550 incandescent bulbs with energy-efficient Osram LED lamps, the venue will be reducing CO2 emissions by some 1.2 tons at the Oktoberfest. A total of 550 warm-white LED lamps from Munich-based Osram will be putting visitors, food and beverages in t...