This article contributed by a Wellmax editor analyses implications from the recent shutdown of Philips LED factory in Shenzhen, China. For Guangdong province alone, over 20 companies were listed. Kingsun Optoelectronic, Honglitronic entered into capital market, and the total market capitalization was over RMB 20 billion. The aggregate investment for provincial LED industry bases in Huizhou, Dongguan, Jiangmen, Nanhai, Zencheng and etc. was over 50 billion Chinese yuan.

Today, Siemens formally spins off OSRAM Licht AG and lists it in Germany. Analysts believe that Osram will be provided with more adequate funds and a more flexible organizational structure to grasp the rapidly growing opportunities of the global LED lighting after the spin-off. It is expected that OSRAM will increase the intensity to extend the Chinese LED lighting market. As one of the global lighting giants, Osram was originally a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens. In November of 2012, Siemens planned to spin-off 80.5% of OSRAM's shares to share...

On the recent Guangzhou Lighting Fair, Philips showcased its latest LED research achievements for road field, it first introduced 3000K warm white LED street lighting solutions to the Chinese market, Philips aims to fill the gap in the current LED lighting market with innovative technology. The new 3000K warm white LED lighting products not only provide sufficient surface brightness on street to ensure road safety, but also it offers driver and passengers comfortable viewing experience with the appropriate color temperature, while completing the social responsibility...

With the emerging of Chinese civil LED lighting market, some enterprises focusing on the overseas markets also have transferred attention to the Chinese market. Recently, Li Li, the president of Shenzhen Jiawei Photovoltaic Lighting Co., LTD, said in an interview that Jiawei focusing on the North American market has started developing Chinese market from last year, and it will continue to make efforts to extend Chinese market to seek breakthrough, Jiawei considers the photovoltaic LED lighting as a breakthrough, and it plans to use E-Commerce and other new channel...

According to a survey conducted by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, because of the subsidy policies enacted by local governments in 2010, Chinese LED chip makers planned to expand their capacity and increase the amount of MOCVD equipment to target at the prospects of the LED lighting market in 2011. However, affected by the uncertain end-market demand of the LED industry in 2011, the inventory levels of LED products continue to rise. Therefore, LED manufacturers have put their purchases of MOCVD equipment on hold.