In 2013, LED package industry in China still grows very fast. Take Refond, a representative company of medium-large size LED package manufacture, for example, their revenue in the first half of 2013 meet RMB 294 millions, 67% higher on a year-on-year basis. The LED revenue for meidun-large sized backlight application went to RMB 135 millions with a 113% growth on a year-on-year basis; at the same time, their LED revenue from new small-sized backlight LED also jumped over 10 millions. Beside of this, Shenzhen Jufei Optoelectronics co., Ltd., another representative Chinese small-sized backlight LED package manufacturer’s net profit improved 25%-55% on a year-on-year basis as well. LEDinside, a green energy branch of international market investigating institute TrendFoce said that as Chinese manufacturers’ package technology keep improving, it is obvious that LED package for backlight in China is going ready emerge.

On Aug. 2, the Rapid Alert System for Non-food Consumer Products issued a warning on LED lighting chain once again. It is understood that this warned product is LED lighting chain from China-based "B10Cod'Events", the notifying country of this case is France. This LED lighting chain is for interior use, and its type/number of model is LED 5EIN193, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Portal Category is 78000000 - Electrical Supplies. The product poses a risk of electric shock because the insulation between...

Energy saving has topped governments’ agendas as global environmental issues escalate. If Taiwan and China replaced traditional lamps with LEDs, the amount of energy Taiwan could save would be equivalent to the annual electricity generated by its three nuclear power plants, while China could save 850 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually (equivalent to Taiwan’s 4-year electricity consumption), said Everlight CEO Mr. Robert Yeh. The LED replacement could solve energy shortage issues and is a smart energy saving investment with “low costs and big benefits,” said the CEO.

Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and REI jointly announced the voluntary recall of UCO Arkac LED light made in China. The UCO Arkac LED lights to be recalled this time can be used as signal lights, lighting or USB charger, the top of lamp shade is made of red transparent plastic and removable; the base is black with red extended base. UCO Arkac LED light comes with 3.7v4Ah rechargeable lithium-ion battery, USB cable and wall charger, and it is about 7.7 inches in height and about 2.5 inches in diameter, the folded hei...

"For China LED industry, LED upstream technology is monopolized by the international giants, midstream is almost so, now the most important thing is that whether the downstream can design better products with more reasonable prices or not", Rongqing Liang, director of Lighting Research Institute of Fudan University, expressed in view of the current development trend of Chinese LED industry. Foreign Enterprises have Advantages in Upstream and Midstream Rongqing Liang introduced that LED industry consists of upstream, midstream and downstream. LED...

According to the latest "China LED Lighting Market Report (2013 Version)” from LEDinside, Green Energy Division of Global market research firm TrendForce, China LED lighting market will reach 32.4 billion RMB in 2013, and the annual growth rate is up to 36%. Residential lighting market is the major growth momentum with a growth of 96% in 2013, it becomes the second largest general lighting applications market only second to commercial lighting. Traditional lighting manufacturers like NVC, Opple, PAK and Foshan Lighting have expand to LED lighting, while LED package plants such as Everlight, Edison, MLS and Changfang Lighting have taken full use of LED manufacturing advantages to seize Chinese lighting market.

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, due to the oversupply of LED chips and other key raw materials, LED lighting product price has dropped to a more reasonable level. LEDinside’s statistics showed that in the Chinese market, 7W bulb price was between 45RMB-55RMB (10USD per Klm ), showing a price decline of more than 40% within one year. Knowing that the price-performance of LED lighting products has been accepted in the Chinese market, many LED lighting companies have started to do brand management and seize market channels. Traditional lighting manufacturers with brand resources and market channel advantages have also increased the LED lighting product lines in order to compete with new comers.

LEDinside (a research division of TrendForce) indicated in their “Chinese lighting market report-2013” that the rise of the domestic LED market has brought great business opportunities. After the European debt crisis, the export-oriented Chinese LED lighting industry shifted their business to emerging markets. Exports to Russia, for example, has already accounted for 2.8% of China’s total exports. The Chinese domestic LED lighting market has also become the major focus of manufacturers. Government bidding project support is a significant influencing factor; because the Chinese LED lighting market is deeply affected by the policy, an in-depth understanding of China’s policy for LED lighting would help understand the mechanism of the Chinese market. 

Recently ShineOn successfully demonstrated its DiscLight(TM) LED Light Engine, which is the world's first wholly integrated LED light engine without any external electronic components. ShineOn's DiscLight(TM) LED Light Engine integrates a high voltage CMOS based driver IC with multiple LED chips on one substrate. Due to its creative control algorithm and special IC configuration, this integrated module can directly connect to 110V or 220V AC power line, and drive the LED array without any excess electronic components such as inductors, ...

The LED China Jiuzhou City (hereinafter referred to as "Jiuzhou City") locating in Xiaolan Town will officially open for business on June 8. According to reports, Jiuzhou City covers an area of over 400,000 square meters, it is the largest LED professional market in China, Jiuzhou City can accommodate more than 2,000 enterprises, currently, and there are nearly 300 enterprises in Jiuzhou City. According to the introduction from the deputy general manager of the Jiuzhou City, the preparatory work for Jiuzhou City has begun in 2009, the overall in...

Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar believes demand for LED lighting will show strong growth in the second half of 2013 and lighting applications may account for 35-40% of its total revenues. LED firms said judging from past experience, international tier-one TV makers usually slow down procurement in July-August with only China-based makers continuing to procure products. However, as China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidies are set to end soon, demand for TV backlighting products in th...

Recently, the leaders and experts from the National Energy Administration of South Africa and the South African National Highways Office arrived in Guangzhou to visit the urban construction. To talk about the cooperation of new energy, officials from the National Energy Department of South Africa made it clear that South Africa will import over sixty thousand sets of scenery complementary equipments from China in 2014 for the street lighting construction in the South African coastal area. Chinese enterprises with actual strength are welcomed to participate in the e...

"LED stereoscopic movie broadcast system" developed by Central China Display Laboratories, Ltd. (CCDL) debuts in Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, it is understand that it is the first "LED dimensional film broadcast system" around the world. The "LED Stereoscopic Movie Broadcast System" is showed in the second floor of Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center hall, where reporters feel the charm of this three-dimensional screen at the scene and find that plenty of light takes no effect ...

The advanced technology of LED chip and package manufacturers as well as the declined market price has allowed LED lighting applications to be more diverse, and LED based-plant factories have also become the target market of global first-tier LED manufacturers. In fact, the idea of growing plants with electric lights has already been proposed in 1950 and implemented in 1970 (using traditional lighting products). Their goal was to grow high quality crops throughout the year and avoid damage caused by natural conditions and the excessive use of pesticides.

According to LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, starting from August 2012, at least 5 M&A cases occurred in China and Taiwan; Epistar, for example, acquired 49% of Huga’s equity, and Sanan Opto acquired 120 million of FOREPI’s common stock. LEDinside indicated that starting from 2010, Chinese LED chip industries have aggressively invested in chips and caused severe oversupply in the market; chip price has continued to decline, and most industries have been struggling to survive in the industry. Even with the economic recovery, upstream LED chip manufacturers still failed to extricate themselves from the oversupply situation. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that M&A is the only solution to this problem.

Chinese company Opple Lighting has launched a new range of LED products in Middle East and North Africa, and said it will help the company to get its due market share in the region. Addressing a Press conference late on Saturday, the company’s executives seek an up to 15 per cent share of the Middle East’s LED market and said Opple received a tremendous product feedback from the region in 2012.   “We have already surpassed our half-year revenue target this year as our products for home and commercial segments got encouraging response from the r...

China is one of the major LED lighting markets in the world, the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition is most important LED lighting exhibitions in China. That will be held on June 9-12. Taiwan-based firms such as Epistar, Everlight, Lextar, Lite-On Technology, Genesis Photonics, Delta Electronics and Edison Opto will all participate. The China government has a series of policies in place to stimulate domestic LED lighting demand. Market observers believe LED demand in China may reach US$10 billion by 2015 and US$22 billion by 2020. The G...

The Chinese government has been cutting back on subsidies to manufacturers of LED chips, a reason some companies are blaming for their poor first quarter results. This points to a change in approach to policies over the once-hyped sector amid overcapacity and sliding prices, noted a report Wednesday by Global Times. Chinese listed firms, such as Elec-Tech International, issued a profit warning last month in its first quarter earnings report, the news site said. The company forecast net profits for the first half of the year would drop 30 to 60 percent year-on-year, partly b...

Leedarson Lighting officially launched its G-One series of LED lighting products in 113th China Import and Export Fair. G-One is the only one “real LED retrofit” in some aspects due to its higher lumen efficiency and the incandescent-like appearance. The characteristics will further speed up the LED lighting penetration. Up to 110lm/w, G-One series have 90% energy saving comparing traditional incandescent lamp. Particularly, G-One can light as other Kinds of LED bulb without the component of heatsink due to the special patented IHM (Independen...

According to the “Chinese Lighting Market Report (2013 version)” released by LEDinside, a research division of TrendForce, the Chinese government successfully passed a series of domestic policies in 2012 that serve to not only stimulate LED lighting demand, but also to strengthen the entire business momentum within the LED lighting market. A few of the key policies worth noting include the proposed spending of 2.2 billion RMB on the promotion of CFL and LED lights. Bans on the sales of 100 Watt-and-above incandescent light bulbs, along with those of halogen lamps whose efficiency levels fall below required standards, took effect on October 1st, 2012.

Customer from Bolivia has undertaken a local dental hospital lighting replacement project in March of 2013, replacing traditional spot lights with Spark LED down lights . It is used around 400pcs of LED down light . The hospital said that by using SPARK’s LED down light (SHENZHEN SPARK OPTOELECTRONICS S&T CO.,LTD. ), the lighting effect has been greatly improved, saving as much as 60% of the electricity. Also the 4000K color makes the hospital looks brighter and warmer. This project started from December of 2012, having ...

Spark successfully wins the bidding of a solar LED street light project aided by Ministry of Commerce of P.R.C (MOFCOM) for Egypt recently.   This LED street light project is initiated by China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE); it is a measure taken to implement Eight New Measurements to Africa, and also a governmental aided demonstration project for Egypt, to combine solar energy and LED lighting.   This project is situated in Kuraymat, N29°16′, E31°15′. Kuraymat is abundant in s...

Recently a customer from Czech has undertaken a local LED street light project, replacing traditional street lights with Spark LED street lights. After the replacement of the whole, the lighting effect has been greatly improved, saving 60% energy . Also, people’s eyes get a comfortable experience. The customer and local government staff speak highly of Spark street lights and are quite satisfied with the lighting effect and intelligent system. It is expected the street lighting requirements of Czech market will get a substantial growth in 2013. In this LED street ...

AIXTRON SE announced that its Training and Demonstration Center in Suzhou, China, has reached its next planning stage. In March 2013 Qingshan Li overtook the responsibility as Director of Process Support at AIXTRON China Ltd. from Dr. Nicolas Muesgens, who has built up and led the center since its opening one year ago. “I am proud of what we have achieved,” Dr. Nicolas Muesgens comments. “Customers benefit immensely from seeing and evaluating real process runs inSuzhou without having to interrupt their own production line. This ena...

Recently, the Wuzhou Canghai Lake Demonstration Centre of Guangxi, which enjoys the laudatory title of “Pearl of Xijiang”, looks incomparably charming and attractive under the shine of newly installed solar LED street lights from SPARK, especially at night. As the current core project of Wuzhou, in accordance with the standards of building AAAAA scenic spot, “Canghai Project” is to highlight the history culture of Wuzhou and natural ecological features, and to build a domestic well-known tourist destination, acting as the back garden of G...

Inventor and TAFE educator Keith Higgins has criticised the lack of support in his home country, after he had to look to China for help developing his LED lighting innovations. Higgins told the Blacktown Sun that, over five years, he received $65 million from China, as well as assistance from a team of Chinese scientists to develop his energy efficient LED lights. ‘‘Most Australian lighting is inefficient as incandescent lights produce light and heat,” he told the Sun of his lights, which have been featured on the ABC’s New Inventors p...

Osram has agreed to sell its production site which mostly produces CFLs at the factory in Shaoxing, China, as part of its plan to save €1 billion (£864.5 billion) by 2015. The factory employs 2,000 workers. And the Hong Kong-based company Super Trend Lighting Group has bought the plant and will continue running it. Both companies are keeping the details of the transaction confidential. Osram says it is already more than halfway towards its target of making 8,000 job cuts in its traditional lighting business by 2014. Wolfgang Dehen, CEO of Osram said:...

According to LEDinside, a research division of Trendforce, investigation on the latest LED light bulb retail price showed that global LED light bulb retail price remained volatile in January 2013. The retail price of 40W equiv. LED lamps increased by 4% to USD19.4. Fewer new products were introduced in each region, and fluctuation in the price of original products increased. The average price of 60W equiv. LED lamp fell by 4.3% to USD29.6. Prices declined most significantly in the Japanese market.

Chinese InGaN LED epiwafer and chip maker Jiangxi Lianchuang Optoelectronics Science and Technology Co Ltd (Lianovation) has bought a PE9000C Series purifier from Power+Energy Inc (P+E) of Ivyland, PA, USA, which is engaged in palladium-membrane-based hydrogen purifiers for the compound semiconductor and energy industries. The Chinese company will use PE9000C Series purifier to support a process tool at its facility in the Nanchang High-Tech District in Jangxi, China. The 9000C Series purifier includes micro-channel palladium membrane techno...

China National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Science and Technology have jointly released the LED industry plan. Value of LED Production to reach 450 billion yuan According to the plan, the value of LED production will reach 450 billion yuan, and about 10 to 15 industry-leading enterprises will be formed with the control of core technology and branding. LED lighting products to account for 20% of the market By 2015, production of filament lamps over 60W will be eliminated, with the market share expected to drop to 10 percent. Traditional ...