These are in-depth pre- and post-show reports on major international trade fairs, held in Taiwan and other countries with significant participation by Taiwanese manufacturers and exporters. They are offered to help global buyers and other readers better understand what is going on at the fairs and the latest offerings by Taiwanese exhibitors.
Rising crude oil and electricity prices drive demand for LED lighting
May 23, 2012Demand for eco products such as solar panels tend to vary according to official policies and prices of fossil fuel, and the same applies to the LED lighting market, which last year took a downturn. But the sluggishness of such market in Taiwan has been gradually reversing with the currently US$100-plus a barrel crude, which drives sales of energy-saving products as LED light sources and other ene...
Raising capital is not tantamount to guaranteed success in LED sector
May 23, 2012Shenzhen Mason Technologies Co., Ltd. (SMT) share price spiked 43.33%, to RMB17.2, right out the starting gate on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Feb. 17, the day of the LED-lighting startup’s initial public offering, making the 27-year-old Li Chi, Mason chairman Li Zhijiang’s only daughter, worth around RMB 137 million (US$21 million) based on her eight million shares. SMT was founded in 2002 ...
Home appliance giants seize new opportunity in Chinese LED market
May 23, 2012Both the rapid development of the LED industry and the Chinese government's active support have led traditional illumination businesses, brand home appliance sellers and electrical parts companies to enter this lighting market. Brand home appliance sellers that face fierce competition and slim profit margins see the emerging LED lighting industry as a bright opportunity. TCL Lighting Co. w...
Another advantage is knowing consumer needs exactly based on decades of retail
May 23, 2012In Tsannkuen (Shzng Zhou) Enterprise Co., Ltd.’s booth at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) 2012, staged Apr. 6-9, Panco Pan, general manager, introduced its line of proprietary LED lights: “These lights feature simple, slim design to maximize roominess in any living space.” Holding a dual-functional lamp weighing less than 200 grams and not much bigger than one’...
Suppliers rush to boost LED lighting production as demand for LED backlights slumps
Mar 12, 2012Taiwan’s LED (light emitting diode) companies, mostly chipmakers and packagers, are under no illusion that the LED backlight market might rally in 2012 following nearly a year of slump. They are optimistic, however, about prospects for the lighting market this year. Studies by the market research firm LEDInside show that despite lingering uncertainties about the global economy, many of Tai...
Goal being to develop LED lighting to boost output of food growers
Mar 08, 2012Clearly to diversify applications, Taiwan’s light emitting diode (LED) makers are trying to develop products for aquaculture, horticulture and animal husbandry, a niche seen to bear promise in the long run although insignificant now. Such effort culminated in the formation of a “horticultural factory or greenhouse” association on June 29, 2011 by 87 organizations and another on Jan. 3, 201...
Manufacturers to benefit from expected industry upturn
Mar 08, 2012Two Taiwanese market consulting organizations, LEDInside and the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK), forecast that sales of LED lighting will expand by 50-60% to top the US$10 billion mark this year and achieve a compound annual growth rate of 25-40% between 2012 and 2015. The MasterLink Securities Corp., a member of the Taiwan-based MasterLink Securities Group, feels that the LE...
A maker in Taiwan launches full-angle LED bulb
Mar 08, 2012Amid continual development globally of the green lighting industry in recent years, driven partly by rising eco-awareness underpinned by the fact that electricity used in lighting accounts for over half of all such energy consumed, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been engaged in energy-efficient lighting research in accordance with the government’s industrial policies...
Safety concerns dim short-term prospects for LED lights
Mar 08, 2012International trends in energy saving and carbon reduction have made it clear that LED lighting will become a dominant part of the next generation of lighting sources. But in the short-term, the national debt crisis that caused European and American markets to enter into a deep recession last year has darkened the overall market prospects for LED lighting products. The lack of LED lighting sa...
Beijing pushes eco-solutions in Five-year Plan
Mar 08, 2012The LED lighting market in China is expected to grow rapidly in the years to come buoyed by support from both the government and private sectors. As part of the country's 12th five-year development plan, the Government Office Administration of the State Council has been promoting eco-friendly, high-efficiency lighting. Its goal is to achieve a replacement of all conventional lighting in office...
