Black market trading in 2012 incandescent say goodbye"

According to the provisions of the European Union in 2009, from 2012 onwards, the EU will be banned in all countries 27 watts of traditional light bulbs (incandescent). The major business of the voluntary suspension period will also be completed before September 2012, after the government was awarded punishment rules. At the same time, Japan, Canada and other countries also plan to stop the use of incandescent lamps in 2012.

Until recently, however, there was a growing awareness that it was a difficult thing to get more than and 100 years of incandescent light to exit the stage of history. In the UK, although the main business month moratorium voluntarily entered into force, but the sales of incandescent lamp has still difficult to withdraw from the market, resulting in the past year, incandescent lamp prices soared 174%, while some businesses to stop selling profits do not fulfill commitments, and even some black market is ready to.

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A ban on the European Union in 2009, so that the daily commonplace incandescent become rare.

In January this year, major retailers including B&Q, UK Tesco, Asda and other department stores agreed to voluntarily ban the sale of traditional lighting, coupled with the government regulations in the UK use or import of traditional light bulb law, the bulb increasingly hard to find, and the prices continue to rise, to the end of 2011, the price of an incandescent light bulb from the initial 90 Penny rose more than three times.

From February last year to this year in January, the United Kingdom made a market survey found that 40 watts and 60 watts of incandescent bulb prices have been greatly adjusted. 10 retailers, a substantial increase in the price of incandescent bulbs, the purchase of the purchase price of the 40 Watt light bulb from the price of $2 to $5.47, the 60 watt light bulb from $2 to $5. IKEA furniture will also 40 Watt light bulb price rose from $3.99 to $1.5. When asked about the reasons for the increase, a supermarket spokesman simply explained: "we have a variety of energy-saving bulbs to choose from. "

Consumers are confused, despite the signing of a voluntary agreement to sell, but there are still 4 retailers in the sale of traditional light bulbs. When asked about the reasons, some explain that will soon be off the shelf, some say has been sold to clear inventory. While some businesses simply drilled a loophole in the new product packaging, said, is not suitable for home lighting, but in fact the product and the traditional bulb energy consumption and the model exactly the same.

The reason is that some businesses are reluctant to implement voluntary agreements, perhaps because the technology has not yet reached the desired level, according to the u.k..

People will stock up the black market looming?

With the ban on the ban on the sale of incandescent lights approaching, more and more people are trapped in the "Crazy" consumption of incandescent lamps. It is reported that a British lady in order to find and hoard traditional light bulbs, so that a one-time cost of 7000 pounds.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the EU ban in 2009, the European countries have appeared buying, collecting traditional light bulb phenomenon. Austria's 2009 sales of traditional bulbs exceeded 30 million, an increase of only 5 million compared to normal. Television stations in Germany and other countries also broadcast a large number of residents to buy the traditional light bulbs, some businesses also took a temporary restriction measures. Previously, the businesses have increased the inventory of incandescent lamps.

This is also the reason why some businesses insist on selling traditional bulbs. London has an electrical company refused to lock up agreement signed the British retailer, each traditional bulbs priced at 2.2. Gary Dler, sales manager of the company, said: "many people want to buy a lot of old light bulbs, so that the next generation will continue to enjoy the same soft light. At present, the United Kingdom has not yet appeared on the black market of traditional bulbs, but as the stock continues to decline, the black market will soon appear. "

Energy saving light really people do not buy it

Prior to the EU survey materials pointed out that the use of energy-saving lamps to replace the traditional light bulbs, 15 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. Only 15% of the energy consumption of traditional bulbs is used for lighting, and the rest of them become heat energy. The energy consumption of energy saving lamps is about 50%. According to estimates by experts in Austria, Austrian home incandescent 66 million, if one of the 2/3 into energy-saving lamps, the annual electricity savings of 380 million euros, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1 million tons.

However, there are some arguments for people to stay away from energy saving lamps. According to a survey of 1000 Austrian pollsters, 63.8% of people think that the use of energy-saving lamps to replace the traditional lamp of "no sense", only 4.8% people will be home lighting all replaced with energy-saving lamps, energy saving lamps have no 24% people. They do not have the reason is the traditional energy-saving lamp bulb light, energy-saving lamps not so soft light; two energy-saving lamps containing toxic mercury, then deal with the problem is relatively complicated; three is the current energy-saving lamp is a transitional product, after a few years will be replaced by LED lighting technology. 7 European companies now control the European energy saving lamp market by 95%, they are eager to recover the investment in energy-saving lamps.

It is reported that the EU's new regulations will make the market into chaos, the choice of energy-saving lamps dazzling, uneven quality, price volatility is also great.

2012 incandescent exit stage?

With global warming, energy conservation and emission reduction has become a focus of national initiatives all over the world to promote the use of energy-saving materials, production and construction process, to promote cycling, and disable the incandescent lamp, energy-saving lamps and other measures of promotion.

European Union

The European Commission passed a law in 2009, which was regulated from 2009 to 2012