LED lighting U.S. and Japanese government vigorously support the development of LED

Because of its obvious advantages in energy efficiency and environmental friendliness, LED technology is being used more and more. Especially recently the United States, Canada and Europe to promote the incandescent ban, LED lighting equipment to replace the tide rise, so as to stimulate the market demand growth. At present, overseas companies are generally optimistic about the prospects for the development of LED lighting market in 2014, and is expected to become the focus of the future business and growth momentum.

U.S. government support efforts to increase

Beginning in 2014, the United States and Europe will gradually disable 40W-60W incandescent bulbs. This policy makes LED lighting products to be more widely used, and stimulate global LED lighting manufacturers to accelerate production, and further improve the LED lighting penetration.

At present, the U.S. government is gradually increasing the intensity of support for LED lighting, by increasing subsidies for the energy star certification of lighting products, prompting LED lamp prices. The US Energy Star program, which began in 1992, aims to guide consumers to choose energy efficient products. Consumers to buy Energy Star products will enjoy the project to be reduced or direct subsidies and other concessions.

In this context, the United States LED manufacturer CREE (CREE) and other companies have been optimistic about the development of LED lighting market in 2014, and is expected to replace the growth in sales of lighting will become the focus of the next business and growth momentum.

CREE is the largest manufacturer of LED products in the United States, founded in 1987, listed on the Nasdaq market in 1993. Its lighting products have a unique material technology and advanced white light technology, a leading position in the global industry. CREE will release quarterly earnings in January 21st, the company expects that by the strong demand for LED lighting boost last quarter revenue will increase to $4-4.2 billion, an increase of 24%, gross profit reached 38%, up 1.8 percentage points higher than a year ago. CREE shares rose 85% over the past year, the current market value of $7 billion 500 million.

In the market is relatively mature in Europe, although there is no large-scale LED industry subsidy policy, but the high price of electricity, making commercial lighting and outdoor lighting applications in the context of sustainable demand. The industry is expected in the next few years with a total ban on the sale of incandescent lamp policy fermentation, the market will continue to show steady growth.

Europe's leading LED lighting companies include OSRAM (OSRAM), based in Munich, germany. The company was a wholly owned subsidiary of SIEMENS, SIEMENS in July last year, the independent development of the system, its products are widely used in public places, offices, factories, homes and automotive lighting in various fields. The company's share price in Frankfurt has risen 94% over the past year.

Japan started early high permeability

In the energy crisis is particularly prominent in Japan, LED industry growth rate is amazing. As early as 1998, Japan launched the industrialization project in the light of the plan in twenty-first Century, becoming one of the world's first to support the development of LED policy. In addition, Japan is the world's oldest countries banned incandescent lamps.

Supported by the Japanese government, the LED industry has developed rapidly, and the penetration rate of LED lighting products has increased at an exponential rate. In particular, in 2011, the 3 / 11 earthquake, with the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident caused by the promotion of energy-saving measures, the Japanese LED lighting penetration increased significantly. According to statistics, the current LED bulb penetration in Japan reached 60-70%, ranking first in the world.