Policy favorable LED dash. Too many standards to curb innovation?

In the seventeenth session of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition "held recently, the reporter learned that this year's exhibition area increased by 10% over last year, the historic reached 220 thousand square meters, while the number of lighting exhibitors reached more than 2 thousand and 900, of which LED exhibitors reached 1800.

Favorable policies for the development of LED lighting industry has brought unlimited business opportunities, but a variety of factors are also restricting the development of the LED industry, the lack of industry standards is one of them. Favorable policies, LED, according to public information, now there are about 8000 LED companies. 2010 ~ 2011, the Chinese LED companies will be successful (stock issuance Audit Committee) a total of 16, as of the end of the first quarter of 2012, there are already listed on the 15 LED manufacturers. The rapid development of LED industry from the strong support of national policy. 2011, the state issued a roadmap to eliminate incandescent lamps, in accordance with the plan, the incandescent lamp will be phased out in 5 steps. This provides a huge market space for the development of LED lighting. This year, the LED industry continued favorable policies. In May 7th, the Ministry of science and Technology issued the "special plan for the development of semiconductor lighting technology (12th Five-Year) (Draft)". "Planning" proposed that by 2015, the semiconductor lighting industry reached 500 billion yuan, accounting for the proportion of semiconductor lighting products in the general lighting market reached a specific target of 30%. May 16th, the State Council executive meeting adopted the national basic public service system "in 12th Five-Year" plan ". The meeting decided to arrange 2 billion 200 million yuan to support the promotion of energy-saving lamps and LED lights. In May 30th, the State Council executive meeting to discuss the adoption of the "12th Five-Year" national strategic emerging industry development plan ", a clear direction of development of energy-saving environmental protection industry, a new generation of information technology industry, biological industry, high-end equipment manufacturing industry, new energy industry, new materials industry and new energy automobile industry leading industry. LED industry also involves energy saving and environmental protection and new materials two industries. China's huge market potential attracts investors from all over the world. PHILPS as one of the international giants in the field of lighting announced in December last year in Chengdu high tech Zone for the construction of professional LED lighting project, 5 year plan to invest 25 million euros, in order to improve the China LED value chain, to consolidate the industry leader position. PHILPS lighting professional lighting solutions business unit chief program executive MarcdeJong said: "the future of Asia LED lighting market is expected to grow from 70% to 80%, compared with other regions of the world, Chinese is faster using LED technology and products. The lack of standards for the front end of the industry chain has become one of the important factors that hinder the development of China's LED industry. For example, the type of complex, uneven quality, and LED product packaging logo without the corresponding national standards, industry standards and local standards, the impact of the LED market and the development of stable and healthy image of LED. Consumers can not distinguish between product selection, thus hindering the promotion of LED products. According to the China /LED semiconductor lighting industry alliance Secretary General Guan Baiyu introduction, at present, LED semiconductor lighting field in China has announced the development of implementation of national standards and industry has 96 items, 13 items are being submitted for approval, are formulated by the state and industry standards 37, add up to a total of 146. In addition, coupled with China's previous development of 6 basic national standards, involving LED industry standards to reach 152. Although there are so many standards, but businesses and consumers still feel the standard is not enough. The reason, China Lighting Association chairman Liu Shengping think there are several reasons: one is the LED industry chain is long, standard to cover the whole industry chain, and consumers are more concerned about the industry chain downstream of the standard, such as lamp production standards, gives the impression that the standard is low; two is part of the LED standard covered in the traditional lighting products, for example, street lights and street lamps may also be part of the standard LED standard; the three is the development speed of LED quickly, every 35 years there will be great changes, and the standards of the need for a longer period. In Guan Baiyu's view, China's 152 standards can not meet the requirements of product production. 152 standards, involving lamps and light source standards reached 44, accounting for a large proportion in the 146, basically meet the requirements of product production. But the front end of the industry chain standards can not support the development of the industry. However, in MarcdeJong's view, the LED can not be too much to set standards, because it is still a young industry, otherwise it will affect its development and innovation. LED standard system has been prepared to complete the development of LED standards by the relevant departments of the national attention. In October 2011, for the implementation of the decision of the State Council on accelerating the fostering and development of strategic emerging industries, promoting China's healthy and orderly development of semiconductor lighting industry, National Standards Commission and the national development and Reform Commission, Ministry of science and technology, the Ministry of finance, Ministry of housing, the state quality inspection administration responsible department (bureau), established the "semiconductor lighting (LED) standard leadership team, responsible for the overall planning and overall coordination and promote the standard system construction. According to Guan Baiyu introduction, LED standards work has become an important content of National Standardization Committee and the Ministry and other departments. In accordance with the idea of the big industry chain, the semiconductor lighting standards leading group developed a standard system and standard research and development plan, the current standard system has been completed, is in the certification phase. At the same time, the relevant departments will increase