The new LED standard will come into effect next month Zhongshan enterprises complain

The European Union recently issued the "Regulations" of the new energy efficiency requirements of LED lighting products, since September 1st this year, all exports to Europe LED lighting products must meet the new energy efficiency standards, and is divided into three stages in the next three years to gradually improve energy efficiency standards LE D lighting products. This news spread in the industry, many Zhongshan LED lighting products export enterprises complain. Insiders said that to achieve the new energy efficiency standards, the production costs of enterprises need to improve 20%-30%, which will bring pressure on business and export.

Future energy efficiency requirements for China's standard 2.2 times

Zhongshan inspection and Quarantine Bureau statistics show that in the first half of 2013, Zhongshan inspection of the export of electric light sources and lamps worth $570 million. The European Union and the United States are still the largest two overseas markets in Zhongshan, accounting for about 42.9% of total exports. According to recently released the "LED lighting products, the latest energy efficiency regulations", the new energy efficiency standards EU 1194/2012 instruction is for all LED lighting and directional light, specifically divided into three stages: September 1, 2013, September 1, 2014 and September 1, 2016 implementation. In the three phase of the gradual improvement of LED energy efficiency standards, which in the second phase of 2014, the energy efficiency index is set to be 0.2, is currently China's implementation of the standard of 2.2 times. In addition, the official website of the State Administration of quality supervision, after the implementation of the new standard, if you want to achieve a single product certification and spot checks will increase the cost of about 10 thousand yuan.

"Most of the LED companies in Zhongshan do not meet the EU's new energy efficiency requirements. Zhongshan semiconductor lighting industry association secretary general Tu Qiaoling said, Zhongshan's LED enterprises mostly SMEs, there are many engaged in OEM processing, the core technology in the hands of foreign manufacturers.

New standards or to increase the cost of more than 20%

An interview with reporters yesterday, Nandu Yu Di Lighting, Dafeng lighting and other Zhongshan LED enterprises responsible person understands, most industry insiders have not heard of the new energy efficiency standards issued by the EU, only responsible for Hengyuan Zhou said the new stream of people from the Internet that has this information. A LED lighting business in the town of Peng Jiangbo told reporters that he temporarily not received specific provisions of the new energy efficiency standards, but according to past experience, out of new energy efficiency standards, certainly have an impact on the enterprise. However, Peng Jiangbo believes that this is a benign effect, because the high efficiency of the standard means that the higher quality requirements for all consumers are beneficial and harmless. From the enterprise, this is also a market-oriented role. Peng Jiangbo said it would promote the company to enhance R & D capabilities, production of products in line with European market standards.

Zhou Xin said that the new standards do a higher request to the LED lighting product quality, but for larger enterprises, as long as the use of better materials, enhance the technology in the production process can be achieved, will not be too big. But during the period will increase the cost of about 20%-30%, this part of the cost is mainly concentrated in the material. Zhou Xin said, these will cost most of the price passed on to their customers, large-scale LED enterprises afford the capital turnover still can, but small and medium-sized enterprises will be more difficult, especially in terms of exports, Zhongshan production of LED products will lose the price advantage, face greater difficulties.

LED export enterprises heavily tested

Zhang Ying, general manager of Zhongshan Airlines Import and Export Co., Ltd., said that although the increase in costs, but because of the core technology is basically in the hands of foreign manufacturers, the domestic LED companies to improve product prices is not large. The original European and American market access threshold is relatively high, and now all of a sudden to improve energy efficiency standards, will be a lot of small LED companies excluded. "

In addition to technical barriers, LED exports are also affected by exchange rate fluctuations. Zhongshan customs official said, despite the July import and export amounted to $3 billion 270 million, a record monthly high of the year, but the second half will still be affected by fluctuations in export. Zhongshan's LED lighting products are also difficult to escape. Recently, the RMB against the U.S. dollar to maintain at 6.12 intervals. Zhang Ying said that the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in 1% or so, the order may be more than RMB 1 million yuan profit loss of more than 10 thousand yuan.

Industry voice market forced enterprises to improve technology

From the perspective of long-term development of the industry, the implementation of the EU's new energy efficiency standards is a good thing. "Zhongshan semiconductor lighting industry association secretary general Tu Qiaoling issued a new week and the same voice, she believes that strict technical standards will not guarantee the quality of the enterprise and the value of the bottom line can be eliminated, the quality of products.

In the face of the recent criticism of the ancient town of Zhongshan and other low quality of the LED industry, but instead think of the new European Union is a good opportunity to protect the market, the market forced enterprises to improve technology, enterprises only have a positive response to the way out. "