Taipei, May 25, 2012 (CENS)--AcBel Polytech Inc., an LED subsidiary of the Kinpo Group, recently stroke a deal to open an LED venture with Samost Photoelectrical Scientific Stock Co., Ltd. in mainland China to tap the mainland’s LED-lighting market. AcBel has recently expanded operation into th

Commercial Light Expo of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, provides a complex of convenient facilities on its floors, where lighting manufacturers, exporters, outsourcing companies and design houses can set up offices, warehouses, logistics centers, product inspection labs, exporting outlets, design s

Taipei, May 23, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) predicted yesterday (May 22) that Taiwan’s manufacturing industry will remain in the realm of yellow-blue light in the second quarter, which will rise to green light for both the third and fourth quarter. Sun Min-teh, dir

About 6,000 buyers showed up on the first day of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition) 2012, which was held on Apr. 6-9, a record high since the spring show was made independent from its co-location shows four years ago. A total of 15,220 buyers visited the show this year.

Jan W. Denneman, president of the Global Lighting Association (GLA) and chairman of the Zhaga Consortium, as well as a VP with Philips Lighting, announced at the opening ceremony of the Taiwan International Lighting Show 2012, which took place on March 13-16, that the Global Lighting Forum (GLF) ha

Demand 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-

Shenzhen 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 a

Both 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 prof

In 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

Taipei, May 7, 2012 (CENS)--TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd., one of Taiwan’s leading auto-lamp makers, estimates its energy-saving lighting operation will begin turning a profit this year after three years of operation starting in 2009 mostly thanks to robust sales in mainland China. So far,

Taipei, April 27, 2012 (CENS)--Tatung Corp. President Lin Gou Wenyen yesterday announced the company’s cooperation with three LED makers and nine banks on promotions of LED lighting and smart meters, making the company Taiwan’s first household appliance retailer to team up with manufacturers and ba

Taipei, April 23, 2012 (CENS)--Tatung Corp., a leading Taiwanese maker of household appliances, will launch over 20 models of LED lamps on April 26 in association with its subsidiaries, including sapphire-wafer maker San Chih Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and LED packager Forward Electronics Co., Ltd., a

Taipei, April 17, 2012 (CENS)--LED and OLED lighting technologies take center stage at the Light + Building 2012, a trade fair held in Frankfurt on April 15-20, according to fair organizer Messe Frankfurt. The organizer estimated Germany’s lighting market to generate annual revenue of around 6.

Taipei, April 10, 2012 (CENS)--Around half of Taiwan’s LED makers netted profit last year, which is quite an encouraging performance given the Taiwan industry’s struggling state. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan’s No.1 LED packager, earned NT$1.3 billion (US$43 million at US$1: NT$30), o

Taipei, April 2, 2012 (CENS)--The spring edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2012, scheduled for April 6-9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, is being staged about one week earlier than usual, with Hall 1 provided for the first time as the main venue in its fourth

Taipei, April 2, 2012 (CENS)--Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., Taiwan’s biggest LED packager by volume and revenue, will boost LED lighting sales to account for 15% of its annual revenue this year, up from 9% last year in reflection of its bright perspective of LED market. The company feels tha

Taipei, March 26, 2012 (CENS)--With its products increasingly recognized by local governments and partners in China, the Taiwan-based AcBel Polytech Inc., a power supply maker who has actively ventured into LED lightings in recent years, may see its LED lighting business grow explosively this year.

Taipei, March 21, 2012 (CENS)--Benefiting from rising trends against use of nuclear energy along with upcoming price hikes of electricity supplied to enterprises in Japan, both Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc. and AcBel Polytech Inc. have garnered orders for LED lightings from the country to sec

Taipei, March 16, 2012 (CENS)--Chairman Y.F. Yeh of Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. pointed out that a cooperation between Taiwan’s and mainland China’s LED industries would create new opportunities for them in the LED-lighting sector, which he projects will provide lucrative business. Yeh mad

Taipei, March 13, 2012 (CENS)--Nan Ya Photonics Inc. yesterday unveiled a demo room for its LED lighting products in the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) headquarters building in Taipei, and announced it will kick off mechanized assembly lines of LED light bulbs in June this year. FPG, one of Taiwa

Taiwan’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 res

Taipei, March 9, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to the success of "Taiwan Trade Fair" over the past several years, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer of the fair, plans five more such fairs in China this year, with the first one scheduled for April 5-8 in Shanghai. So far

Since its debut in 2010, the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) has doubled in size and will likely see over 1,000 booths booked this year, which seems insignificant when compared with the larger international exhibitions held by other industries, albeit encouraging for an emerging industry

This year the event will be held on Apr. 6-9, about a week earlier than previous years, in Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC), providing a convenient venue for exhibitors to display, and buyers to source, the latest products. The number of exhibitors soared 70%

Taiwan's prominent lighting manufacturers promoted their new brand names and smart technologies at the 2011 Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) in late October. This was a significant change from their past emphasis on manufacturing capability. One such company was Bright

Two 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 Mast

International 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

The 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, h

A total of 530 exhibitors displayed their latest products in 1,873 booths at the four-day Taipei International Building, Construction and Decoration Exposition 2011, which got under way on Dec. 15. The show drew around 60,800 attendees, including 1,154 professional buyers. The numbers of e

Taipei, Feb. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Mainland China’s second phase of its subsidization program for the LED lighting industry is expected to give a boost to Taiwan’s LED manufacturers considering that it will cover more product categories and supply sources than done in the first phase. The upcoming s