In general, LED Manufacturers performed quite well over the past eight months in 2015. But competition among LED manufacturers intensified through price wars, patent disputes and fighting over distribution channel were overwhelming. A ...
On Sep. 10, MLS announced that the company will spend RMB$ 180 million (US$ 278.2 million) to purchase stock in Kaistar Lighting with private fund, acquiring 10.91% of Kaistar’s shares. Kaistar Lighting is a joint venture ...
Leyard announced recently it will acquire Guangzhou Leafun Culture Science and Technology and Glux Visual Effect Tech. Leyard is to acquire 100% of Guangzhou Leafun Culture Science and Technology’s shares with cash and 99% of Glux ...
Tags: LED Manufacturers, Leyard, Acquisition
The scale of China’s LED package market is projected to expand 16% year on year to RMB 61.4 billion in 2015, according to the latest Chinese LED Industry Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. The growth of Chinese LED ...
Tags: led, package, acquisitions
Kingsun Optoelectronic is to acquire Lumileds with capital collected partially from surplus capital of different LED lighting business and the company’s raised funds. Kingsun Optoelectronic plans to indirectly acquire 6.15% share of ...
China’s strategic “One belt, one road” policy has sparked local manufacturers interests of exporting products abroad, but most are afraid to take action. Statistics from different research organizations have varied widely. ...
Tags: LEDinside, market outlook, emerging markets
HC Semitek board approved the acquisition of Chinese sapphire substrate manufacturer Crystaland during a recent shareholder meeting. The acquisition deal signals the company is extending its reach into the upstream LED market sector, and ...
Tags: M&A, HC Semitek, Cyrstaland
When GE sold its home appliance division in September 2014 for US $3.3 billion to Swedish company Electrolux, market rumors surfaced that the company might sell its lighting business too. The company denied intentions of selling its century ...
Tags: GELED, lighting, business strategy, market trends
Chinese sapphire maker Aurora announced last week, it would be investing RMB 40 million (US $6.32 million) in a new investment management arm to integrate investments in the sapphire supply chain, according to a report from China Securities ...
Tags: sapphire, Aurora, sapphire ingot
The recent drop in the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan (RMB) and U.S. dollar, the so-called "black Monday" on China's stock market and successive steep fall of the primary commodity market allowed much of the world to accuse China of ...
Tags: stock market, RMB depreciation
According to the semi-annual report by Dongfeng Motor on 29 Aug.2015, the operation income of this builder adds up to 7.8 billion Yuan RMB, year-on-year growth of 12.95% down in the first half of 2015. During this period, it sells vehicles ...
Tags: Dongfeng Motor, diesel engines
China’s polysilicon import volume has declined month by month after the total import volume peaked in May, according to the polysilicon import data in China. As China begins to close a loophole that permits duty-free polysilicon from ...
Tags: polysilicon, multi-si wafer
According to the semi-annual report by Dongfeng Motor on 29 Aug.2015, the operation income of this builder adds up to 7.8 billion Yuan RMB, year-on-year growth of 12.95% down in the first half of 2015. During this period, it sells vehicles ...
Tags: Dongfeng Motor, Light Trucks
Raging price wars in the LED industry urged many manufacturers to veer away from low entry level products, and invest their resources in more profitable niche markets. Some of these markets include IR LED, UV LED, automotive lighting, grow ...
Tags: LED industry, IR LED, UV LED
In December 2014, the Chinese government announced it would no longer be encouraging local governments to issue financial subsidies to LED manufacturers. The announcement which could have brought a sigh of relief to foreign competitors, had ...
Tags: LED Subsidies, LED industry