Moderate economic growth in 2015 has become the “new norm” for the stabilizing Chinese economy. With the Chinese government introducing industry restructures, explosive economic growth has become history. Gone are the good days ...
The Indian governments promotion of “Made in India” LED bulbs, and the introduction of mandatory registration of electronic products in August 2015 will spur LED bulb sales, said Philips Lighting Solutions South Asia, CEO, Harsh ...
Tags: LED Bulb, CFL, incandescent lamps
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is implementing energy efficient labels similar to U.S. ENERGY STAR labels, according to a report from The New Indian Express. Under the BEE scheme launched earlier this month, Indian LED ...
Opple Lighting, which is in the process of applying IPOs in China, has seen its revenues reach RMB 3.9 billion (US $630 million) in 2014, according to a report by Chinese-language media The Time Weekly. The lighting industry is entering a ...
Tags: Opple Lighting, OEM models, LED lighting
Multimedia and consumer electronic company Thomson, which left the Indian market in 2004, is returning to the market through its LED TV subsidiary, according to Indian media The Financial Express. Thomson is a subsidiary under the French ...
India will be replacing one billion lights nationwide with energy efficient LEDs within three years, The Economic Times quoted a top ranking Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) official saying. Previous reports from India were mostly ...
Tags: LED bulb, streetlights, LEDs
An India startup company headed by Rohan Desle has launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund optical illusion LED bulbs. The warm white LED bulbs have a lifetime of 50,000 hours and there are seven models that backers can choose from ...
Packaging films producer Vacmet India is to invest close to Rs15.8bn ($238.8m) in a new production plant in Dhar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, a move that will create over 8,000 jobs. The company laid foundation stone of the ...
Tags: Packaging films, BOPP films, food packaging
India-based United Breweries Group is seeking a buyer for its residual 4% stake in United Spirits worth Rs 22bn ($331m) to repay its loans. The development may also see its chairman Vijay Mallya quit his position in United Spirits by ...
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Over the years, the role of Asia in the global economy has been continuously increasing in its importance, corresponding to the as in the saying that “Asia is the breadbasket of the world.” The value of exports and imports by ...
Tags: LED lighting, Solar energy
Government of India will replace all street lights of the country with LED bulbs in next 24 months. This is in line with the Ministry’s motto of providing energy efficiency and dependable energy in the country. Under Domestic ...
Tags: Streetlights, LED Bulbs, solar power
The food and drug administration (FDA) of Maharashtra, a state in India, has found cases of misbranding and mislabeling after laboratory tests on a few samples of packaged foods revealed non-disclosure of certain contents. The state ...
Tags: FDA, labels, Food Safety
Nestle India has re-launched Maggi Noodles across store shelves in India just ahead of the festive season and the Swiss food giant is leaving no stone unturned to capitalize on the lost time as it seeks to expand the sales through ...
Tags: Nestle, instant noodles, Maggi
Philips Lighting CEO Eric Rondolat recently met with India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the biannual “key market visit” to discuss smart cities, smart lighting and solar lighting opportunities in Indian metropolitans, ...
Tags: Philips Lighting, LED business, business strategy, connected lighting
Panasonic aims to increase its European lighting revenue in 2018, reported Kyodo News. The plan is to raise lighting revenue in Europe from JYP 30 billion (US $330 million) in 2014 to JYP 36 billion by 2018. Panasonic analyzed there is ...
Tags: Panasonic, European market, Lighting Revenue