We continue to see pricing pressure due to the weak demand in the China outdoor street lighting market, together with the overcapacity of backlight that has spilled over to the general lighting market.
With the demand from the backlight market nearing saturation and the general lighting market yet to take off, growth in demand has been slow, resulting in a huge demand-supply gap that has put pressure on the average LED selling price.
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The lighting market remains unsaturated and is expected to generate significant growth for the LED industry.
"I fell in love with the LED general lighting market, " he declares.
Lights suck up more than 15 percent of all energy produced globally, and fluorescent lights currently make up more than half of the total lighting market.
While LEDs currently account for only 10% of the total lighting market, the percentage contribution is estimated to increase to as high as 60% by 2020.
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Aiming to create a green market for sustainable lighting, "A Liter of Light" has donated over 100 solar bottle bulbs to others across the Philippines to replicate the project.
The Climate Group launched LightSavers in 2009, supported by the HSBC Climate Partnership, with the goal to accelerate the market adoption of outdoor LED lighting and smart-lighting controls.
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Blankets, wall hangings, handbags, table runners, alpaca-wool sweaters and scarves beam as brightly as the equatorial sun, lighting up the largest and finest craft market in South America.
LEDs are challenging, but lighting is shaping up to be a monster-sized market.
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Shah said he continues to see modest improvement in 2013 in the market for metalorganic chemical vapour deposition equipment, which is used to manufacture LED lighting.
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It's a combination that will inevitably help the LED dominate the market for illuminating the world's workplaces, according to the global leader in lighting sales.
The weakened market comes at a time when Wal-Mart works to rejuvenate its brand via improved lighting, nicer displays, and wider aisles.
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Itron (ITRI) has the leading market share in the global smart metering industry, and Echelon (ELON) provides network solutions and interfaces for street lighting, residential appliances and facility monitoring.
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