LED lamp sales surge in Japan

GfK also said that since August 2010 after the LED light bulb sales in Japan accounted for about 20% remained at the level, only after the 311 earthquake, Japanese consumers energy-saving awareness is high, accounting for driving LED bulbs in the past two 1 month expansion times, has become the leading light bulb sales.

According to GfK, said to look at the proportion of sales in May, LED light bulbs for the 37.2%, 43%, though still inferior to incandescent, but the proportion from the LED light bulb showing growth trend by week view, the lighting is expected in June in Japan LED light bulbs accounted for the market is expected to surpass incandescent bulbs. GfK also pointed out that because Japan will continue to increase demand for LED bulbs, LED bulbs are expected in Japan this summer lighting more than 50% market share.
It is understood that METI is actively seeking to join Japan's Keidanren business sponsorship, promotion of LED lighting, estimated in this policy, in July will provide the advance estimate of LED bulbs 2 million coupons, worth more than 4 million dollars will be , and there will be more Japanese people to realize that LED lighting, LED lighting to accelerate the popularity in the market to improve sales of LED lighting. Japan's Keidanren business industry, are widely distributed, the Japanese Keidanren's a Panasonic, Mitsubishi, Hitachi and Toshiba are involved in LED lighting industry.

According to LEDinside predicts 2011 sales of Japanese ball LED lights will reach 2,400 million, compared with last year's growth of 71% penetration expected to increase to 25%, estimated market size of up to 4.8 billion U.S. dollars. As LEDPKG (package) of the estimated more than 120 million will have the number. Japan's leading lighting manufacturers such as Panasonic Electric, Toshiba, Sharp, Mitsubishi Mitsubishi are all important supplier, although most of the Japanese LED maker is not in the main affected areas, the overall impact of LED steady supply of small, but because of Japan for LED lighting a substantial increase in demand, and the high cost of Japanese lamp assembly, particularly the appreciation of Japanese yen have the pressure, causing Japanese companies to accelerate procurement of Taiwan LED plant has become a trend.

Meanwhile, the Taiwan-related businesses will benefit from the current Delta already holds GE, Osram, Germany and Hitachi lighting OEM orders; and Cal-Comp is grabbing U.S. GE, Westinghouse and Toshiba of Japan lighting OEM orders, forecast Under this policy will become the largest beneficiaries of subsidies. In addition to Delta and Cal-Comp, the Taiwan LED makers including Hua Hin, CLP, East Bay, and Lite-related products have also been subjects into the Japanese market, the future will have the opportunity to grab this order. In addition, upstream and downstream of the crystal power, billion of light, such as the new century supply chain have the opportunity to benefit by way of OEM. LED light strip on the Huaxing also successfully imported a convenience store chain in the supply chain. The new century is an alliance with JFE Engineering Corporation to Japanese companies and local government agencies to target sales of the new century manufacturing lighting products. The East Bay, Lite-On and Everlight, Ronda is also the opportunity to cut into the Japanese market, LED components group.