Delta, AcBel Polytech Enjoying Robust LED Lighting Business

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 secure thriving and robust business this year.

It is reported that a total of 54 commercial nuclear power plants in Japan have been ordered to suspend operations by the end of April for periodical maintenance but without concrete timetables for resumption due mainly to the public's fear about radioactive contamination in the environment.

Furthermore, with electricity prices for local enterprises to rise 17% in April, most of them have moved to step up replacing traditional lamps for LED bulbs and lamps for lighter electricity bills. The transition along with upcoming suspension of nuclear power plants has helped to trigger more market demand for LED lightings in the country to benefit the two Taiwanese firms mentioned above.

Delta, which has well taken advantage of its cutting-edge power supply and thermal dissipation technologies to venture into LED lightings for only a few years, confirmed that contract orders for its LED bulbs from Japan have significantly increased recently partly on a surge of enterprises' needs, and partly on fast-growing consumer demand in the country.

The launch of Delta's newest 1000lm LED bulb, which weighs only 130 grams as world's lightest model, will serve as a major growth contributor to its growing LED lighting business, mainly because the product, since its debut at Lighting Japan 2012 in mid-January, has been widely ordered by customers in the country. The company said that the product will be mainly targeted at the Chinese and Japanese markets this year.

Coincidentally, AcBel Polytech has allegedly garnered contract orders for outdoor LED lights from Japan as well. Moreover, industry insiders reported that the company has also chosen by the local government of Guangdong Province, southeastern China, as one of designated suppliers of officially subsidized LED streetlights, which are 15-20% cheaper than nonsubsidized models. This makes the company the only Taiwanese supplier on the list, and will surely fuel its LED lighting business in the short term.