Three features will characterize the styling of China-made lighting products in 2009: minimalist design, natural materials, and green energy. Some of the country's new models of crystal lights, for example, have an appearance that belies the meticulous attention devoted to their design and material

As governments worldwide execute economic stimulus programs to combat the global downturn, the outlook for eco-friendly lighting that cuts carbon emissions and saves electricity significantly looks bright due to heavy investments in public works projects. Many in Taiwan, including major enterpri

Yilong Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. designs, develops and manufactures high-power LED lighting systems for beautifying commercial buildings, architecture outsides, outdoor landscapes, and stages. Its product lines include matrix floodlights, par lights, spotlights, and wall washers. The compan

Electronic energy-saving lamps, available now for about 20 years in many upscale markets worldwide, are becoming more relevant today with increasing sensitivity to green issues as skyrocketing oil prices and highly promoted green policies in certain nations where the economy does not heavily rely o

Over the past few years, Taiwanese LED manufacturers, from chipmakers and packagers to lighting-module and lamp makers, are beginning to see a payoff from the roll out of brighter and more energy efficient products. Taiwan has rapidly ascended to the number two spot in the global LED supplier ra

Around 500 exhibitors from Taiwan displayed their latest and most innovative, and competitive products with 4,200 exhibitors from 76 other countries at Automechanika 2008. While Taiwanese producers lack the cost advantage and domestic market scale enjoyed by counterparts in mainland China and o

Future Looks Bright for Youth Segment Despite rising fuel costs, other pricing pressures and waning consumer optimism, the future looks bright for the youth industry. Consumer spending for youth bedroom furniture is expected to grow by 23.5% in the next five years, with sales to reach US$6.3

Paul-Yu Industrial Corp. is not only a very creative maker of decorative lamps, but also a shrewd operator: the firm knows to curtain its exhibits at international trade fairs, so as to showcase all unique and magnificent products to VIP buyers keeping them calm and ensured throughout the event and

Moving to produce epitaxy wafers in September this year, the Neo-Neo Group will be the first Taiwan-based LED-lighting maker to be fully integrated-running manufacturing facilities to handle, from top to bottom, the entire production process in the LED industry. Reportedly the world's No.1 supp

Advanced Connectek Inc. (ACON), a firm listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange with more than 20 years of experience and engagement as a leading provider of precision applications for the global ICT industry, believes that JUSTLED (the firm's own brand name) technology is the smartest way forward for f

Brilliance Technologies Co., Ltd., established in 2002 in Shenzhen in China's southern province of Guangdong, has been dedicated to production of high-power LEDs (light emitting diodes) and LED lights. With years of devotion to development of high-power LEDs, Brilliance has successfully deve

Established in 2008 in Taipei County, northern Taiwan, Ledion Lighting Inc. is a specialized supplier of LED (light emitting diode) lightings for household use. Ledion, with over 10 years of experience in production of LEDs, is particularly versed in the development of high-power LED lamps. The

As global warming continues to becoming more reality than scientific theory, which is still denied by a few hardline skeptics-with the polar ice actually melting faster than ever and extreme weather events battering various locales worldwide as hurricanes and record temperatures become strangely mo

Premier Liu Chao-hsuan announced in late July that the government will put in place a four-year program to realize four energy-conservation goals, helping slash Taiwan's greenhouse-gas emissions to turn the island into a role model in an era of global warming. The program consists of adopting pr

The Chinese government is to implement a subsidy program to promote the production of energy-saving bulbs. Such move not only is in tune to the global green movement, but is also foresighted, practical as China is the world's largest bulb producer, commanding a 70% share of the global market.

In line with the worldwide green movement, the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2008 featured a special LED (light emitting diode) lighting section which attracted crowds of visitors during the six-day exhibition period of June 8-11. Touted as the largest trade fair for lighting

Light Middle East While world economies of all levels seem to be floundering, the spiraling oil prices have in the past year literally pumped even more wealth into the already recession-proof Middle East, where major infrastructural projects, including off-the-scale hotels, have reportedly been te

By HORNG-CHING HSIAO, HUANG-SHEN GUO, and FU-SHENG SUNG Last year, Taiwan's top nine retail marts together operating 123 stores across the island signed voluntary agreements on energy efficiency with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), pledging to trim 7% from their total electricity bills

Not a typical corporate captain who runs his empire from a distant executive chair but one who believes in the hands-on approach, Polo Yang, director of Wellypower Optronics Corp.'s Business Division, watches eagle-eyed at the fluorescent lifespan tester in his company's factory, comparing the late

LED lighting's main focus will continue to be various commercial applications, a belief advocated by market watcher M.J. Huang, who also says that such more energy-efficient lighting will not likely replace traditional ones to become mainstream in residences in the short-term. The reason: Solid-sta

China has joined other countries throughout the world in promoting light-emitting diode (LED) lamps as a major means of energy conservation, and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has emerged as a major base of their production. A vital impetus for the development of the country's LED lamp in

Libo Lighting Electrical Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets electronic ballasts, electronics transformers, down lights, LED lamps, cornice lights, wall lights, cold cathode fluorescent lamps, wardrobe rail lamps, picture lights, kitchen rail lights as well as lighting-fixture frames for T

Yilong Lighting Technology Development Co., Ltd. designs, develops and produces high-power LED lighting systems. At present, the company is promoting its LUNA PAR220 LED par light, multi-color LED floodlight, single-color LED floodlight, LUNA PAR220 multi-color LED par light, and matrix LED floodli

Rise Lighting Co., Ltd. saw its design portfolio significantly widen when a well- known boutique store in the Malaysian shopping complex Gardens Galleria decided in August 2007 to adopt its recessed downlight fixtures on the advice of a lighting designer. "Our fixtures impressed the designer an

Taipei, June 5, 2008 (CENS)--Incandescent bulbs failing to meet the energy-efficiency standard set by the government will be banned in Taiwan from 2012, a move which will create substantial business opportunities for power-saving lights on the island, said the Bureau of Energy, the Ministry of Econ

Taipei, June 5, 2008 (CENS)--Optimistic about outlook of lighting market, electronics-component maker Darfon Corp. has diversified into manufacturing of lighting fixtures for cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and T5 lamps its affiliate Wellypower Optronics Corp. makes. Darfon has received

Taipei, May 26, 2008 (CENS)--In an all-out effort to conserve energy and cut carbon emission, the Bureau of Energy, under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), plans to institute a regressive power-rate system, giving discounts to the power bills of households or enterprises whose monthly power

Taipei, April 30, 2008 (CENS)--LED-lighting maker Neo-Neo Holdings Ltd., which is listed in Hong Kong, recently bought an office building in a luxury district in Taipei for NT$140 million (US$4.6 million at US$1:NT$30) as part of its plan to tap Taiwan market. Upbeat about Taiwan's economy afte

Defense technology generally gives the impression that it is cold and rigid, and good only for making war. In fact, however, this type of technology has been playing a key role in commercial applications for as long as you might imagine. The Taiwan Design Center (TDC) is trying to marry defense

Yilong Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. designs, develops and manufactures high-power LED lighting systems for lighting up commercial sites, architecture outsides, outdoor landscapes, and stages. Its main products include matrix floodlights, par lights, spotlights, and wall washers. The company ai