Industry News
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Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition Final Time Announced
10.10 - 13, 2020 The only large-scale exhibition in the lighting industry Q: This year, GILE is of great significance to the lighting industry. As the first large-scale exhibition of the lighting i...Read more -
Vertical Farm in Abu Dhabi to Produce Fresh Lettuce in 3Q20
The pandemic urged many countries to face the issue of food security as the lockdowns have posed threats to areas replying heavily on food import. Food production based on agri-tech demonstrates a feasible solution for the problem. For example, a new vertical farm in Abu...Read more -
CES 2021 Cancels All Physical Activities and Goes Online
CES was one of the few events that had not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But not anymore. CES 2021 will be held online without any physical activities according to the announcement of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) revealed on July 28, 2020. CES 2021 will be a digital event ...Read more -
AMS’Acquisition of Osram Approved by the EU Commission
Since the Austrian sensing company AMS won the bid of Osram in December 2019, it has been a long journey for it to complete the acquisition of the German company. Finally, on July 6, AMS announced that it has received unconditional regulatory approval from the EU commission for the acquisition of...Read more -
24/7 Access to Innovative LED Technologies with Samsung’s Virtual Lighting Exhibition
Breaking the social activity limitation brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Samsung launched an online virtual lighting exhibition to fill the need for more consumer-facing product presentations with innovative new strategies. The Virtual Lighting Exhibition now offers a 24/7 access to Samsung’s up...Read more -
LED Lighting Products Free from Tariffs with UK’s New Tariff Regime
The British government announced the new tariff regime as it is exiting the EU. The UK Global Tariff (UKGT) was introduced last week to replace the EU’s Common External Tariff on January 1, 2021. With UKGT, LED lamps will be free from tariffs as the new regime aims to support sustainable economy....Read more -
Light + Building 2020 Cancelled
Despite that many countries are preparing to loosen lockdowns and resume economic activities, the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the high-tech industry. Light + Building 2020, which postponed to late September and early October, has been cancelled. The event organizers, M...Read more -
US Lighting Group to Develop UV LED Light Bulb to Fight COVID-19
US Lighting Group announced it is developing a new UV LED Plug-n-Play 4-foot, commercial bulb which can be used for surface sterilization to help combat viral pathogens like COVID-19. Paul Spivak, CEO of the US Lighting Group, currently holds two patents issued by the United States Patent and Tra...Read more -
The GLA urges authorities to ensure lighting products can be continuous supplied
As the world confronts the evolving spread of COVID-19, governments are implementing strict measures to help limit the spread of the virus. In doing so they have to balance health and safety goals with the need for continued delivery of essential goods and services. The Global Lighting Associatio...Read more -
How to use light design to promote urban economic development
The advent of the night economy industry has greatly increased the value of commercial lighting design. Lighting design has changed both in profit model, competition model and participants. The lighting design of the shopping mall night economy is a large-scale, real-integrated new business model...Read more -
Electronic and electrical products sold within EAEU must be RoHS compliant
From March 1, 2020, electrical and electronic products sold within the EAEU Eurasian Economic Union must pass the RoHS conformity assessment procedure to prove that they are in compliance with EAEU Technical Regulation 037/2016 on the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical a...Read more -
LightingEurope Release New energy label and Eco-design lighting regulations
LightingEurope (European Lighting Association) wants to better enforce EU regulations to prevent substandard luminaires from entering the market. LightingEurope said it will issue specific guidelines on new eco-design and energy labeling rules for lighting to assist the industry. They have worked...Read more
