China lighting industry in the second half of the pressure will increase

Lighting appliance manufacturing industry is facing the impact of increased costs, RMB appreciation, export tax rebates and other adverse factors, business environment has changed. Overall, however, to benefit from the country's energy conservation policy, the first half of full orders, product development focus on the direction of energy efficiency. Chen Yansheng, chairman of China Lighting Electrical Association recently told this reporter.

The reporter learned from the National Bureau of statistics, this year, above scale enterprises lighting electrical appliance industry in the first half of total industrial output value of 52 billion 104 million yuan, an increase of 24.23%; the main business income of 49 billion 297 million yuan, an increase of 28.28%.

Import growth exceeded exports

According to the General Administration of customs statistics, the first half of the lighting industry exports amounted to $4 billion 256 million, an increase of 26.92%, accounting for light industrial products exports of $4.09%. Among them, the total exports of electric light source products $1 billion 218 million, accounting for 28.62% of total exports of lighting electrical products, an increase of 33.15%.

"There is a major feature of this year, exports mainly to energy-saving products. Deputy Secretary General of the China Lighting Association goofy said.

Chen Yansheng believes that this is mainly due to a number of EU countries have announced that they will gradually eliminate the old incandescent bulbs. European Union made by the light of the program, plans by 2015 to gradually replace the high energy consumption of incandescent bulbs.

Facts have proved that the first half of the rapid growth of export volume are energy-saving electric light source products. Metal halide lamp grew by 60%; fluorescent lamp and discharge lamp grew by 42.2% year on year; electronic rectifier grew by 34.32%.

Goofy said that in recent years, the EU has implemented RoHS, WEEE, EuP and other directives on the formation of barriers to export enterprises. More and more Chinese enterprises from the initial helpless to actively respond to the initiative to prevent, in the actual combat to mature. For example, the LED industry in the national semiconductor lighting engineering research and development and Industry Alliance under the leadership of the sudden United States "337 investigation" to respond quickly, greatly reducing the risk encountered in the export business.

Goofy also said that imports increased more than exports is another feature of the industry. Imports, although only $792 million, but an increase of 49.17% over the same period last year, far exceeding the growth rate of exports. Among them, the total imports of electric light source products $670 million, accounting for 84.60% of total imports of lighting electrical products, an increase of 52.56%.

Higher imports of products are: electronic rectifier cumulative growth of 122.06%, electric light source parts increased by 66.98%, fluorescent lamp and discharge lamp cumulative growth of 63.68%.

Future pressure increases

Although the industry as a whole operating in good condition, but some enterprises are still facing great difficulties. Raw material prices, labor costs rise, real estate, building materials and other downstream industries are subject to the impact of macro-control, resulting in further deterioration of the operating environment. "Enterprises to expand production capacity, full orders, but it does not mean that the future of enterprises without risk. Goofy said.

Data show that the high energy consumption of incandescent lamps, HID lamps, the overall decline in exports, which is undoubtedly the European countries and other legislation to eliminate incandescent and other high energy consuming products have a direct relationship. Although the output of products is increasing, the profit of enterprises is decreasing.

By the appreciation of the renminbi, the United States sub loan crisis and other factors, the foreign trade of the lighting industry has shrunk, a large number of products into domestic market competition in the future will intensify. Snow Light Company in the analysis of six months of the company said. Snow Wright in the first half the company achieved operating income grew by 19.73%, while net profit fell by 26.59%. The company believes that due to rising costs, the gross margin of the products have declined. Main product line of light pipe operating income increased by 50.72%, but the cost of growth of 56.64%, triggering a gross profit margin decreased by 2.71%. HID lamp gross margin fell by 17.44%. In addition, the appreciation of the renminbi to bring the price of export products has been reduced, resulting in foreign exchange losses of 1 million 907 thousand and 500 yuan; the company's new bank loans, interest expense of $627 thousand and 400, reducing operating profit.

FSL electric light source products grew 16.54% in the first half. Revenue growth is mainly due to the new production line put into operation to improve production capacity. The company's gross margin was 20%, down by 1.23 percentage points, the reason is the appreciation of the RMB exchange rate, and the total cost of about $21% of copper, heavy oil, oil and other raw material prices.

Source: Chinese industry news