Heavy! GE officially announced the sale of lighting business

Cleveland.com according to foreign media reported on 9, GE (8) on Thursday announced the sale of GE lighting in an internal e-mail message.

GE lighting communications director Alicia Gauer said: "the company is to discuss related matters with potential buyers. In order to continue to streamline its portfolio and focus on its core digital industrial assets, the company is considering selling its lighting business."

Company will according to the final terms with potential buyers to consider the strategic choice, and is likely to sell GE lighting to different buyers in different business sectors. But excluding the professional lighting or other products and services sold by GE's Current.

According to Gauer, the company has not yet worked out how to arrange the employee Current GE lighting and GE's plan. The company employs approximately 300 people in the lighting department in northeastern Ohio. But GE lighting has been substantially streamlined in recent years, employing about 700 people four years ago.

Related sale rumors began to spread as early as a few months ago.

On the morning of 8, an internal e-mail from GE CEO Bill Lacey lighting was released in EdisonReport.net, has made the relevant interpretation of the sale plan. The email emphasizes that negotiations are at an early stage and that GE lighting will consider several strategic options. (compile: LEDinside, Nicole)

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