Ningbo energy-saving lamp enterprises are injured LED lights into a breakthrough

Today is 1000 yuan / kg, could rise to 1500 yuan / kg tomorrow! Since March, the rare earth as the main raw materials, the three primary phosphor prices are even higher, Ningbo, the more than and 260 energy-saving lamp production enterprises are facing severe challenges, many companies suffered cuts, or even the plight of production.

Sell an energy saving lamp to a loss of 30%

In May this year, the national development and Reform Commission issued a statement pointed out that to significantly increase the collection of rare earth resources tax standards, and gradually achieve the unity of rare earth value and price. Subsequently, rare earth prices have continued to rise, as the main raw materials of rare earth downstream products, energy-saving lamps, fluorescent powder, in less than six months soared 10 times, from the beginning of 250 yuan / kg to 300 yuan / kg, the maximum rose to 3000 yuan / kg, which makes energy-saving lamp enterprises be taken by surprise. At present, Ningbo energy-saving lamp production enterprises have more than and 260.

Every sell an energy-saving lamp, the loss of 30%. The general manager of Ningbo yamoo Lighting Co., Ltd. Cao Maojun said, every month to produce nearly 1 million 100 thousand energy-saving lamps with fluorescent powder 230 kg, according to the current price of rare earth to count, each energy-saving lamps cost to rise 30%, their last quarter the company energy-saving lamp output fell by nearly half.

It is understood that a 20W energy-saving lamp tube, the fluorescent powder is about 1 grams, half a year ago, the cost of less than 3 gross, and according to the current fluorescent powder 2500 yuan / kg basis, energy-saving lamps capillary phosphor 20W a cost of 2.5 yuan per gram, and before a capillary of the ex factory price of 3.5 yuan about. "If there is no store powder before May, and now do not have to produce, do a loss. "A Daxie energy-saving lamp production enterprises responsible person said.

"Hoarding powder" is not to deal with plan

The cost of raw materials prices, sales prices do not go up, is energy-saving lamp production enterprises the pain of cutting one's body. Ningbo lighting industry association secretary general Wang Linkang said that in the second half of last year, several major foreign lighting giants have smelled the regulation of China's rare earth industry policy, a large number of rare earth phosphors. Foreign enterprises will save the cost of energy saving light lamp light, resulting in the domestic energy-saving lamp manufacturers price is difficult to improve.

Store powder is not to deal with it, the strength of its high requirements for the enterprise. Insiders said that the current payment cycle shortened to 2 days phosphor, so take up a lot of money. If a month's consumption of 20 tons of fluorescent powder, according to the calculation of the amount of $1500 / kg, 6 months with the amount of powder to occupy the capital of $180 million.

"Up to 1000 yuan, it would not be able to store powder, the price is too high, waiting for it to come down, the results are more and more hopeless. "A Yuyao energy-saving lamp enterprises mister, the fluorescent powder prices basically stable at 2500 yuan / kg, but if the price into powder, the products produced only raise the price to the capital, but the price will be higher than the market price, dealers will choose other suppliers.

LED lights or will become a breakthrough in transition

Energy saving lamp industry is labor-intensive industries, there is a low level of technology, high cost, heavy pollution and other issues, and rare earth is a valuable strategic resource, high prices. Some experts have suggested that small and medium enterprises should take the initiative to adjust energy-saving lamps, instead of the development of scientific and technological content is higher, more environmentally friendly, more energy efficient, more promising new energy-saving products, is a wise move.

Wang Linkang said that the rise in raw material prices so that energy-saving lamp enterprises in Ningbo is very hurt, but also for the development of LED lamps provide space. The production of a LED chip needs to be used to calculate the amount of rare earth micrograms, while the energy-saving lamps are a few grams.

More importantly, the current energy-saving lamps and LED lamps are narrowing the price difference. To the family's most popular compact energy-saving lamps, for example, the previous price of more than a dozen dollars, now rose to more than 30 yuan, while the same price of LED lights before the price of about $80, recently fell to $50. In the face of the difference between 20 yuan, many people tend to be more energy efficient, controllable, mercury free LED lamps.

Insiders said that the next year the price of LED lights may be reduced by 20%, with LED lamps instead of energy-saving lamps is an inevitable trend.