The price surge at the inflection point? The largest lamp manufacturers announced price 6%

After the lamp prices plummeted in ten years, the reduction tide appears to be turning.

According to foreign media reports, the United States the largest lamp manufacturers Acuity Brands over the years for the first time a substantial increase in the market, the global lighting industry by surprise.

Acuity Brands has a number of top brands in North America and Europe, which included Lithonia, Winona, Holophane, Hydrel, Carandini, Gotham, Indy, Peerless and eldoLED, with annual sales of more than $3 billion 500 million (about 22 billion 170 million yuan).

Acuity Brands announced that the United States will all the traditional lighting technology and a variety of LED product prices from the beginning of June 11th 6%.

The move is significant, Acuity Brands is regarded as the industry leader, many independent manufacturers are expected to follow the price of light.

Acuity Brands global senior vice president Sero Cardomone attributed to the price increases "significant inflationary pressures, but industry observers said, manufacturers have a" enough "mood, and try to Chinese the price of imported lamps matching is a" race to the bottom".

A British manufacturer said that Acuity's move can be seen as a turning point". "We have been in the absorption of cost pressures, because we can't transfer prices to customers. But now we have reached a position higher than the price itself, the installation of lamps lamps."

He also said that in addition to lighting products materials costs, service costs are also increasing.

Acuity this week's bold statement will be other brands to follow. Recently, the increase in the cost of raw materials, such as aluminum prices soared 25%, now $2300 per ton (about 14 thousand and 600 yuan). Another reason is that the United States on the export part of China lighting part 25% tariff increase.

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