Zumtobel sales in Europe Cree LED lighting devices

CREE company and ZumtobEL Group signed a long-term strategic cooperation agreement, authorized Zumtobel in the European market sales of Cree embedded downlight. First year sales target for 50 thousand 230V LR6 devices. Products will be Zumtobel group's "Thorn" and "Zumtobel" two brand exclusive sales, the market throughout Europe, more than and 40 countries and some selective export market. The two companies jointly announced that they would use their business relationships in 2009 to enter another large capacity lighting field.

Cree believes that through this strategic cooperation will accelerate the lighting revolution in Europe, to provide consumers with energy-saving long-term LED lighting products not only save money but also to protect the environment.

According to LEDs magazine, LR6 downlight 230V power input is only 12 watts, but the color quality of output is equivalent to 75 watt incandescent lamp is the incandescent lamp life is 50 times. Design life for more than 20 years under normal conditions, the business environment for more than 10 years. Compared with compact fluorescent lamp, the utility model can save energy by 50%, has a life span of more than 5 times, and does not contain harmful mercury.

Source: China Semiconductor Lighting Network