While upstream LED bulb core technology is still controlled by foreign companies, but the market is more competitive downstream products. Because the LED industry in China’s main competition is reflected in the low-end market, and international companies in the LED between the upstream supply side there is also fierce competition, so China LED companies in China’s competitiveness on the domestic market, at the low end applications are rather optimistic. With the rapid rise of China’s domestic LED enterprises, China LED technology gradually, continued approaching international companies. China LED companies in the international market, competitiveness will be enhanced, but the heavy market demand for the field of patents, more difficult to sway. the international solar lighting manufacturers frequent mergers and acquisitions of listed companies surge to seize the largest market for China LED

Recently, Osram official announcement from November 9, 2011 from joint venture partners have been in the acquisition TraxonTechnologies, Ltd. (Referred to as Traxon) of the remaining shares. A few months ago, Osram has completed the German and American technology companies Siteco EncELium acquisition plans.
Samsung: the Samsung Electronics and Samsung Electro-investment 290 billion won (about $ 200 million) founded by 50:50 the two companies, but the company’s corporate management of Samsung Electro-all. Currently considering the acquisition of the rest of Samsung Electro-formed LED lighting joint venture.

For the development of LED tube, LED lighting market growth rate and did not meet people’s expectations, that people’s expectations too high, LED industry, global market and the Chinese market is so. Currently the global lighting market is only about $ 120 billion (equivalent to RMB 756 billion yuan) about the size of China market in 2010 to reach 300 billion yuan, far below expectations. In 2011, domestic and international markets and the industry chain, the middle and lower reaches have not reached the expected increase.
For the Chinese market, led light products can not in ordinary household applications, mainly in business applications such as industrial, hotels, shopping malls and other areas. For shopping malls, it is mainly used in the public part, because of commercial lighting demanding, involving color temperature, color and other factors.

LED light products, is currently doing business there are two types, one is the traditional lighting companies, they are more in-depth understanding of the overall lighting, and there is better distribution channels; Second, the LED industry chain enterprises, such as LED packaging enterprises turn to the downstream terminal manufacturers. These companies need to become familiar with solar street light, and a corresponding distribution network.