The first half of this year, subject to international economic recovery, positive factors, Zhongshan Lighting substantial increase in exports year on year, but the export process, lack of effective control of product quality, export-oriented low-end markets, weak competition in the market is still more prominent issues such as .

The first half of this year, subject to international economic recovery, positive factors, Zhongshan Lighting substantial increase in exports year on year, but the export process, lack of effective control of product quality, export-oriented low-end market, market competition is still weak and other issues are more prominent .

Exports doubled in emerging markets

According to statistics, Zhongshan Inspection and Quarantine area, light second quarter of 2010 and about 12,717 lights total batch (batch inspection), the value of $ 357,326,000, compared with 26.1% last year and 53.1%. It is reported that these products are mainly exported to Europe, America, Middle East and Russia region, of which the largest shipments in Europe and the United States and other export markets have different rate of growth. Russia’s emerging market growth rate as high as 166.8 percent, the South American market increase of about 121%, the Middle East market growth rate reached 43%, relatively slow growth in Africa is only 14%. In the emerging markets, only the ASEAN market falling instead of rising exports, down 8.6% year on year, exports of other types of products in the first half of ASEAN has risen dramatically, lighting products, the decline in export growth to become heterogeneous.

Data show that the second quarter of this year, Zhongshan Council area export growth, light and light was, the situation for the better development of the industry, an increase of about 17.5%. "The monthly export volume from the first half of the chart can be seen, in May, light and lamps exports reached a peak in June and gradually increase income relief." Zhongshan Bureau of the staff members said, "Looking to the third quarter, the area light source and lighting is expected to maintain export growth of 15% or so. "

 "Low-cost strategy" needs to elevate the quality of

"According to the daily monitoring the situation, the current Zhongshan area, light and lamp manufacturing companies, the number of private small and medium enterprises account for more than 90%, the problem is up to." Relevant council staff member said that the current problems in the lighting industry, mainly in the enterprise long-term development strategy for legal awareness is not strong, quick success prominent acts, lack of effective control of product quality, export-oriented low-end market, market competition is weak, the focus of both the help and supervision, but also the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure and focus of the difficulties .

According to reports, since 2008, by the United States, the European high-end market suffered sub-prime crisis, the Greek impact of the credit crisis, Zhongshan many electric light and lighting companies to reduce the impact of the economic crisis, have shifted to low-end products in the Middle East, South America, the ASEAN region. As these emerging markets with low barriers to market access, government regulation is not in place, the lack of quality tracing system and the pursuit of profit led to export enterprises, trying to meet customer requirements low, reducing the overall quality of export lamps. Among them, energy-saving lights, outdoor lights, LED lights was more prominent.

It is reported that for the lighting industry, the existing problems, Zhongshan Inspection and Quarantine since 2009, since the second half, and increased exports, light and lighting manufacturer’s assistance, and with the new classification management approach to promote a planned, targeted backbone of the business of sending help companies find the problem with the "symptoms" and the right medicine. For shoddy energy-saving lamps, high power standard, such as commercial fraud, the council around the national sustainable development strategies in order to "energy saving" philosophy as a guide, on the export of energy-saving lamps to regulate and rectify the market, strengthen law enforcement do not meet the requirements of energy saving products to be destroyed, manufacturers of such products will be punished, to encourage enterprises to take the quality and brand.