Today, the lighting industry is led to appearances as well as changes in universal coverage and violent. LED lighting in the growing presence of Japan, South Korea is no exception. South Korea put forward in 2012 'to become the world's top three power LED industry,' the objectives, the Government and enterprises, glue gun vigorously promote LED. In Korea, LED lighting, the use of a substantial increase.
Ordinary consumers mostly lighting brand in Japan as Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi and NEC and other large enterprise products. In South Korea, under the law in the protection of small and medium enterprises, mainly small and medium enterprises constitute the lighting industry. Kumho Electric representative enterprises (Kumho ELectric) and Southern Song bulbs (Namyung Lighting) and so on. It also includes Osram Opto Semiconductors (OSRAMGmbH), Royal Philips Electronics (Royal Philips ElectronicsN.V.) And the U.S. General Electric (General Electric) and other foreign companies.
Construction of South Korea as the LED lighting industry, lighting, semiconductor lighting appearance that great changes have occurred.
SMEs,glue stick large enterprises have entered the world.
South Korea's lighting industry has long been protected SMEs. However, as a key element LED semiconductors, Samsung Group and LG Group and other large enterprises have been involved in the lighting market. In addition, access to after 2010, to a large iron companies, led by POSCO (Posco) Group, in the oil refining and communications have the advantage of the SK Group, said to be involved in the market.
In addition to these large enterprises, the risk of companies have been established, in the LED lighting business enterprises in South Korea has more than 400. Many view the next 2 to 3 years, LED enterprises will inevitably intense merger eliminated.
Government strongly led.
The South Korean government on the 'green energy industry' high hopes. In the August 15, 2008 South Korea held the 60th Anniversary celebration, the South Korean government proposed 'low-carbon green growth' as ??a future national strategy.
The contents include: ① the new growth area by expanding to the development of national; ② to improve the quality of national life, improving the environment; ③ to address climate change contribute to the international community, and so, clearly the Government's low carbon green growth initiatives. One of the areas of focus include LED industry. In this strategy, the South Korean government plans to actively support the use of a new generation of LED lighting.
South Korea expects the global market size of LED industry will be expanded in 2015 to about 1000 billion U.S. dollars. In order to ensure that this huge market, strong position, South Korea proposed LED 2012 market share of 8.3% from 2008 to 15% target. To this end, fostering the development of the LED industry to strengthen policy. For example, 'create a leading market demand (15/30 items)', 'ensure that the global core technology (R & D focus to the investment)', 'build a stable base to grow (to promote specific regional clusters, improve the legal system)' and so on. In South Korea, with the Government 'held in the power industry, culture LED industry' is maturing time.
LED lighting, universal status quo.
LED officials and the public to promote cooperation through the popularity of South Korean cities as the center expanded the use of LED lighting. For example, in public institutions in Seoul, about 930,000 in the overall lighting equipment (as of April 2010), about 160,000 (equivalent to about 17% of the total) have been replaced with LED lighting. In addition, the plan before 2020, all public bodies are replaced by lighting LED. In addition, the operating railway KOREARAILROAD (KORAIL) before the scheduled end of 2010 to spend 1.3 billion 80 million won, equivalent to 2,000 cars will be 10% of the 200 vehicles to replace lighting fixtures LED. After advancing LED technology in stages.
However, more than a place to set LED lighting for public institutions and commercial facilities, does not seem to penetrate into the ordinary family. Although the appliance store to see more opportunities for LED lighting apparatus, but because of higher prices and other reasons, the average household penetration rate is currently only 2%.
Ministry of Knowledge Economy to promote the popularity of LED lighting, plans to farm, residential and shopping streets such as LED lighting for the purchase of an object to provide grants for the private sector to provide large-scale construction called 'ESCO' financing.