EU LED new standard takes effect next month

The European Union has recently issued the "Leading Energy Efficiency Regulations for LED Lighting Products", requiring all LED lighting products exported to Europe to meet the new energy efficiency standards as of September 1 this year, and gradually increase LED lighting in three phases in the next three years. Product energy efficiency standards.

After this news spread in the industry, many Zhongshan LED lighting products export companies complained. According to industry sources, to meet new energy efficiency standards, companies' production costs need to increase by 20%-30%, which will put pressure on business operations and exports.

The future energy efficiency requirement is 2.2 times that of our country

According to statistics from Zhongshan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in the first half of 2013, the value of electric light sources and lamps and lanterns that were examined and exported by Zhongshan City was 570 million U.S. dollars. Among them, the EU and the United States are still the two largest overseas markets for Zhongshan lamps, which together account for 42.9% of total exports. According to the latest "Energy Efficiency Regulations for LED Lighting Products" issued by the EU recently, the new energy efficiency standard EU1194/2012 is directed to all LED bulbs and directional light sources. It is implemented in three phases: September 1, 2013 and September 1, 2013. Day and September 1, 2016.

Gradually improve the LED energy efficiency standards in three phases. In the second phase of 2014, the energy efficiency index was set at 0.2, which is 2.2 times that of China's current implementation standards. In addition, the AQSIQ official website article shows that after the implementation of the new standard, if you want to achieve the standard single product certification and spot checks costs will need to increase about 10,000 yuan.

"Most of Zhongshan's LED companies do not meet the EU's new energy efficiency requirements." Mr. Tu Qiaoling, secretary general of the Zhongshan Semiconductor Lighting Industry Association, said that LED companies in Zhongshan are mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, and many are engaged in OEM processing. The core technologies are mastered abroad. In the hands of manufacturers.

Increase the cost of new standards or enterprises by more than two percent

Nandu reporter interviewed Yudi Lighting, Dafeng Lighting and many other LED company executives learned yesterday that most people in the industry have not heard of the EU's new energy efficiency standards, only Hengyuan Liu, the head of the stream, said from the Internet Know this information. Peng Jiangbo, who runs an LED lighting company in the town, told reporters that he had not received specific provisions for new energy efficiency standards. However, according to past experience, new energy efficiency standards have definitely affected companies. However, Peng Jiangbo believes that this is a benign effect because energy-efficiency standards mean higher demands on product quality and are beneficial to all consumers. For enterprises, this is also a market-oriented role. Peng Jiangbo said that this will push companies to increase their research and development capabilities and produce products that meet European market standards.

Zhou Xin said that the new standard imposes higher requirements on the product quality of LED lighting products, but for companies with a small scale, as long as better materials are used, some technologies can be improved during the production process. The impact will not be too great. However, during the period, it will increase the cost by about 20%-30%. This part of the cost is mainly concentrated on materials. Zhou Xin said that most of these costs will be passed on to customers through prices. Large-scale LDE enterprises can still afford the capital turnover during this period, but SMEs will be more difficult, especially in terms of exports, LED produced by Zhongshan. Products will lose price advantage and face greater difficulties.

LED companies export a lot of test

Zhang Ying, general manager of Zhongshan Xinhang Import and Export Co., Ltd., said that although the cost has increased, the core technologies are basically in the hands of foreign manufacturers, and there is little room for domestic LED companies to increase product prices. "Originally, the access threshold for European and American markets is relatively high. Now, once again, improving energy efficiency standards will exclude many small LED companies."

In addition to technical barriers, LED exports are also affected by exchange rate fluctuations. The relevant personage of Shanhaiguan said that although the import and export volume in July reached 3.27 billion U.S. dollars, a new monthly high during the year, it will still be affected by exchange rate fluctuations in the second half of the year. Zhongshan's LED lighting products are also difficult to escape. Recently, the renminbi has remained within the 6.12 range against the US dollar. Zhang Ying said that the impact of exchange rate fluctuations is around 1%, and orders for 1 million yuan may probably lose more than 10,000 yuan in profits.

The market forces companies to improve technology

"From the point of view of long-term development of the industry, the implementation of the EU's new energy efficiency standards is a good thing." Mr. Tu Qiaoling, secretary general of the Semiconductor Lighting Industry Association of Zhongshan City, issued a voice in agreement with Zhou Xin. She believes that harsh technical standards will have no quality. Only companies with bottom line protection and value can be eliminated, so that high-quality products can emerge.

Facing the criticism of the low quality of Zhongshan LED industry in Guzhen recently, Tu Qiaoling thinks that the new EU barrier is a good opportunity. “The market is forcing companies to improve their technology. Only when the company responds positively can there be a way out.”