LED highbay lights to the mainland`s local governments

Taiwan`s LED makers, including Epistar Corp., Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. and Formosa Epitaxy Inc., are expanding their investments in the mainland and using every chance to take part in the mainland`s standard-setting work for the industry. Lou Qinjian, China`s Vice Minster of Industry and Information Technology, stressed that Taiwan and the mainland should speed up efforts to jointly set up common standards for the LED lighting industry on the two sides.

Chairman B.C. Fan of Neo-Neon, which is reportedly the world`s No.1 manufacturer of decorative lights, touted that the mainland`s LED lighting market would show explosive growth as soon as the standards are introduced. Fan was born in Taiwan but has headquartered his company in Guangdong. The company is operating 21 sales outlets across the mainland. His company is working with the mainland`s authorities on the standards. Neo-Neon is said to have won contracts to supply 100,000 LED highbay lights to the mainland`s local governments.

Technology Fast 500 is an annual program hold by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.On 10 December 2009, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications Industry Group announced the results of the eighth annual Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Program.