The rapid changes in the lighting industry are making the traditional lighting giant GE a helpless choice. Following the GE Lighting CEO's internal mail announcement, starting November 30, GE Lighting will terminate all direct commercial activities in Asia and Latin America.
Recently, foreign media revealed that GE Lighting announced this month that it will close its light bulb factory in Bridgeville. This traditional lighting factory was built in 1948.
GE spokesman Alicia Gauer. revealed that if the union agrees, the company will officially close the factory in August 2017.
According to relevant sources, the traditional lighting products produced by the factory are outdated and it is expected that new products will be produced in this factory in the future. At present, the capacity utilization rate of this factory is only 80%.
In the past few years, GE Lighting's revenue has come mainly from traditional incandescent and fluorescent products, but the revenue of these products is declining year by year. Because the government continues to push consumers to choose more energy-efficient products, such as LED lighting.
Data show that GE Lighting's revenue from lighting fell by 11% in the second quarter, with traditional lighting revenues falling 23% and LED revenues up 4%. In the second quarter, LED revenue accounted for 42% of total lighting revenue.
Previously, GE has sold its home appliance business to China Haier Group. Revenue data from GE's industrial division showed that revenue from the appliance and lighting business fell 25% year-on-year to $1.7 billion, and net profit fell 42% to $96 million.
Earlier this year, GE Lighting announced plans to close its lighting fixtures in Lexington and Somerset in the United States by the end of August 2017. The main business of these two factories is traditional lighting products, among which Lexington mainly produces traditional lighting fixtures, and Somerset mainly produces halogen lamps.
GE Lighting said in a press release that the closure plan is based on the trend of rapid conversion from traditional lighting products, including incandescent, halogen and fluorescent lamps, to LED lighting over the past decade.
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5.08MM Power+ Signal Power Connector
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