Rare earth prices exacerbate chaos in the domestic energy-saving lamp market

Rare earth prices have exacerbated the chaos in the domestic energy-saving lamp market 'Rare earths are the main raw material for the tri-color phosphors in the capillary tube of energy-saving lamp accessories, accounting for up to% of the raw materials.' A senior executive of the leading domestic energy-saving lamp manufacturer Sunshine Lighting (.SH) recently commented on ' According to the Caijing Daily, the current price increase of three-primary phosphors has exceeded %, which will cause more companies to adopt low-cost halogen powders to produce halogen powder energy-saving lamps. “According to the current national standards, halogen powder lamps are generally unqualified. Products.” 　　 According to the person, China exported about 100 million energy-saving lamps last year, of which Southeast Asia and the Middle East accounted for about one-third. Many of the energy-saving lamp products sold in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are halogen lamps. 'This ratio may increase this year.' Guo Xiu, secretary-general of the Guangdong Provincial Lighting Association, also stated that the energy-saving lamp manufacturers in Zhongshan, Guangdong have accounted for% of the domestic energy-saving lamp market. The weapon for these manufacturers to win the market is low-price competition, and the low-cost energy-saving lamp products are halogen powder lamps. Zhongshan manufacturers are even called 'garbage manufacturers' in the industry.　　 It is reported that before the price increase of three-primary phosphors, phosphors accounted for only 10% of the total cost of energy-saving lamps. After the price increase, the cost of energy-saving lamps will naturally increase. On the contrary, the cost of halogen powder is only less than one-tenth of the three primary color phosphors. Although halogen powder lamps are also energy-saving products compared to incandescent lamps, their luminous efficiency and lifespan are greatly reduced compared to energy-saving lamps that use three-primary phosphors. 'Generally speaking, the energy-saving effect of halogen powder lamps is only about% of that of tri-primary fluorescent energy-saving lamps.' The above-mentioned high-level sunlight lighting said that the light efficiency of normal tri-primary phosphors can reach %~%, and the light attenuation is slow, but The light effect of halogen powder is only about %, and the light attenuation is very fast. 'What's more, the service life of halogen powder lamps is about% shorter than that of three-color energy-saving lamps.' 　　 When consumers buy, they can’t tell which energy-saving lamps are halogen powder lamps, but they don’t shine after a period of time. Energy-saving lamps that do not light up at all can basically be concluded to be halogen powder lamps. 'This is really not a good phenomenon for the domestic energy-saving lamp industry, and it will affect the overall image of China's energy-saving lamp manufacturers.' Sunshine lighting executives said helplessly.　　 In a spot check test conducted by the Beijing Consumers Association recently, the initial measured value of .% of energy-saving lamps did not reach the stated value of the company’s products. 'The main reason why the initial luminous efficiency of energy-saving lamps cannot meet the standard is that the phosphors use too much halogen powder.' Guo Xiu pointed out that the European and American markets have requirements for the light decay standards of energy-saving lamps. Qualified products are likely to cause the manufacturer to enter the 'blacklist'.　　 Therefore, in order to enter the European and American markets and avoid being 'blacklisted　　 But in the domestic, Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern markets, there is a disorderly competition situation. 'Everyone is fighting for prices, and using low-priced halogen powder lamps to grab market and orders has become a common practice in the industry.' 　　 'Management departments are difficult to supervise.' Guo Xiu said that manufacturers usually take three-color energy-saving tests to relevant departments. Lamps, but halogen powder lamps are marketed in the market. “After all, the profit of the energy-saving lamp industry is too low. For example, some energy-saving lamp manufacturers in Guzhen Town, Zhongshan, only make a few cents on a single energy-saving lamp.'