Global CFL Boom

See table: World Sales of Compact Fluorscent Lamps

Global sales of CFLs grew by almost 25% in
1997, reaching a total of about 350 million units.
Sales of screw-base CFLs now exceed those of
pin-base CFLs by 30%. The large production
capacity in Asia will continue to press prices
downwords. As more and more manufacturers
enter the market, lamp quallity will be an
increasingly important topic.

Ikea Slashes CFL Prices
Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant with department stores in 28 countries, recently gave away half a million CFLs. Their aim? To alert consumers to quality electronic CFLs being marketed for $5 a piece.

Shedding Light on
India«s Lighting
Guest Author Monik Mehra takes a look at India. Economic liberalization in India has created an increased hunger for power. The potential for efficient lighting is just waiting to be exploited.

Regular Features:

• Editor's Corner

• Dimmable CFLs available in North America

• Pears on Philips« menu

• Helical CFL not dead

• CFL Harmonics found negligible in field test

• World`s largest order of LED traffic lights

• Future Bulb Competition Reissued

• Lighting in Cyberspace

• Product information on-line

• Costs of LED traffic lights cut by half

• Low frequencies and other ceramic updates

• First moves by Philips-HP joint venture for LEDs

• SLI bought by much smaller CML

• EU lamp label finally approved

• Right Light 4

• Efficiency in commercial buildings