China’s optoelectronic power house is situated in its southern province Xiamen, which is known for its strong LED lighting industry, reported Xiamen Daily.

Bridgelux announced a major expansion of its China operations, significantly increasing its investment and capabilities in China. To better serve its rapidly growing customer base in China, Bridgelux has opened a major R&D center in Xiamen dedicated to supporting the development and manufacture of new solid state lighting products, including extensions to its best in class V Series Chip-on-Board (COB) product line.  In addition, Bridgelux will be opening an applications lab in Shanghai’s Hongqiao district to assist its China customers with the design and enhancement of lamps and fixtures that integrate Bridgelux’s highly regarded LED light source products.

According to Xiamen Dongdu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, 55 LED lighting enterprises in Huli district will enjoy the preferential policy on their exports. The Dongdu Inspection and Quarantine Bureau will provide these LED lighting enterprises with several priorities including green channel, paperless inspection, E-approving etc., in order to reduce the labor costs and improve the customs clearance speed. These 55 enterprises are the first batch in Fujian's first "export light power and lighting quality and safety demonstration area". In 2012, the ex...