Chairman from Chinese LED manufacturers Chang Fang Semiconductor, Mason Technologies, and Elec-Tech International expressed their reasoning behind need for government support and regulation of LED industry. 

Following international lighting giants Philips, OSRAM, and GE shift towards LED lighting, local manufacturers from various countries followed suit. CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets most recent report showed a good outlook for LED lighting market development in 2014 and believes that LED lighting demands will be the driver for LED manufacturing capital expenditures in 2014. They predict that global numbers for new MOCVD units in 2014 will increase compared to 2013, reaching an estimated 390 units.