Shoddy Products Cast Poor Light on $7 Billion Market: CFL Industry Launches Quality Identification Plan for Asia
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The world’s three largest lighting companies, Philips, OSRAM and General Electric, today signed a pact to establish standards for compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) in an effort to rid the Asian market of shoddy energy-saving lights. Under the new agreement, lighting suppliers in Asia will develop performance levels to rate CFL quality, a system for product marking, and a regional database so consumers can identify which CFLs meet quality standards. Read the full news release. |  |
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