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Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

IBISWorld IBISWorld Beijing, China Last Updated: May 2024 3971

Revenue

$23.1bn

2024

$25.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

220k

Businesses

897

Wages

$X.Xbn

Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China industry analysis

Revenue in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry is expected to decline at an annualized 1.3% over the five years through 2022, to total $23.1 billion. This trend includes an expected drop of 6.1% in the current year. The industry has developed steadily, driven by supportive government policies and increasing disposable income. Following product upgrades and rising demand for high-end products, industry profit is estimated to account for 6.4% of revenue in 2022.Affected by the repeated COVID-19 epidemic and the high price of raw materials, the profit space of enterprises has been squeezed to a certain extent, and the industry reshuffle continues. Enterprises with technology, capital and brand advantages are gradually expanding their market share, and high-quality resources are gathering to leading enterprises. Digitalization and intelligentization help improve the whole value chain operation ability of the industry.The Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China has a high level of foreign ownership. In 2022, three of the top ten players in this industry are wholly-owned foreign companies and another is a Sino-foreign joint venture. In addition, exports are anticipated to contribute a large share of revenue, at an estimated 40.5% in 2022. Overall, approximately 900 enterprises are expected to operate in the industry, employing 219,744 people with total wages of $2.3 billion in 2022. Industry revenue is forecast to increase at an annualized 4.8% over the five years through 2027, to total $29.2 billion. LED lighting products will likely maintain rapid growth in China over the period, replacing some of the demand for traditional lighting. Industry players are increasingly focused on producing smart lighting that consumes less energy. As a result, industry operators are forecast to gradually phase out producing incandescent lamps.

Trends and Insights

  • Revenue for the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China is expected to decline at an annualized 2.5% over the five years through 2023. Electric lighting is widely used in the commercial, business, construction, heavy industry and household sectors in China.
  • Fluorescent lamps segment is the largest segment in the industry. The demand for compact fluorescent lamps will increase.
  • The industry is concentrated in Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, where there are many high-tech enterprises, strong economic conditions and convenient port transportation. These five provinces contribute approximately 68.8% of total industry revenue.
  • Competition is mainly from the internal industry as some products in this industry could also replace some others. There are few goods from other industries that can take the place of these products.
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Industry Overview

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $23.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Biggest companies in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China

Company
Market Share (%)
2022
Revenue ($short_0)
2022

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China

Products & Services

Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Fluorescent lamps and discharge lamp tubes, HID lamps and Tungsten-halogen lamps. Fluorescent lamps and discharge lamp tubes is the largest segment of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China.

Trends and Insights

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in China
  • Automotive Lighting and Signaling Equipment Manufacturing in China

International industries

  • Lighting & Bulb Manufacturing in the US
  • Lighting Fixtures Manufacturing in the US
  • Lighting & Bulb Manufacturing in Canada
  • Lighting Fixtures Manufacturing in Canada
  • Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing in Australia

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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China mainly manufactures electronic light bulbs (light generated by electronic current through tungsten filament) and gas discharge lamps (light generated by gas discharge when electronic current runs through the electrodes at both ends).

What's included in this industry?

Manufacturing of lampsManufacturing of low-voltage bulbs Manufacturing of fluorescent lamps: straight, ring and compact fluorescent lamps Manufacturing of special bulbs: halogen lamps, high-voltage sodium lamps, and high-voltage mercury lampsManufacturing of lamp holder supports for various bulbs

Companies

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Related Terms

FLUORESCENT LAMPINCANDESCENT LAMPLIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED)

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Revenue for the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China is expected to decline at an annualized 2.5% over the five years through 2023. Electric lighting is widely u...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Fluorescent lamps segment is the largest segment in the industry. The demand for compact fluorescent lamps will increase.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The industry is concentrated in Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, where there are many high-tech enterprises, strong economic conditions and convenient...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Competition is mainly from the internal industry as some products in this industry could also replace some others. There are few goods from other industries that can take the...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The major companies has advantages in research and technology. With the increasing demand for high-quality products from consumers, major companies in the industry are active...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Strict efficiency standards discourage the use of traditional bulbs. These standards have caused manufacturers to exit the industry and pushed consumers toward LED solutions.

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    The follow Cost Structure Benchmarks represent an average of all firms operating in the industry. Generally, purchase costs account for the largest share of industry revenue.

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

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    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What is the market size of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China in 2024?

    The market size of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China is $23.1bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China industry in 2024?

    There are 897 businesses in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China has been declining at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China is expected to grow.

    What does the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing in China include?

    Manufacturing of lamps and Manufacturing of low-voltage bulbs are part of the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry.

    How competitive is the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China?

    The level of competition is high and steady in the Lighting and Bulb Manufacturing industry in China.