Hosebomber
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Crystal Lady, You are correct. The pricing of LEDs is effected directly by where the production takes place. The reason most of these companies are operating production plants in China is the lack of EPA regulations and the lack of EPA regulations on raw materials. The discussion was originally about the research and development of quality LEDs. That is mostly done in the US.
As for the revenue, Cree is a very large company and did nearly $990 million in sells. Bridgelux did $64 million in that same year. The major difference is that nearly 100% of Bridgelux income was from diode sales and only 67% of Cree's is from diodes. That and the fact that Cree only seen a 14% gain in revenue and Bridgelux seen over 100% increase. Cree also lost nearly 30% of the market share. You can see all of their 2011 info in this report. (FYI Cree's largest manufacturing plant is in Durham, NC. at 749k sq ft., their Chinese factor is 564k sq ft... They also lease 2 other production facilities in China totaling just over 500k sq ft.)
As for Chinese manufacturers that sell directly to the public there are a few. E-shine and Cidly are 2 that come to mind. Both allow you to create any custom spectra that you choose. They ship directly from China to nearly every country in the world. I have heard that customs in Italy can be hard to get your items through though.
As for hawking products or blogging, I believe my over two years of posting peer reviewed articles, publicly detesting sales tactics, calling out misinformation, and and testing LEDs in every fashion speaks for itself to this community. Please feel free to read over my older post across this site. I was one of if not the first person to call out sponsors and non-sponsors alike on their half truths and misinformation, including Advance LED. They have since changed the way they present some information and stopped making curtain claims. Many others have not.
As for the revenue, Cree is a very large company and did nearly $990 million in sells. Bridgelux did $64 million in that same year. The major difference is that nearly 100% of Bridgelux income was from diode sales and only 67% of Cree's is from diodes. That and the fact that Cree only seen a 14% gain in revenue and Bridgelux seen over 100% increase. Cree also lost nearly 30% of the market share. You can see all of their 2011 info in this report. (FYI Cree's largest manufacturing plant is in Durham, NC. at 749k sq ft., their Chinese factor is 564k sq ft... They also lease 2 other production facilities in China totaling just over 500k sq ft.)
As for Chinese manufacturers that sell directly to the public there are a few. E-shine and Cidly are 2 that come to mind. Both allow you to create any custom spectra that you choose. They ship directly from China to nearly every country in the world. I have heard that customs in Italy can be hard to get your items through though.
As for hawking products or blogging, I believe my over two years of posting peer reviewed articles, publicly detesting sales tactics, calling out misinformation, and and testing LEDs in every fashion speaks for itself to this community. Please feel free to read over my older post across this site. I was one of if not the first person to call out sponsors and non-sponsors alike on their half truths and misinformation, including Advance LED. They have since changed the way they present some information and stopped making curtain claims. Many others have not.
and 
in cheek). Dazza Dingo and yes still living the dream!
