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Industry 57
OSRAM
OSRAM creates lighting solutions for countless areas of modern life –
for illumination, visualization and sensors as well as highly specialized
applications like water purifi cation using ultraviolet light. Our portfolio
includes lamps and optoelectronic semiconductor light sources such as
light-emitting diodes (LEDs), LED systems, control electronics and light
management systems.
With artifi cial lighting currently consuming some 19 percent of the world’s electricity, energy-effi cient
lighting solutions can play an important role in cutting energy consumption and CO2 emissions. A compre-
hensive approach to environmental protection requires that product components and manufacturing pro-
cesses also meet the highest quality and environmental standards. Here, our 48 production facilities in
17 countries are an industry benchmark. Setting the pace, our plant in India received the Siemens Environ-
mental Award in 2007.
Energy-saving lighting solutions have always been one of our top priorities. For example, in 1985 we in-
vented the fi rst lamp with all its electronics integrated into the base for improved energy effi ciency. Our
most recent energy-saving products include halogen bulbs that use up to 30 percent less electricity than
conventional models, energy-effi cient electrodeless lamps and the world’s fi rst infi nitely dimmable lamps.
We’re constantly refi ning our products for offi ce and street lighting, areas in which intelligent solutions
can cut electricity consumption by up to 80 percent. In 2007, we became the world’s fi rst lighting manufac-
turer to receive UN approval for a Clean Development Mechanism. Our model, which is based on the Kyoto
Protocol, will enable the lighting industry to replace millions of incandescent bulbs with energy-saving
lamps in developing and emerging countries over the next few years.
To capture an above-average share of the double-digit growth in today’s booming market for energy-saving
lighting solutions, we’re taking major steps to boost our production capacities. For instance, we’re now
building a second production facility for energy-saving fl uorescent and compact fl uorescent lamps in India,
adding a second opto chip factory in Malaysia and expanding our existing chip factory in Germany. To ex-
tend our lead in light-emitting diodes – the energy-saving light source of tomorrow – we invested 13 per-
cent of our sales from optical semiconductors and LEDs in research and development in fi scal 2007.
OSRAM Art Projects:
Screens featuring more
than three-quarters of
a million high-power
LEDs outside our
Munich headquarters
capture the excitement
of today’s most
advanced lighting
sources. The video
installation “Alice in
Wonderland” was
designed by artist
Diana Thater.
www.osram.com