n-tech Research Announces New OLED Lighting Report for May 2015 Release
Industry: Consumer Electronics
New OLED lighting report includes eight-year (volume and value) projections for all the major market sectors. Firm is honoring pre-publication pricing through end of May
Glen Allen, VA (PRUnderground) May 21st, 2015
Industry analyst firm n-tech Research has announced it will be releasing its latest report on the OLED lighting market the week of May 26th. The report, “OLED Lighting 2015-2022: Reassessing Markets and Momentum” continues the firm’s coverage of the OLED lighting market that dates back to 2006. Details about the latest report are available at: https://ntechresearch.com/market_reports/oled-lighting-2015-2022-reassessing-markets-and-momentum
A preview has been made available at: https://www.slideshare.net/NanoMarkets/nano-825-ch1
The firm is honoring pre-publication pricing through May 31st.
Context
A year ago the outlook for OLED lighting seemed to brighten a bit, anticipating that new capacity build-outs and continued development would enable higher outputs and lower costs, and finally start to unlock broad market demand. Unfortunately these efforts largely haven’t panned out: LG Chem has pushed out its planned expansion, Konica Minolta did ramp but we believe with disappointing results so far, and Philips is getting out of OLED lighting (and lighting components entirely).
On the end market side of the equation, one can still find reasons to be encouraged. OLED lighting products are showing up in home improvement stores for just $200, instead of the thousands they cost just a couple of years ago. The first vehicles with OLED lighting are expected to arrive within the next 12-24 months. And there are always occasional opportunities to be found in unique showcase installations.
But the real big end-market fish for OLED lighting — office and commercial lighting, and low-cost residential — remain frustratingly elusive, still unable to broadly appreciate and embrace OLED lighting’s value proposition. The issue seems to be less about technology and performance improvements, and more about persistently high costs and pricing — which is why the aforementioned manufacturing expansions and improvements (and more of them) are so critical.
The OLED lighting sector is displaying classic chicken-and-egg symptoms. Manufacturers are waiting to commit until there is enough real or imminent end-market demand — but demand largely will be lured by vastly cheaper products enabled through production improvements and lower costs. The question now seems to be which strategy to embrace for the near- to mid-term: press on and believe, stand pat and wait, or give up and get out? All these cases can be made.
About the Report
This latest report from n-tech Research revisits our assumptions and expectations on the evolution of end-markets for the OLED lighting sector, evaluating the challenges still standing between OLED lighting and key end markets, especially general illumination in offices and low-cost residential lighting. We include eight-year (volume and value) projections for all the major market sectors along with an assessment of how OLED lighting can effectively compete with conventional lighting technologies.
This report also analyzes the core strategies of leading players in the OLED lighting space, from technology development and manufacturing to key partnerships.
About n-tech Research
n-tech Research is the leading provider of market research and industry analysis for the advanced materials sector, with a special focus on the latest functional and smart materials. The company is the next evolution of NanoMarkets and represents a rebrand and more from what has been an extremely successful firm that started back in 2004.
Our reports and services are designed to identify the latest business opportunities, whether they involve printing, coating, or patterning materials. Our client roster is a who’s who of companies in specialty chemicals, materials, electronics applications and manufacturing.
