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Price Hike! Price Hike! A Brutal Start for the Lighting Industry in 2026!

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The keyword for the start of 2026 is 'increase'.


In addition to LED lighting companies under Xidun Lighting, such as Mayalit·Maya, announcing price hikes, at the end of 2025, multiple LED lighting enterprises sequentially issued price increase notices, all declaring price increases effective from January 1, 2026, with hikes reaching up to 15%.

Shenzhen Smart

On December 30, Hongli Zhihui's wholly-owned subsidiary Shenzhen Smart Semiconductor Co., Ltd. issued a "Price Adjustment Notice" stating that due to gold prices rising over 70%, silver prices over 170%, and copper prices over 36% from the beginning of this year until now, with continued increases, the costs of raw material supports, silver paste, and wires have risen significantly, making original prices unsustainable.

To better serve customers and ensure continuous product supply, Smart decided: starting from orders received on January 1, 2026, product prices will be appropriately adjusted; the specific adjustment amount for new orders will be based on actual communication between company sales personnel and customers.

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It is reported that Smart, founded in 2009, leveraged the leading advantages of the listed group Hongli Zhihui to rapidly develop into one of China's most competitive LED lighting light sources and Solution providers, specializing in the R&D, production, and sales of COB, filament, flexible filament, etc.; its products are widely used in LED fluorescent lamps, LED bulb lamps, LED panel lights, LED street lights, LED indoor lighting, LED outdoor lighting, and other fields.

Zhejiang Dingyi

On December 30, Zhejiang Dingyi Industry & Trade Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Dingyi Electronic Trade Co., Ltd. jointly issued a "Contact Letter" stating that recently, due to the continuous and significant rise in the price of LED chip raw materials, especially since the beginning of this year, the sharp increase in gold, silver, and copper prices has continuously increased the factory's production cost pressure. To ensure product quality and service stability, after careful consideration, the company has decided to raise LED chip prices by 10%-15%.

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Data shows that Zhejiang Dingyi is one of the main agents of MLS, mainly responsible for the sales of MLS SMD surface-mounted devices in the East China region, LED beads for European and American festival lights, and nationwide sales of various advertising light sources. Currently, Zhejiang Dingyi is expanding into new lighting material product sales, including PCB electronic components, structural parts/injection-molded parts, etc.

Hubei Jingcaixin

On December 29, Hubei Jingcaixin Technology Co., Ltd. issued a "Price Increase Notice" stating that recent raw material prices in the optoelectronics industry have continued to rise sharply, causing a surge in product production costs that has exceeded the company's internal cost absorption limit. Jingcaixin stated, "This price adjustment is a helpless move under the current industry environment. In the new year, Jingcaixin will continue to work hand in hand with partners to create excellent results with high-quality products and services!"

Specifically, to ensure stable product quality and continuous optimization of subsequent services, after careful consideration, Jingcaixin has decided: Starting from January 1, 2026, corresponding adjustments will be made to Jingcaixin product prices; please refer to the latest quotation list for the specific price adjustment amount.

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Data shows that Jingcaixin focuses on the R&D, production, and sales of LED optoelectronic materials. As a one-stop procurement center, it possesses over 3,000 square meters of warehouse stock, ensuring instant shipment without worry for various products such as switching power supplies, signage light sources, light box light sources, and lighting light sources, fully meeting customer needs.

Sanan Optoelectronics

On December 29, Shenzhen Sanan Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. issued a 'Price Adjustment Contact Letter' stating that due to the continuous surge in raw material prices, which have stabilized at a high level with no obvious signs of a short-term decline, product costs have risen sharply. 'To ensure stable product quality, safeguard the interests of both parties, and achieve win-win cooperation, our company has decided to increase prices for all product lines starting January 1, 2026, subject to specific unit prices and sales confirmation.'
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According to available data, Sanan Optoelectronics focuses on the R&D, production, and sales of LED linear lighting. With the core philosophy of specializing in light strips and making them excellent, its products cover the full spectrum from basic lighting to smart ambient lighting. Leveraging high cost-performance and flexible supply models, it serves dealers and engineering contractors nationwide. Annual output value exceeds 50 million yuan, the company operates nearly 5,000 square meters of space, possesses multiple fully automatic and semi-automatic production lines along with production testing equipment, and achieves a daily production capacity of 50,000 to 80,000 meters of light strips.

Zhongshan Jingsheng Optoelectronics

On December 22, Zhongshan Jingsheng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. issued a 'Product Price Adjustment Notice' stating that recently, due to the continuous and significant rise in prices of main SMD LED chip materials (brackets, alloy wires, gold wires, silver paste), the company's operating costs have increased dramatically. The company has been bearing immense pressure from rising costs and hopes market prices will return to normal soon, however, raw material prices continue to climb with no sign of correction.

Sanan Optoelectronics stated that to ensure product quality and supply stability, the company must make appropriate adjustments to existing product prices. After careful assessment by the company, effective immediately, all product prices will be increased by 5%—10%, with specific prices subject to the company's latest quotation.

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Public information shows that Sanan Optoelectronics was established in 2020, and its business scope includes the manufacturing, sale of semiconductor lighting devices, optoelectronic devices, display devices, lighting devices, as well as the manufacturing and sale of optical instruments.

Huian Optoelectronics

On December 4, Foshan Huian Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. issued a "Price Adjustment Notice" stating that due to recent changes in the market environment, the prices of raw materials such as copper, iron, tin, aluminum, and ABS have continued to rise, and production capacity has also been affected to some extent, leading to increasing production costs. Although internal optimization has been used to absorb part of the cost pressure, it remains difficult to offset the cost impact caused by market fluctuations. To continuously ensure product quality and stable supply, the company must make appropriate adjustments to product prices. "After deliberation by the company, it was decided to adjust unit product prices starting from January 1, 2026."

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It is reported that Huian Optoelectronics is a technology enterprise focused on the field of mainless lighting, integrating R&D, production, and sales. With years of industry experience and technical accumulation, it has formed a product matrix centered on light strips and mainless lighting in the field of mainless lighting.



From the price increase notices issued by various enterprises, it is evident that the continuous rise in raw material prices has become the core driving factor behind lighting companies raising prices. The significant surge in prices of base materials such as gold, silver, and copper has directly pushed up production costs for LED lighting enterprises. Costs in packaging stages including brackets, silver paste, wires, and PCB substrates have skyrocketed accordingly, severely squeezing corporate profit margins, making price hikes an inevitable choice for lighting companies. Notably, apart from the LED sector, many other industries are also experiencing a wave of price increases.

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