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Background & Mission

Background & Mission

Philips is No.1 in the global lighting market, a position supported by leadership in innovation combined with a systematic approach to seeking out new market opportunities.

Our ambition is to set the pace in the lighting industry as the first-choice innovative partner for the supply of creative and cost-effective lighting solutions.

Our products are found all around the world: not only everywhere in the home, but also in a multitude of professional applications, for example 30 per cent of offices, 65 per cent of the world's top airports, 30 per cent of hospitals, 35 per cent of cars and 55 per cent of the worlds major football stadiums (seven of the ten at the 2002 soccer World Cup in Japan/Korea). Products include a full range of incandescent and halogen lamps, compact and normal fluorescent lamps, high-intensity gas-discharge and special lamps, fixtures, ballasts, lighting electronics, and automotive lamps.

Philips Lighting employs some 47,000 people at various manufacturing locations worldwide. In Asia Pacific, we are present in almost all countries with either Sales organisations and/or factories namely Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam.

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Recent Events lighted by Philips Lighting in Asia Pacific
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  • 2002 Seven World Cup Soccer Stadiums in Korea/Japan
  • 2000 Olympic Games - Opera House, International Athletic Centre, International Aquatic Center, State Hockey Centre, Superdome in Australia

Recent Landmarks lighted by Philips Lighting in Asia Pacific:
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  • ANZAC Bridge in Australia
  • Nanpu Bridge in China
  • Shanghai Times Square in China
  • Shanghai Yan'an Road Highway in China
  • Chek Lap Kok Airport Control Tower in Hong Kong
  • Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong
  • Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong
  • Sungai Dinding Bridge in Malaysia
  • Maharaja's Palace in Coach Behar in India
  • Film Studeo in India
  • Kranji Race Course in Singapore
  • Revenue House in Singapore
  • King Rama V Statue & Dusit Palace in Thailand
  • Royal Palace in Thailand