Welcome to LEDs Magazine’s News & Insights for Aug. 2, 2023. Here in the northeast, we have seen relief from the high heat and humidity of the past several weeks. However, there is no such relief from the pressure cooker that is quarterly reporting for two of the largest players in LEDs and lighting — ams Osram and Signify. Both companies reported losses in the second quarter. Our Mark Halper reports on the strategies each organization has revealed to analysts, which segments performed poorly, and where the bright spots remain.

Also in this issue:

• Our July/August issue has dropped, featuring my first Commentary as editor-in-chief, in which I muse on the influence of engagement with industry stakeholders on our content and brand direction.
• Co-chairs of the Minamata Convention on Mercury – Africa Region Oarabile Serumola and Roger Baro urge lighting companies and associations to participate in ensuring an appropriate phase-out of mercury-containing products.
• Alyssa Stone of American Lighting provides a snapshot of the linear lighting installation that illuminates the Las Vegas World Market Center entrance area.

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Carrie Meadows, [email protected]