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Havells India Ltd, a US$ 1.2 billion enterprise and one of Indias fastest growing electrical and power distribution equipment companies, has announced the launch of "Green CFL", its revolutionary product in the lighting market. Green CFL by Havells hearalds innovationin CFLs by making them more environment friendly. Benefits, in comparison to normal CFLs, include: environment friendly. Benefits, in comparison to normal VFLs, include: environment friendly CFL; quicuer lumen stabilization time; brigher light; brightness for longer period - maintains higher lumen; no black spots; and RoHS compliant and ISI certified
Speaking on the occasion, Anil Gupta, JMD Havells India Limited, said, "Innovation according to me is joining invention and insight to add value to the community. Likewise, with an incessant desire to accelerate progressive change in ouor CFL business, we are launching this revolutionary product in our portfolio."
Today, most of the CFL manufactures worldwide use liquid mercury due to cost effectiveness and simpler technology. The disadvantage is that technically it is extremely difficult ot limit the weight of liquid mercury ( generally a CFL contains at least 3 to 5 time more than prescribed norms by Indian and International standards). In Havells Green CFL no lead is used and the mercury content is also very less. Both lead and mercury are not eco-friendly item. This cause hazards while diposing normal CFL. Due to its special features, Green CFL becomes a necessity especially in preventing global warming.
With Green CFL, Havells has modified all their CFL production lines and adopted PDT (Pill Dosing Technology). With PDT, company now uses amalgamated mercury content is also very less harmfl to the environment as compared to the conventional use of liquid mercury in CFL. This pill also conforms to Indian and International standards on the use of mercury in CFL.
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| Posted : 2/27/2008 |
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