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Osram Sylvania sales in North America totaled about €2 billion in fiscal year 2006, comprising 43% of Osram sales worldwide.<ref>[http://www.osram.com/osram_com/About_Us/The_Company/Facts_%26_Figures.html] Osram facts and figures</ref> Osram Sylvania employs about 11,200 people and has 17 manufacturing plants, 1 equipment assembly operation and 11 research and development laboratories, along with a network of sales offices and distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Osram Sylvania sales in North America totaled about €2 billion in fiscal year 2006, comprising 43% of Osram sales worldwide.<ref>[http://www.osram.com/osram_com/About_Us/The_Company/Facts_%26_Figures.html] Osram facts and figures</ref> Osram Sylvania employs about 11,200 people and has 17 manufacturing plants, 1 equipment assembly operation and 11 research and development laboratories, along with a network of sales offices and distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.


The company’s business includes [[incandescent light bulb]]s, [[compact fluorescent lamp]]s, [[light-emitting diode]] systems and other lighting products and services. Sylvania is among several established American brands that are licensed to global [[consumer electronics]] manufacturers.<ref>[[BulbAmerica Osram Page]] : [http://www.bulbamerica.com/osram], 2012-08-07</ref>
The company’s business includes [[incandescent light bulb]]s, [[compact fluorescent lamp]]s, [[light-emitting diode]] systems and other lighting products and services. Sylvania is among several established American brands that are licensed to global [[consumer electronics]] manufacturers.<ref>[[BulbAmerica Osram Page]] : [http://www.bulbamerica.com/osram], 2012-08-07</ref>. Osram Sylvania acquired Encelium Technologies, a [[lighting control system]] manufacturer to expand its Light Management Systems (LMS) product offerings in 2011. <ref>{{cite web|last=Applebaugh|first=Colleen|title=U.S. Media Press Contact|url=https://www.sylvania.com/en-us/newsroom/press-releases/Pages/strengthening-position-in-two-key-growth-markets.aspx|work=Osram Sylvania Website|accessdate=1/30/13}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 04:05, 31 January 2013

Osram Sylvania Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryLighting
Founded1993
FounderFrank Poor
HeadquartersDanvers, Massachusetts, USA
Number of employees
11,200
ParentOsram GmbH
SubsidiariesValeo Sylvania
Websitewww.sylvania.com

Osram Sylvania Inc. is the North American operation of lighting manufacturer Osram, which is owned by Siemens. It was established in January 1993, with the acquisition of GTE’s Sylvania lighting division by Osram GmbH.[1]

The company produces a wide range of lighting products for home, business and automotive use. It sells its North American products under the Sylvania brand name and uses the brand Osram in the rest of the world. The company is title sponsor of the Sylvania 300 NASCAR race, as well as the sponsor of It's a Small World at Disneyland and the long-running Disney's Electrical Parade at Disney California Adventure Park and the IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot in the Walt Disney World Resort.

Company profile

Osram Sylvania sales in North America totaled about €2 billion in fiscal year 2006, comprising 43% of Osram sales worldwide.[2] Osram Sylvania employs about 11,200 people and has 17 manufacturing plants, 1 equipment assembly operation and 11 research and development laboratories, along with a network of sales offices and distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

The company’s business includes incandescent light bulbs, compact fluorescent lamps, light-emitting diode systems and other lighting products and services. Sylvania is among several established American brands that are licensed to global consumer electronics manufacturers.[3]. Osram Sylvania acquired Encelium Technologies, a lighting control system manufacturer to expand its Light Management Systems (LMS) product offerings in 2011. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Washington Post [1], 1992-08-07
  2. ^ [2] Osram facts and figures
  3. ^ BulbAmerica Osram Page : [3], 2012-08-07
  4. ^ Applebaugh, Colleen. "U.S. Media Press Contact". Osram Sylvania Website. Retrieved 1/30/13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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