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- NVC International Holdings Limited is a Cayman Islands-incorporated company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of lamps, luminaires, lamp transformers, lighting electronic products, and related appliances; it operates through segments including International NVC brand sales outside the People's Republic of China (PRC), domestic non-NVC brand sales in the PRC, and international non-NVC brand sales. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of LED lighting fixtures, retrofits, and replacement lamps; personalized pendants, chandeliers, and luxury lighting solutions under brands such as NVC Lighting, ETI Solid State Lighting, Dernier & Hamlyn Design (a British bespoke lighting manufacturer acquired in recent years), AURA architectural lighting, and NVC Electric labs; these products encompass commercial, industrial, office, residential, emergency, interior, exterior, and smart IoT-enabled lighting controls for sectors like retail, hospitality, construction, transportation, urban infrastructure, hotels, schools, and superyachts. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Tai Po, Hong Kong, with manufacturing bases and R&D centers in the Asia Pacific including facilities in Bac Ninh, Vietnam and Kakegawa, Japan, NVC International serves markets in over 30 countries across North America (primarily via ETI in the US), Europe (UK, Nordics, Netherlands), Japan, Southeast Asia (Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia), the Middle East, Australia, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, and the PRC through 13 regional offices, 9 country hubs, and 100+ distributors. Subsidiaries include NVC Lighting Ltd., ETI Solid State Lighting Inc., and Dernier & Hamlyn Design Ltd.; the company changed its name from NVC Lighting Holding Limited in January 2020 following a strategic partnership with KKR that established separate NVC China and NVC International operations. Recent developments include the phase two expansion of its Vietnam manufacturing facility beginning production, ETI's launch of the AURA architectural lighting brand and brand refresh with headquarters relocation to Atlanta, Georgia in a 110,000 square foot facility, NVC UK's designation as Certified Carbon Neutral, ongoing brand upgrades for NVC Lighting with a relaunch planned for late 2025, implementation of a dual-channel Flow and Project sales strategy driving growth in markets like Uruguay and Papua New Guinea, new product developments exceeding 100 items focused on platformization and modularization, and procurement optimizations including localized sourcing in Vietnam amid US tariff challenges, contributing to improved gross profit margins despite a 9.6% revenue decline to US$107 million in the first half of 2025.