3.4-1 PRODUCTS & ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE

ASERCOM reports 7-10% growth in the European refrigeration compressor market in 2018. Compressors for smaller capacity inverter chillers made inroads. Scroll technology facilitates a compromise between the choice of lower GWP refrigerants and compliance with efficiency standards. For chillers with capacities of less than 50 kW, efficiency standards and cost-competitiveness are driving a shift to inverter compressors.