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Mitsubishi Electric Makes Global Move with M&A
On August 25, Mitsubishi Electric announced that it had acquired the shares of Italy-based chiller manufacturer DeLclima. At the beginning of September, JARN interviewed Yoshiomi Araki, general manage...
JCI & Hitachi Joining Forces to Achieve the Same HVAC Vision
After a press conference held on October 5, JARN interviewed Franz Cerwinka, chief executive officer (CEO) of Johnson Controls?Hitachi Air conditioning (JCH), to hear about the brand strategy, global ...
Cooltech Pioneers Magnetic Refrigeration Systems
During the 24th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration (ICR2015) held in Yokohama, Japan, from August 16 to 22, JARN seized the opportunity to interview Christian Muller, founder, CEO and CSO, an...
MHI Expanding Centrifugal Chiller Business Leveraging Effici
Nearly two years have passed since the establishment of MHI Bingshan Refrigeration (Dalian) (MBRD). JARN interviewed Kaoru Kusumoto, senior general manager, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Division...
Carel Developed on Dual Trucks - Electronics & Thermodynamic
This year, Carel China celebrated the tenth anniversary. At the China Refrigeration Expo in April, JARN interviewed Luigi Nalini, Group CEO of Carel Industries, to hear about Carel’s global business s...
Panasonic Targets Doubling Commercial Air Conditioner Sales
Panasonic announced its target of \700 billion (about US$ 5.8 billion) in sales in its air conditioner business in fiscal 2018 (end March 2019), a 52% increase over sales in fiscal 2014. JARN intervie...
Carrier Expands AquaEdge Centrifugal Chiller Family to 3,000
At the China Refrigeration 2015 expo held in Shanghai in April, JARN interviewed two Carrier executives - Ross Shuster, president of BIS Asia, and Robert Chiang, vice president of Engineering, BIS Asi...
LG Challenging the World with B2B
LG is expanding its commercial air conditioning (CAC) product portfolio and overseas businesses. JARN interviewed Jae-sung Lee, president of system air conditioner (SAC) business unit, LG Electronics,...
UTC to Offer Fully Integrated HVAC Systems with CIAT
The acquisition of France-based heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) company CIAT by U.S.- based UTC Building and Industrial Systems was finalized on January 5, 2015. The brand becomes pa...
MHI AC Shipments from Thailand Grow by 25% in 2014
In February, JARN’s reporter Rakesh Kumar interviewed Noritake Hossyo, director and general manager, Marketing and Sales, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-Mahajak Air Conditioners Co., Ltd. (MACO), at ACRE...
