JARN News
Mr. Jawa of Daikin India Awarded Power Icon of Year 2021
The Times of India, the largest circulated English language daily newspaper in India, has conferred a Power Icon of the Year 2021 award upon Kanwal Jeet Jawa, MD and CEO of Daikin Airconditioning Indi...
Haier India’s Eric Braganza Retires after 12-year Stint
Eric Braganza, president of Haier India, retired on January 1, 2022, ending his 12-year stint at the consumer durables manufacturer. Mr. Braganza, a consumer durables industry veteran, had been spearh...
Voltas Optimistic about Market Growth
Voltas, a leading air conditioner manufacturer in India, is optimistic about continued growth in the market. In a statement at the end of 2021, Pradeep Bakshi, managing director (MD) and CEO, Voltas, ...
CII Announces Cold Chain Award Winners
The winners of the sixth Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Cold Chain Awards were announced on December 16, 2021. The award ceremony recognized outstanding performers in the categories: Cold Stor...
Epta: Ad Hoc Solutions for the New Quick Commerce Format
The ad hoc solutions proposed by Epta are Misa modular cold rooms as well as Bonnet Névé and Costan Integral cabinets for fresh and frozen products. Epta’s integrated offer has two pluses: compliance with the acoustic and technical-design constraints envisaged for the creation of these city-center warehouses; and a rational use of storage space, a fundamental requirement of ...
Bock Compressors Are on Board for the Ice Arenas in Beijing
Compressors from Bock were chosen for four of the seven ice rinks in Beijing, China, that operate with CO2 cycles. The German supplier, which also has a production facility in China, has gained experi...
Commercialization of Optimal Coupled Control System of Light
An optimal coupled control system of lighting/air conditioning utilizing the hue-heat effect will be commercialized in Japan from 2022. The hue-heat effect is an effect that enables people to perce...
Use of R290 Equipment Expanding in Supermarkets
Last October, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved a higher charge limit of 500g on propane (R290) commercial plug-in display cases without doors, and 300g for closed devices with doors or drawers....
China’s VRF Market Grows Explosively in 2021
China’s variable refrigerant flow (VRF) market in 2021 exhibited a strong performance, showing robust recovery from 2020 when the market was negatively impacted by the pandemic and a cooling dow...
German HP Market Needs Subsidies for Healthy Growth
In 2021, Germany saw sales of heat pumps reach 154,000, with year-on-year growth of 28%, according to joint sales statistics on the heating market from BDH, the German Heating Industry Federation, and...
