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Rinnai to Release the Third-generation Eco One

Going forward from April 2015, Rinnai will release the third-generation models of its Eco One residential hybrid water and space heating system, which realizes the industry’s highest-level water heati...
JRAIA Holds 2015 New Year Reception
On January 9, the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA) held its New Year Reception at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel. About 300 attendees including those from HVAC&R manufacturing companies, related organizations, and government offices enjoyed the party celebrating the New Year and gave their wishes for the continued success of business in 2015. Ichiro Hongo,...
Daikin to Release New Models of Zeas and Condensing Units

Starting from March 30, 2015, Dai-kin will release a total of 16 new models of its low-temperature Zeas series for freezing (8-20 hp) and medium-temperature Zeas series for refrigeration (8-15 hp) as ...
Daikin Technical Forum 2015 Held

On January 20 and 21, Daikin held the Daikin Technical Forum 2015 to introduce its new Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) and other commercial air conditioners as well as present demonstration data on ...
Hitachi to Launch New Commercial Heat Pump Water Heaters

In stages from March, Hitachi Appliances will release the 15-kW ED and three other series of natural refrigerant CO2 heat pump water heaters (commercial Eco Cute units) featuring enhanced energy-savin...
Montreal Protocol Approves US$ 35.29 Million for China
The 73rd meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol was held in Paris from November 9 to 13, 2014. Representatives from 14 countries, members of the Executive Committee, attended the meeting. At the meeting, 106 projects from 62 countries have been approved, with a total approved fund of US$ 58.76 million. China’s proposal of ...
China’s Cold Storage Capacity Reaches 33.2 Million Tons
According to the Cold Storage Chain Professional Committee of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP), the national cold storage capacity reached 33.2 million tons (or 83 million m3) in 2014, rising 37% from the figure of 24.11 million tons the year before. The number of refrigerated trucks grew 21.4% from 70,000 in 2013 to around 85,000 in 2014. Between January and October in 2...
Sales Target of Toshiba Commercial AC Grows by 35% in 2015

At 2015 Partner Summit held on January 12, 2015, Hirokazu Kondo, president and CEO of Toshiba Carrier, announced its sales target for 2015, which was set 35% higher than 2014. It is noticeable that To...
Many Rotary Compressor Companies Achieve 2014 Sales Target
Sales volume of Chinese rotary compressor manufacturers came to over 150 million units in 2014. GMCC achieved sales volume of 40 million units. Landa enjoyed sales of over 30 million units. Highly has fulfilled the sales target of 18 million units, and is marching towards 20 million units. Rechi has seen a steady performance with the sales target of 13 million units being fulfilled. Confron...
Refrigerator Compressor Export Sees 11.7% Year-on-year Growt

From January to November, 2014, refrigerator compressor has seen total export volume of 32.4 million units in China, showing 11.7% year-on-year growth. Export value came to US$ 1 billion, presenting 6...