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Sudden Boost in AC Market
The air conditioner market in the United Kingdom could experience a sudden spurt in growth towards the end of the current year in what Daikin’s Managing Director Peter Verkempynck calls distress purchases. Users of R22 systems may be faced with the prospect of failures which cannot be rectified by normal servicing since any lost refrigerant could not be replaced in 2015 - and even if a supply coul...
Natural Solutions
A survey by the market research organization Shecco reports an increasing use of hydrocarbons, ammonia and CO2 in refrigeration systems. Ammonia now accounts for 90% of commercial installations in the industrialized countries compared with 40% in developing countries. Half of all new domestic refrigerators use hydrocarbons and CO2 accounts for 3,000 transcritical and nearly 2,000 cascade systems w...
Mango, King of Fruit, Arrives in Mumbai for 2014 Season
Over 400 boxes of Alphonso mangoes arrived at the wholesale market in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, on February 22, a major hub for mango trade that services the large retail market. With this arrival from the ...
Carrier Transicold Helps Grow Refrigerated Transport Industr
Transport refrigeration is an essential part of cold chain across various segments, be it pharmaceuticals or the food industry and Carrier Transicold, since its entry into this segment in India in 199...
Voltas Wins Three Large Project Orders from Middle East
Reasserting its long-established standing as a trusted engineering procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for electro-mechanical projects, Voltas has won three substantial orders from the Middle East, totaling Rs 10 billion (US$ 160 million) in value. The three projects are: - Integrated Health Centre and Worker’s Hospital in Qatar: With a timeline of 24 months, the scope of project ...
Survey of Current Cold Storage Capacity & Technology Used
The cold chain sector is critical to many industries. During the last decade, cold storage capacity in India has been grown by 10 million tons. This rapid growth created a need for a base line survey in this sector. The National Horticultural Board (NHB) conducted the survey with the help of a private company and some important aspects of the findings are given as below: ? 89% of cold stora...
Thermax India Absorption Chillers in U.S. and Europe
Over the last decade, Thermax, the largest manufacturer of absorption chillers in India, has supplied and installed more than 450 vapour absorption chillers in the United States and Europe, which have...
Edgetech Unveils New Factory at Rohad, Haryana
There are 16 large and mediumsized manufacturers of air handling units in India with a majority located in the north and the west with the few in the south, in addition to about 16 more small-size pro...
DRI to Launch Ecobeam Chilled Beams
Desiccant Rotors International (DRI), a global provider of components and systems for energy recovery, indoor air quality, fresh air treatment, evaporative cooling, desiccant dehumidification, and green buildings, has launched a new product for the first time in India. Developed in and designed for Asia, the range will form the next generation of chilled beams for high humid areas around the world...
Blue Star HVAC System at New Iconic Terminal II in Mumbai
The first international flight to land at the brand new Terminal II at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on February 14, 2014 was Air India from Singapore. Spread over 4.4 millio...
