Other Asia
Daikin launches new R32 unit in Thailand
03 Aug 2015 THAILAND: Daikin has introduced its Inverter Smart air conditioner with low GWP refrigerant R32 to the Thai market. Already providing technical assistance to Thai manufacturers in a...
RDM in JV to offer energy management solutions in South-East
July 29, 2015 MALAYSIA: Resource Data Management (RDM) Asia is to team up with UEM Edgenta Bhd in a joint-venture (JV) to offer energy management, remote monitoring and control solutions throughout South-East Asia. In a filing to Bursa Malaysia on Monday, UEM Edgenta said the JV company will develop active facility management capabilities for the commercial and industrial buildings/faciliti...
Air conditioning units in Singapore
21/07/2015 Air conditioning has grown considerably amongst Singapore’s population of 5.3 million.From an ownership of 58.3% among Singapore households in 1998, this figure grew to 76.1% in 2013.  ...
Mitsubishi Electric Opens New Facility in Thailand
Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products (Thailand) (MCP), a Thai-based subsidiary for air conditioning systems, has been expanding its manufacturing and logistics capabilities with a new facility in Cho...
Hong Kong advises trade to avoid flammables
17 June 2015 HONG KONG: Following a fatal air conditioning explosion and fire in 2013, the Government in Hong Kong is advising the trade not to adopt flammable refrigerants. Hong Kong’s secreta...
Mitsubishi Electric expansion in Thailand
08 June 2015 THAILAND: Mitsubishi Electric is to build a new JPY10bn (70m Euro) distribution centre to increase output from its residential air conditioning plant in Thailand. According to the ...
Honeywell’s Grant Program Promoting STEM Education Helps 180
29 May 2015 Eighteen hundred students in Ho Chi Minh City and Dak Lak , Vietnam, recently received multimedia learning tools, including computers with engaging, educational software, books, video scre...
2.10 Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian demand for VRF systems in 2014 is estimated 47,000 units. Demand in commercial buildings, villas, and resort homes has been rising sharply in the region. VRF is a market segment...
1.3.7 Myanmar
Lagging behind its more economically developed neighbors in the emerging Greater Mekong Subregion, Myanmar is being called the last frontier in Asia. Myanmar’s air conditioner market is estimat...
1.3.6 Philippines
The Philippine market is characterized by stable development with little fluctuation. JARN estimates the Philippine market size at about 631,000 units in 2014, marking expansion of 4.4% compared with ...