India
Growth of Consumer Goods Expanding into Rural Areas
Out of more than 1.2 billion population, a large majority of people live in villages. With growing incomes and rising aspirations, this huge untapped market presents an attractive opportunity to companies who produce consumer goods. The first group to enter were automobiles, mobile phones, soft drinks, healthcare service providers and finance companies. Hindustan Unilever, the largest consumer goo...
Ninth Bry-Air Awards for HVAC&R Industry
Initiated in 2005 to motivate and encourage innovators by showcasing the designs by Deepak Pahwa, founder chairman of Bry-Air (Asia), the 9th Award ceremony was held in Delhi on February 28, 2014 on t...
Symphony India, Global Leader in Evaporative Coolers
Evaporative coolers or air coolers as they are commonly called in India take advantage in the low humidity that prevails in vast parts of India, away from the coastal belt, during the oppressively hot...
Systemair Inaugurates Modern Green 12,000 m2 Factory in Indi
Systemair of Sweden started business in India in 1999 through a distributor and later through the Swedish Trade Counsel under its own name until 2006. In 2009, the company acquired Ravistar that manuf...
RAC Market Review
Of the room air conditioner (RAC) sales, 90% take place in multibrand sales outlets. The products made by Voltas had a 20% share in such outlets, followed by LG at 18% and Samsung at 11% during the April 2013 to February 2014 period according to the latest data from market researcher GfK Nielsen that tracks sales in the durables industry. Voltas is ahead by value as well at 18.9%, followed by LG a...
Copeland Introduces Aircooled Condensing Units in 1-40 hp Ra
For the growing commercial and industrial refrigeration applications in cold rooms and storages, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and food service, Emerson Climate Technologies has released Copeland...
Unilever calls for businesses to fight against climate chang
20th May 2014 Mumbai: Keeping true to its commitment of a better tomorrow, Unilever has issued a call for all companies affected by the growing costs of climate change, and in particular the food industry, to step up their commitment to tackling the issue. The risk to the food industry from climate change is severe, with some analysts predicting that the external environmental costs of cli...
Godrej Eon Green Balance ACs Win 'India Design Mark' Award
20th May 2014 Godrej Appliances, a leader in consumer durables manufacturing vertical and pioneers in the sector has been awarded with the prestigious “Indian Design Mark- Good Design Award” for their Godrej Eon Green Balance AC. The Revolutionary Green Balance Air Conditioners was awarded by the Government of India through the India Design Council. The award was conferredon the company for ...
Indian air conditioner market 2014 witnesses strong growth
23/05/2014 While India is witnessing a strong growth in the consumer durables segment, the AC segment is highly under penetrated. However, changing environmental dynamics, urbanization and rising inco...
India, Still Promising Market
-- Postscript of ACREX India 2014 JARN reporter flied all the way from Tokyo to New Delhi to attend the ACREX India 2014 exhibition, where exhibitors from around the world were interviewed and ...
