Africa

2016.07.15

RAC Africa - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Exhibition 2

Event date: Wed, 07/13/2016 - Fri, 07/15/2016   The RAC Africa - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Exhibition 2016 will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Capetown, S...

2016.06.13

CAREL expands its presence in the Maghreb

June 10, 2016 Last April CAREL exhibited at SIFAC - Salon International du Froid, Air conditionne et du Chaud (International exhibition of Cooling, Air conditioning and Heating) in Casablanca, Morocco...

2016.05.29

1.11.4 South Africa

The air conditioner market in South Africa was estimated to be about 220,000 units in 2015, which was flat compared to 2014.   Asian manufacturers have grown their RAC sales in South Africa by se...

2016.05.29

1.11.3 Algeria

Algeria is the largest air conditioner market in Africa but continues to experience political uncertainty. Algeria’s market scale in 2015 is estimated at about 356,000 units.   According to China Customs, imports of air conditioners from China exceeded 570,000 units in 2015, representing a 43% drop from the previous year. Gree, Midea, TCL, and Galanz are major export brands. Many air conditio...

2016.05.25

1.11.2 Nigeria

Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, and oil export is the pillar of the local economy. A sharp decrease in oil price last year greatly impacted government revenue, triggering a serious economic ...

2016.05.25

1.11.1 Egypt

The air conditioner market bottomed out in Egypt in 2014. It has slightly increased as seen in 2015 with 1.3% year-on-year growth, for a total of 550,000 units. Localized production also increased.   Over 95% of the market was dominated by split type RACs in 2015. Units with capacity in the range of 12,000 BTU/h (3.5 kW) account for about half of these split types.   Egypt is regarded as...

2016.05.25

1.11 Africa

In recent years, the African air conditioner market has suffered double-digit decline, which was severely impacted by society instability, weak purchasing power, and unfavorable weather condition. The...

2016.05.07

Nigeria commissions first hydrocarbon refrigerant plant

04/05/2016 According to the Nigerian Guardian, the Nigerian Federal Government, in collaboration with UNDP, has commissioned a pilot hydrocarbon refrigerant plant, in the village of Irolu in Ogun Stat...

2016.04.20

dmg events Middle East, Asia & Africa expands into North Afr

INDEX North Africa & the Big 5 Construct North Africa launch in a regional economy poised to record growth rate of 4 to 5 per cent by 2020 April 18, 2016 The company has collaborated with Elan Exp...

2016.03.18

Kenya : Alternative energy supplies to refrigerate food

15/03/2016 Annually, 95 million liters of milk is lost in Kenya due to lack of refrigeration.   Kenyan businesses are focusing more on reducing energy costs by applying sustainable energy, includ...