Africa
Honeywell Surveys Show Significant Gaps in Fire Safety Aware
07/07/2015 Honeywell’s fire safety awareness studies that were conducted amongst the urban adult populations of Morocco and Tunisia showed serious gaps in knowledge and behaviour. The surveys found t...
Africa: Governments, International Organisations, and NGOs M
04 June 2015 Geneva -- If we manage to reduce short lived climate pollution, we not only save millions of lives but also reduce global warming by as much as 0.6 degrees by 2050 "Steps to address short-lived climate pollutants are now seen as an essential complement of the aggressive mitigation actions needed to combat climate change," United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a stateme...
1.11.4 South Africa
According to the United Nations, GDP per capita in South Africa may catch up to China in 2017. The South African natural resources industry has been a driver of economic development and higher levels of personal consumption. With the growing South African middle class, the country’s market is relatively stable. Air conditioner market size in South Africa is estimated at about 290,000 units ...
1.11.3 Algeria
Algeria is the largest air conditioner market in Africa. Political uncertainty, however, remains and the country has had a cool summer for two consecutive years. The 2014 market size is estimated at about 478,000 units. Ductless split air conditioners account for 80% of the market, while window units take 20%. According to China Customs, imports of air conditioners from China topped ...
1.11.2. Nigeria
The Nigerian air conditioner market size is estimated at more than 441,000 units. Ductless split air conditioners account for 84% of the market and window units comprise the remaining 16%. With a population of over 170 million, Nigeria holds huge market potential. Security and political stability hold the keys to future market growth in Nigeria. Regarded as an important market in northern A...
1.11.1 Egypt
Egyptian air conditioner demand came to nearly 438,000 units. Egyptian VRF market scale is estimated at 600 units in 2014. Egypt’s population was over 82 million in 2014 and has a young demographic, indicating huge market potential. According to a report by a German marketing research company GfK, over 95% of the market is dominated by split type RACs. Units with capacity in the range of 12...
1.11 Africa
The year 2014 was not a good year for the African air conditioner market in general. Market scale contracted by 9.1% compared with 2013. Northern Africa experienced a cooler-than-usual summer, ...
Mitsubishi Electric opens South Africa office
25 May 2015 SOUTH AFRICA: Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV is to open an office in Johannesburg. Starting operations in June, the Japanese manufacturer says the new branch will focus on market res...
UNIDO project helps The Gambia adopt natural refrigerants an
22 May 2015 On 5 May, the key partners of a UNIDO initiative to help The Gambia switch to refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP) met for the official inauguration of the project that is ...
J & E Hall Condensing Units Installed at Gambian Cold Store
J & E Hall commercial condensing units are playing a key role in an innovative refrigeration project in Gambia. Three Fusion Scroll units have been installed at a newly-built cold store and butchery complex. Two JEHS-0400-M3 units are helping the 36 m2 cold rooms to function at temperatures from 0°C to 2°C. The third, a JEHS-0750-L3, is operating in conjunction with a similar-sized freezer roo...
