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Midea to Establish R&D Center in Austria
Midea has announced that it will establish an R&D and Innovation Center Europe (RDICE) in Graz, Austria. The objective of the RDICE is to integrate world - leading R&D resources to provide the...
Haier Welcomes Its Distributor MB Frigo from Croatia
In March 2017, Haier invited Croatia’s distributor MB Frigo and its dealers to Haier’s headquarters in Qingdao, China. MB Frigo is a professional distributor which has been cooperating with Haier air ...
Gree Actively Participates in International Exhibitions
In May, Gree actively participated in international exhibitions to further enhance its brand awareness on the global stage. At the National Hardware Show 2017 held from May 9 to 11 in Las Vegas...
China Strengthens Support and Guidance for Cold Chain Logist
The National Development and Reform Commission is committed to solving major contradictions and issues encountered during the development of cold chain logistics in cooperation with other related departments. At the same time, government’s support and guidance for the cold chain logistics industry will be enhanced, and favorable policies will also be published and optimized, providing a better env...
TCL Innovative ACs Launched in Vietnam
From March 20 to April 12, TCL Vietnam held its dealers’ conferences in five cities in Vietnam: Hanoi, Vinh, Da Nang, Vinh Long, and Binh Phuoc. Over 1,000 local dealers and agents, including several ...
Carrier China VRFs Win Residential Project in Chengdu
Carrier China was selected to supply a series of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) units to Chengdu CapitaLand Century Mansion, a high-end residential building developed by CapitaLand in Southwestern Ch...
Government Purchases Multi-splits Worth RMB 0.3 Billion in A
For multi-split air conditioner manufacturers, government procurement is no longer a small part of their business, with a single project worth a huge amount. In April, government procurement of multi-split air conditioners achieved a level of RMB 0.3 billion (US$ 44 million), accounting for 80% of the total procurement market. The largest ten procurement bids in April were all multi-split air cond...
Chinese Manufacturers Penetrating Overseas Market
As the China’s domestic market tends to be saturated, home appliance manufacturers are planning to expand overseas markets. China’s home appliance exports have shown a stable trend since the second ha...
Exports of ACs Show Double-digit Growth in March
According to China Customs, exports of air conditioners from China in March recorded 7.13 million units, a year-on-year increase of 29.5% on a volume basis, and RMB 7.98 billion (US$ 1.17 billion), a ...
China’s AC Market Shows Buoyant Trend in 1Q of 2017
According to an air conditioning market report on the first quarter of 2017 from All View Consulting (AVC), China’s air conditioning market showed a buoyant trend. Offline sales reached 2.37 million units on a volume basis, a year-on-year increase of 22%, and RMB 9.18 billion (US$ 1.35 billion) on a value basis, a year-on-year increase of 29%. The online sales volume reached 2.08 million un...
