China
Qingdao Builds the Largest Cold Storage Warehouse in Northea
The North China (Qingdao) International Aquatic Products Trading Center and Cold Chain Logistics Base project is currently under construction. With total investment of RMB 26.07 billion (US$ 4.0 billi...
Sales of Light Commercial AC Compressors See Big Fall in Oct
In October 2015, sales of compressors for light commercial air conditioners in China came to 620,000 units, fell by 20.8% year on year. Among them, domestic sales of scroll compressors came to 211,000 units, dropped by 27.1% year on year, and rotary compressors came to 409,000 units, fell by 17% year on year. Looking at the sales by cooling tonnage, less than 3 hp compressors came to 257,000 units...
Rising Demand for Heating in South China
Heating is provided in North China from mid-November each year, whereas there is no public heating facilities in South China. However, the situation is changing now. Along with the economic development, the demand for heating has been increasing rapidly in South China provinces. According to Jiang Yi, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, more than 90% of the urban households i...
Midea Wins the Olympic Project in Brazil
Midea recently won the bidding of the air conditioning project of the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Brazil. Midea will supply its variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems, demonstrating strong internati...
Li Jin Appointed as GM of Changhong Group
Li Jin was appointed as general manager of Changhong Group recently. Born in 1967, Mr. Li earned his Ph.D. in thermal physics engineering from Beijing Tsinghua University. He also has overseas study e...
Haier Accelerates Commercial AC Market Development in Middle
On November 23, Haier commercial air conditioners were debuted at Big 5 exhibition in Dubai, obtaining an order of 5,600 units of its light commercial air conditioners on the first day of the exhibiti...
Pakistani Delegation Visits Gree R290 Air Conditioner Produc
Pakistani delegation visited Gree R290 (propane) air conditioner production line to have in-depth understanding of the products and production line retrofit. The two parties also exchanged market info...
GMCC Celebrates the 40 Millionth Refrigerator Compressor Pro
Guangdong Meizhi Compressor Company (GMCC) celebrated the production of the 40 millionth refrigerator compressor in Hefei on November 26, 2015. GMCC started producing refrigerator compressors in 2008....
GMCC Releases Compressor for CO2 ATWs
At the annual conference of Chinese Association of Refrigeration held in Chengdu in late November, Guangdong Meizhi Compressor Company (GMCC) released high efficient inverter compressor for air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps using CO2 refrigerant. This new product produces hot water up to 95oC under a -15oC environment, thanks to its strong heating capacity. As the pressure of operating CO2 syst...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders--CRAA
Zhang Zhaohui, secretary general of the China Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA, China) Happy New Year! On behalf of CRAA, I would like to extend our greeting...
