China
Gree Develops Large Centrifugal Chiller with Built-in DC Inv
- Expanded Cooling Capacity up to 1,400 RT China-based Gree recently announced that it had developed a series of high efficiency centrifugal chillers adopting an inverter-driven DC permanent ma...
Haier Establishes Asian HQ in Japan, Continues 2-Brand Strat
Feb 20, 2012 Appliance giant Haier Group will establish its Asian headquarters in Osaka, Japan, along with two R&D centers in Tokyo and Kyoto., and will continue growing the Aqua appliance brand i...
Home appliance mkt poised to regain momentum in H2
2012-02-14 By Zhuang Guangping After the termination of incentive policies for the home appliance industry, market sales have slipped significantly. According to the monitoring statistics of A...
China's HVAC&R sector: temporary downturn but will recover s
2012-02-14 China Household Electrical Appliances Association released the latest output, sales and exports numbers of China’s HVAC&R sector. Although the sales of refrigerators, freezers and air-c...
China: Growing market for CO2 refrigeration
14 February 2012 As one of the largest HCFC consumption countries, China faces a tough task to reduce HCFC. Some companies have now initiated research and development programmes on CO2 refrigeration. ...
Project aims to stop illegal ODS trade in Asia
13 - February - 2012 A $1.56m project has been launched to detect and prevent illegal cross border trade of ozone depleting substances, other harmful chemicals and hazardous waste in 25 countries of the Asia Pacific region. The Regional Enforcement Network for Chemicals and Waste (Project REN) was launched last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the ...
Green Technology Takes Center Stage at AHR Expo in Chicago
2012-01-25 Over 60,000 professionals gathered at Chicago’s McCormick Convention Center on Tuesday for the International Air Conditioning Heating Refrigerating (AHR) Exposition, where they highlighted ...
Johnson Controls named ‘Top Employer’ in China
Corporate Research Foundation Institute recognizes Company for human resources practices Beijing, Feb. 9, 2012 - Johnson Controls Inc., a global diversified company in the building and automoti...
China bans R22 projects until 2013
02 February 2012 The Chinese government is banning projects using R22 (CFC) as refrigerant until 2013. Projects using R142 (HCFC) are only allowed in projects above 5,000 tons. This policy has resulted in a recent price increase by 30% of R22. According to industry sources, namely the China Association of Fluorine and Silicone Industry, this ban is likely to be continued beyond 2013....
Stricter rules make businesses greener
Xinhua, January 22, 2012 Last summer, an air-conditioner factory in east China gave up using traditional air conditioners and turned to a much greener way of making workers feel cool, which helped save 40 percent of its normal electricity needs. Technicians collected rainwater from the roof and blew the atomized water into every vent along the production line in the workshops. Now in winter, the...
