China
Severe Inventory Problem Puts High Pressure on Domestic AC I
In 2010, all domestic air conditioner manufacturers were actively expanding their production capacities. However, sales have not taken off in the 2011 refrigeration year. Industry observers warned that the inventory level was at a 10 year high. Data from All View Consulting released on October 10 indicates that the current inventory level of the air conditioner industry was 32.2% higher than that ...
Growth Slows in Household Appliance Market
According to the latest data released by the China Market Monitor, total domestic sales revenue of household appliances was RMB 612.3 billion (US$ 95.7 billion) for the first six months of 2011, 12.8% higher than that of the same period in 2010. However, the growth rate of the sales revenue declined by 50% over the same period of the last year. Although China’s household appliance market is still ...
Beijing to Require Solar Water Heaters on All New Buildings
The newly built residential buildings in Beijing will be required to install solar water heater systems, and installation costs will be included into the construction costs by real estate developers. The charges of using solar hot water heaters will be based on actual usage. On October 17, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development released the ‘Administrative R...
Beijing to Implement Evaluation Standards for Green Building
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Housing and Urban Rural Development released the ‘Evaluation Standards for Green Buildings.’ The standards, which regulate that the area of each person cannot exceed 49 m2, are to be implemented from December 1, 2011. The standards target newly-built, rebuilt and extended residential and public buildings, categorizing the buildings in three levels: one st...
Heat Pump Multi AC Performance Evaluation Seminar Held in He
From September 21 to 24, hosted by the Hefei General Mechanical Academy, the ‘Heat Pump Multi Air Conditioner Performance Evaluation System’ project technical seminar and the 3rd technical conference over the drafting of the national standard GB/T ‘Positive Displacement CO2 Refrigerating Compressor Nominal Condition and Performance Test Methods’ were held in Hefei. The meetings were hosted ...
Low-Carbon Roadmap Summit Experts Approve Haier’s New Heat P
Surrounding the theme of ‘Energy Conservation for a Brighter Future,’ the 2011 Low-Carbon Roadmap Summit of the air conditioning industry was held in Qingdao recently. In addition to the popular low-c...
LG Chillers Enjoy Steady Development in China
In the second half of 2011, after reuniting with LG Group, LG Air Conditioning (Shandong) has achieved remarkable development in many fields, especially in the sales of centrifugal chillers. Currently...
Haier Launches New MX Series VRFs
Haier CAC recently held the 2011 new VRF product launch and East China strategic customer conference. Surrounding the theme of ‘Haier CAC Green Action,’ the company will actively promote its MX4 and M...
Hisense Hitachi’s First VRF Promotion Meeting Held in Shanxi
On October 8, Hisense Hitachi held a promotion meeting of Hitachi inverter central air conditioners for HVAC experts in Shanxi Province at the Taiyuan Jinci Hotel. Over 30 experts from the Institute o...
Midea Institute of Refrigeration Opens
The unveiling ceremony of the Midea Institute of Refrigeration was held on October 17. With a total investment of RMB 400 million (US$ 63 million), the institute is one of the most advanced refrigerat...
