China
Gree’s Chongqing Manufacturing Base Starts Construction
Air conditioning industry giant Gree’s Chongqing manufacturing base at Liangjiang area broke ground on August 3. With a total investment of RMB 5 billion (US$ 780 million), the new factory will serve ...
Johnson Controls to Build $100 Million Start-Stop Battery Pl
FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to increasing global demand for high-quality automotive batteries for environmentally friendly Start-Stop technology, Johnson Controls is investing $100 million to build a Start-Stop vehicle battery plant in China. The plant will supply global and local automakers in Asia and is expected to start production in early 2013. Johnson Controls, th...
Kingspan's Fall Prevention Solutions
Friday, 09 September 2011 The Kingspan branded Saferidge fall prevention system is the only system tested and approved by Kingspan for inclusion as a branded product in the Kingspan guarantee. Kingspan provide for the manufacture, design, installation and certification of the Saferidge system for all Kingspan roof panels. The inclusion of a non Kingspan fall prevention system on a Kingspan roof s...
China imposes more restrictions on vital ac raw materials
6 - September - 2011 FURTHER air conditioning product price rises are feared following China’s imposition of further production controls and export restrictions on certain raw materials vital to the industry. On Monday, the Chinese government’s Xinhua News Agency reported that Ganzhou, the country’s leading producer of the rare earth mineral dysprosium, has suspended production at three mines in ...
Huiyin Obtains Exclusive Distribution Rights for Renowned Ch
HONG KONG, Sept. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Huiyin Household Appliances (Holdings) Co., Ltd. ("Huiyin" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 1280), a retail chain operator and distributor of quality home appliances and consumer electronic products and a provider of after-sales services in the third and fourth-tier markets in eastern China, has made great ...
Air conditioning market to heat up
Published on 26 - August - 2011 THE global air conditioning systems market is set to recover from the recession to reach sales of 144,300,000 units by 2017. Growth will be lead by energy-efficient models, particularly inverter-based air conditioners, and the rapidly growing replacement demand, says the US-based Global Industry Analysts (GIA). In fact, the global air conditioning systems mar...
Midea Beats Gree In H1 Air-Conditioning Sales
Wednesday 2011-08-31 August 31 -- GD Midea Holding (000527) posted a 13.66-percent rise in net profit in the first half of 2011 to 1.969 billion yuan, while Gree Electric Appliances (000651) reported its interim net profit increased to 2.208 billion yuan, reports China Business News, citing company filings. Midea recorded a 58.97 percent increase in revenue to 62.04 billion yuan in the first half...
BCIA Awards open for nominations
25 - August - 2011 The Building Controls Industry Association is now taking nominations for its 2012 BCIA Awards. The awards programme aims to "acknowledge and celebrate business and professional excellence across the entire building controls arena". Award categories are: Independent Systems Installer of the Year, Best Service & Maintenance Provider, Technical Innovation of the Year (Projects ...
Report: Chinese Low Voltage AC Motor Revenues to Triple by 2
Aug 18, 2011 The Chinese market for low-voltage integral horsepower a.c. motors will nearly triple in revenues from 2010 to 2016, to reach $7.9 billion in 2016, according to a forecast from IMS Research. Unit shipments are expected to grow annually at double-digit rates, reaching 22.6 million units in 2016. Growth will be driven by local power-saving legislation mandating sales of higher-efficienc...
4.2 Water-source and Ground-source Heat Pumps in China
Government Policies by Professor Huang Hu, HVAC&R advisorIn 2006, the Chinese Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance released their ‘implementation opinions’ on the application ...
