China
Review of AC Sales in China During First Half of 2013
According to All View Consulting (AVC), a famous market research company of China, totally 60 million air conditioners were sold in China during the first half of 2013, a 4.8% growth compared with the...
Sanhua Launches MCHE for Heat Pump
Micro channel heat exchanger (MCHE) has experienced rapid growth in HVAC&R industry, for its great advantage on the environment and efficiency to the traditional fin and tube heat exchanger. The b...
China Promotes Energy-efficient Motors
According to the statistics of China, in 2012, the total shipment of motors for air conditioners, including the fan motors and compressor motors, were 245 million units, a 1.2% increase compared with ...
Chinese demand for air conditioners and refrigerators will c
20/08/2013 According to the China Refrigerant Compressor Industry Report, 2013-2016 released by Sino Market Insight, till 2016, Chinese demand for air conditioners and refrigerators will reach 124 million units and 113 million units respectively. Chinese sales of inverter compressors in 2012 decreased by 2% year-on-year to 34.77 million units, of which total domestic sales fell by 2% to 32...
Ohrid conference highlights: ammonia refrigeration in China
21/08/2013 Over 92% of Chinese cold stores have adopted ammonia as a refrigerant. According to Jianji Zhang*, from the College of Mechanical Engineering, Jimei University in Xianmen, series reciprocating compressors are currently the most widely used due to low cost and availability of spares, but screw compressors which have higher output tend to replace them. Evaporative condensers...
Carrier Completes Three Data Center Projects in China
Carrier has completed the installation of advanced high- efficiency HVAC systems at three major data centers for two of China’s leading telecommunications service providers, China Telecom and China Un...
3.2 China’s Cold Chain Market 2012
It is estimated that the total production volume of fresh produce in China was about 700 million tons in 2011, while that of frozen food was above 25 million tons. However, the current cold storage ca...
2.3 China
Chinese ATW Heat Pump Water Heater Market Air-to-water (ATW) heat pumps are mostly used for generating hot water in China. China’s ATW heat pump water heater market rose to RMB 4.8 billion (US$ 780 mi...
Haier America Becomes Wholly Owned Haier Group Subsidiary
Aug 15, 2013 Haier America reached an agreement with its minority joint venture shareholders to acquire their shares and make Haier America a wholly owned subsidiary of Haier Group. "The acquisition ...
Whirlpool Acquires Majority Stake in China's Hefei Sanyo
Aug 14, 2013 Whirlpool Corp. plans to buy a 51% stake in Chinese appliance producer Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. Whirlpool already sells appliances in China--mostly higher end units. In 2012 it formed a strategic alliance in China with retailer Suning Appliance Co., which has 1700 retail outlets in the country. The stake in Hefei Sanyo will give Whirlpool a larger distribution network a...
Average Operating Rate at Copper Tube/Pipe Producers Down to
Aug 14, 2013 Shanghai, Aug. 14 (Smm) -- A recent SMM survey of 22 major domestic copper tube/pipe producers (total capacity: 1.36 million mt) revealed the following insights: Average Operating Rate Down to 76.00% in July The average operating rate during July at the surveyed producers was 76.00%, down1.65% MoM, but up 3.1% YoY. This summer’s unusually high temperatures should stimulate dema...
Beat the heat: Maintenance and mobility on blazing days
2013-08-12 By Xu Xiao ( China Daily) New drivers adapt to challenges posed by the sweltering summer Like many newly empowered car owners in China, Shanghai biotech worker Liang Yu has more options an...
