China
Heat Pump for Drier in Spotlight
China’s domestic heat pump enterprises have all achieved satisfactory development in 2012, with continuous expansion both in residential and commercial markets. Improvements were also made in other application areas. The application of air-source heat pumps is no longer limited to water heaters, showing great development potential in home heating and industrial utilization ? especially drier. &nbs...
Dunan Sees Huge Sales Increase in 2012
For the first three quarters in 2012, the sales revenue and net profit of the Dunan Group increased by 41.9% and 15.1% respectively compared to those of the same period of 2011. Since the air conditio...
Midea Carrier Latin America JV Celebrates Oneyear Anniversar
At the end of 2012, the Midea Carrier ABC (Argentina, Brazil and Chile) joint venture celebrated its one-year anniversary. In the past year, the joint venture has integrated businesses and teams of th...
Emerson Climate Technologies Tests Various Low-GWP Refrigera
At the JRAIA Symposium held in Kobe, Japan on November 8 and 9, 2012, Dr. Xiaogen Su, vice president, Engineering Development, Emerson Climate Technologies, Asia Pacific, gave a presentation on R32 pe...
Shanghai 2013 - 3rd Ozone2Climate Technology Roadshow and In
8 -10 April 2013, Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) The Asia Pacific region is the largest producer and consumer of HCFCs and accounts for 85% and 74% of these chemicals’ global production and consumption respectively in 2010. In addition, the region manufactures most of the Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC&R) equipment and is the fastest growi...
Daewoo Gets OK To Self-Certify Refrigerators for Chinese Mar
Feb 13, 2013 Daewoo Electronics’ Refrigerator Research Institute in the Bupyeong District of Incheon, China, received certification as a refrigerator energy tester by the Chinese government. Certification allows Daewoo Electronics to self-certify its refrigerators bound for the Chinese market. Daewoo Electronics Refrigerator Research Institute applied in 2012 to become a CQC (China Quality Certi...
Gree 2012 Profit Up 41%
Feb 8, 2013 Gree Electric Appliances (Zhuhai, China) reported sales 100.084 billion yuan (approx. USD $16.1 billion) for full-year 2012, an increase of 19.84% from 2011. The company reported net profi...
HK needs to enhance energy efficiency of buildings: experts
2013/2/7 HONG KONG - The majority of electricity consumed in Hong Kong is used at buildings, therefore, fostering efficiency in the use of energy for buildings plays a crucial role in energy saving and development of a low carbon economy of Hong Kong, a professor said Monday here. Speaking at the conference of Sustainable Development through Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Michael K.H. ...
Midea Group restructures assets for possible listing
Midea Group, a major home appliance maker, is restructuring assets worth over 90 billion yuan ($14.4 billion), according to a statement by Guangdong Midea Electric Appliances Co Ltd, a listed company ...
Honeywell’s UOP Technology Again Selected For Petrochemical
1 February 2013 Honeywell’s UOP announced that its UOP Oleflex? process technology has been selected by China’s Longgang Chemical Co. to produce key ingredients for fuels and synthetic rubber. ...
Sanhua acquires US heat exchanger company
1 February 2013 USA: Sanhua, the Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration component supplier, has acquired R- Squared Puckett Inc, the US manufacturer of aluminum heat exchangers, manifolds, and oth...
Chinese companies need to be seen as more 'trustworthy'
2013-01-31 An international survey has found that Chinese companies are less trusted than companies headquartered in other nations, a major hurdle for the growing number of Chinese enterprises looking to "go global". Of those polled in developed countries, only 19 percent regarded companies headquartered in China as "trustworthy", according to a survey by Edelman, a leading public relations firm....
