China
High AC Inventory Level in China
The aggregate inventory of residential air conditioners from all factories and distribution channels in China is estimated to exceed 20 million units. A comprehensive analysis about the air conditioner industry during the 2011 refrigeration year (from August 2010 to July 2011) revealed that when the year ended, the total inventory of both factories and distribution channels was about 16.2 million ...
Hitachi VRF Forum Held in Shanghai
Hitachi’s VRF Pioneer Technology Forum was held at China Shanghai Architectural Design and Research Institute on December 1, 2011. The forum was divided into two sessions and conducted in the form of ...
Juhua to Develop New HFO Refrigerant
Juhua announced on December 7, 2011 that the board of directors approved a project by Zhejiang Quhua Fluorine Chemical, a wholly owned subsidiary of Juhua, to develop the 4th generation fluorine refri...
Envicool Tech Provides Server Room AC Solutions
On December 7, 2011, a press conference for the ‘White Paper for Data Center Air Conditioning System Application Technology’ organized by the CECS data center task force, as well as the symposium of ‘...
Gree Honored with 2011 Middle East Best Manufacturer Award
On November 23, 2011, the first Climate Control Awards 2011 organized by Climate Control, a renowned air conditioning and refrigeration magazine, was held at the Logis Hotel Atlantis in Dubai, United ...
Gree Technology Included in National Torch Plan
Gree announced that many of its technologies and new products have been included in the 2011 National Torch Plan and National Key New Product Plan. The 5 projects that have been included this time hav...
Dunan Pursues Development through Innovation
On December 6, 2011, Dunan held its 2011 innovation development convention in Hangzhou. More than 380 people attended this conference, including its group board members, executives from the cont...
10th Cross Taiwan Strait Communication Conference Held at Ta
The Cross Taiwan Strait Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Communication Conference, one of the largest cross-strait communication activities, has been organized for two decades. On December 1 and 2, ...
China to Accelerate Phaseout of HCFC to Protect Ozone Layer
On December 19, Zhang Lijun, vice minister of the China Ministry of Environment Protection expressed at the Initiation Conference of HCFC Phase-out Acceleration Industry Plan in Shanghai that China wi...
Hisense Accelerates Overseas Market Exploration
The Hisense Group hosted a press conference in Kuwait on November 13, 2011, symbolizing the entrance of Hisense into Kuwait. During the press conference, Hisense introduced its global strategy,...
Major AC Brands Compete on Heat Pump Technology
As a cold winter approaches, more and more consumers have once again focused their attention on the heating capability of air conditioners. All major air conditioner brands have focused on promotional...
Daikin Establishes Its Largest AC Production Base in Suzhou,
Daikin has announced the establishment through its subsidiary Daikin (China) Investment (head office: Beijing, China) of Daikin Air-conditioning (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a company established in Suzhou, China, to manufacture residential and light commercial use air conditioners. Production is scheduled to start from April 2012 at a planned capital investment of approximately ￥15 billion (RMB 1.2 billi...
