China
Honeywell and Sinochem Announce Formation of Joint Venture i
Meets growing demand in Asia for energy efficient and environmentally friendlier materials MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. and SHANGHAI, CHINA, Oct. 10, 2011 -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and Sinochem Group announc...
Carrier Establishes Joint Venture for Building System Energy
SHANGHAI, Oct. 11, 2011 Carrier China announced its cooperation with Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. (SEC) to establish a new joint venture, EC Energy Performance Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (“Yichuang”). This new joint venture will focus on delivering building system energy saving services and solutions across China. SEC will hold the majority share in this joint venture. Carrier is the wo...
Gree Aug. Sold 1.05mn Frequency Conversion Air Conditioners
ZHUHAI, Oct 13, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Sales volume of household frequency conversion air conditioners was 2.3853 million in August in China, taking 30.9% of the total in air conditioning industry, according to latest news from ChinaIOL.com. Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai (szse:000651) sold 1.054 million frequency conversion air conditioners in August, taking ...
Bosch Thermotechnology Acquires Chinese Boiler Maker Wuhan T
Oct 13, 2011 The Bosch Thermotechnology Division will acquire boiler manufacturer Wuhan Tianyuan Boiler Co., Ltd., based in Wuhan, China, and its three subsidiaries. Both parties have signed off on the agreement and are awaiting official Chinese approvals. Financial details were not disclosed. Wuhan Tianyuan has 620 employees and generated sales revenues of approximately EUR 16 million in the mos...
AHAM's Joe McGuire Part of U.S.-China Consumer Product Safet
Oct 13, 2011 Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers President Joseph M. McGuire is participating in the 4th biennial United States-China Consumer Product Safety Summit, which started today in Washington, DC. The Oct. 13-14, 2011 Summit is held in partnership with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quaranti...
Dow and Haier Group to Open Joint Innovation Lab
Oct 12, 2011 Dow Chemical (China) Company Ltd. and appliance OEM Haier Group will establish the Haier-Dow Global Joint Innovation Laboratory in the Haier Group Technique R&D Center in Qingdao, China. The lab will accelerate collaboration between the two companies and will manage and perform their joint research and development projects. The facility will leverage Dow’s technical platforms and...
Increasing HFC production in China
11 - October - 2011 WITH demand for HFCs still rising around the world, a number of top producers have acted to increase supplies into the Far East. The Arkema Daikin Advanced Fluorochemicals joint venture formed last year has announced a 30% increase in the production of HFC125 and the construction of a refrigerant blend unit at its Changshu site in China. The additional HFC125, a key component ...
Australian architects design advanced cooling technology bui
11 October 2011 Melbourne architects have designed a cutting edge industrial and commercial building in Nanjing China with cutting-edge cooling technology CK Designworks’ 24-storey design includes a ...
Program helps cut 14 m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
2011-10-09 BEIJING - A program to promote sales of energy-efficient consumer goods launched by the Chinese government has reduced emissions by 14 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year since it was implemented, official data showed. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, and the Ministry of Finance started the program in June 2009, which offere...
Stainless Steel Up in China, Down Elsewhere
Oct 6, 2011 Stainless steel crude steel production increased in the first half of 2011 by 3.8% compared to the same period of 2010 according to preliminary figures from the Brussels-based International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). Worldwide production in the first 6 months of 2011 was 16.4 million metric tons (mmt), a new all-time high. However, the increase in production was restricted to China...
