China
Gree R290 ACs Go into Mass Production
As refrigerant R22 is going to be prohibited soon, R290, a hydrocarbon refrigerant with zero ozone depletion potential (ODP) and low global warming potential (GWP), has attracted the attention of the ...
Forecast of China’s AC Market RY 2012
The calendar year August 2011 marks the beginning of the 2012 refrigeration year (RY). Facing the pressure of rising raw materials cost, excessive production capacity, and intensified inflation, the m...
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 ...
