India
ICL Wins US$ 3 Million Indonesian Order
Against stiff global competition, ICL has been awarded a contract for turbine inlet air cooling (TIAC) system for 2 units of Rolls-Royce RB211 gas turbine (GT) packages. The order is valued at US$ 3 m...
High Prices Result in Lower RAC Sales this Summer
Room air conditioner (RAC) sales have dipped by about 40% this summer, compared with the previous year, because of higher prices due to soaring input costs, as a result of a weakening of the Rupee as well as the upgrade of energy efficiency norms. Prices have risen by about 20% over the past year, resulting in about 40% drop in sales during the months of April and May 2012. Consumers are postponin...
Copeland Scroll Compressors Introduced for Homes & Small Off
Emerson Climate Technologies (India) has introduced scroll technology in the residential air conditioning market in India. These Copeland Scroll compressors are designed for India-specific conditions down to 2 TR capacity for split air conditioning units, and are being used by Blue Star, Carrier, Hitachi and LG for their 3, 4 and 5 star air conditioners. This technology has been made available for...
Zeco Aircon to Market RGF Environmental, U.S. Products
Zeco Aircon Industries, a leading manufacturer of air handling units in India, has formed a subsidiary company to market an entire new range of products under the brand name ‘PureAir’ to provide clean...
Kide of Spain Parts Company with Indian Partner
RCS Kide, a joint venture between Roots Cooling Systems (RCS), a leading Indian manufacturer of evaporative cooling and ventilation systems and Kide, a part of Spanish company Mondragon, to produce discontinuous PUF panels with cam locks for cold storages, clean rooms and telecom shelters was ended effective December 31, 2011. RCS-Kide has now taken a new form and is named Kide India, which is ful...
Carrier Expands Presence in India with Two Strategic Acquisi
To strengthen its position in the integrated building management sections and to provide even more comprehensive end-to-end building management systems, including controls, fire and security solutions...
Swegon of Sweden to Start Manufacturing Blue Box Products in
Swegon Blue Box, a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of the Swedish major Swegon, will soon start manufacturing in India. The company was earlier known as Blue Box Air Engineering (India), and changed its name consequent to the acquisition of its Italian parent company Blue Box Group by Swegon. The manufacturing unit is expected to commence production from October 2012 in Navi Mumbai. Initiall...
Hitachi to Manufacture VRF Units in India
Hitachi Home & Life Solutions (India) (HHLI) is set to roll out its VRF product range ‘Set Free’ from its manufacturing facility in Kadi, Gujarat. This facility is already producing room air condi...
Fire destroys Hitachi's air conditioning factory in India
19 - July - 2012 Indian firefighters try to control the blaze at the Hitachi air conditioning factory INDIA: The Hitachi air conditioning factory in Gujarat, India, has been destroyed by fire, accord...
National Center for Cold Chain Development Nominates GCCA In
07/13/2012 The Global Cold Chain Alliance India Division is pleased to announce that GCCA India Director Atul Khanna has been nominated as the vice chairman of the Logistic and Supply Chain Committee ...
Honeywell Security Group Wins ChannelWorld’s MVP Gold Award
July 12, 2012 Honeywell Security Group was awarded Most Valued Principal (MVP) -- Gold Award in the IP Surveillance category for 2011-2012 in a survey conducted by ChannelWorld Magazine. Vikas Ch...
Indian cold chain for vaccines
July 10, 2012 India has one of the largest Universal Immunization Programs (UIPs) in the world in terms of quantities of vaccines used, number of beneficiaries (27 million infants and 30 million preg...
