RAC/PAC
Air-condition the auditorium
20 - September - 2013 By Madeline Hellwig Middle class children in America really only need four things to survive: food, water, shelter, and air conditioning. Despite panicked hullabaloo about climate change, the SPHS auditorium is one of the few places where the shifting of Antarctic weather patterns up north would probably do some good. Students who have experienced the auditorium in the...
Mitsubishi Electric to Release New RACs with R32
Beginning in early November, Mitsubishi Electric will release 11 new models of Kirigamine Z series room air conditioners (RACs) featuring improved energy saving performance by adopting the next genera...
Toshiba Unveils New Daiseikai RACs Capable of Collecting PM2
In early November, Toshiba Home Appliances will release eight new models of ‘Plasma Air Purifying Daiseikai’ room air conditioners in the GDR series, including the new model RAS-402GDR. The mod...
RAC Sales Grow by 5.2% in First Half of 2013
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, sales revenue of room air conditioners (RACs) in China has achieved RMB 232.9 billion from January to June, 2013, a 9.1% year-on-year growth. Total profits amounted to RMB 13.7 billion, a 12% year-on-year growth. For the first half of the year, both of the production volume and domestic sales volume of th...
Trane Developing Western China Market
On August 9, 2013, Trane won the bid of Chongqing Zhongyu Metropolis thanks to the outstanding performance of its products in energy saving and stability. Train’s 14 units of centrifugal chillers and ...
Government AC Purchasing Increases by 38% in July
The scorching summer triggered hot sales of air conditioners. According to the Government Purchasing Information, compared with the same month of the last year, the total purchasing volume of air conditioners in this July has seen a growth rate of 38%. The Chinese Government has spent RMB 484 million on purchasing air conditioners in July, the second highest monthly purchasing value this ye...
NDRC Revises Energy-saving Label for Inverter Products
On August 12, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), and Certification and Accreditation Administration of China (CNCA) jointly announced the No. 34 Notice on the implementation of new energy-saving standards of inverter air conditioners, washing machines and lamps. The following is the content of the...
Daikin to Unify Brand World wide by 2017
Daikin is moving to unify its various brands, including acquired brands Goodman Global and McQuay International, under the Daikin brand by 2017. This October, the company will discontinue use of the M...
Sales Bounce Back as Market Confidence Recovers
China’s Commercial Air Conditioner Market in the First Half of 2013 Contributed by Zhang Yanbin, All View Consulting, China Amid the global economic downturn, Chinese economic growth has also e...
Sakura to Launch Innovative DC Inverter PTAC
Sakura will launch packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) DC inverter type in autumn 2013 to fulfill a rising market need and respond to a global interest on an energy saving type of such a simple c...