Market Report

2022.07.13

Can India Become the Second AC Powerhouse after China? — Mi

The Indian air conditioner market showed vigorous recovery in 2021, as JARN reported in the cover story of the April regular issue. This summer, India recorded all-time high sales of air conditioners ...

2022.07.13

ISKID Assesses 2021 Turkish HVAC&R Industry Data

ISKID, the Turkish association of manufacturers and/or importers of climatization, refrigeration, and air conditioning devices, discussed 2021 data on the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and r...

2022.07.13

MCE to Start Soon

Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) 2022 will run from June 28 to July 1 at Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy. During this event, MCE will offer a new digital platform, available from June 28 to July 6. MCE...

2022.07.02

TCL CAC Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park Put into O

On May 17, 2022, TCL held a commissioning ceremony for the TCL Commercial Air Conditioning Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park in Nantou, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, with the theme of &l...

2022.07.02

Chinese Manufacturers Shifting Focus to Central ACs

In a context of fierce ongoing price wars in the room air conditioner (RAC) segment, Chinese manufacturers are finding it difficult to make a profit in this segment and are turning to the central air ...

2022.06.27

Successful Midea V8 Global Launch in Dubai, Leading VRF Revo

The Midea V8 Global Launch Event, Envision the Infinity, came to a successful conclusion in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 1, 2022. The event shed light on issues such as developmental tren...

2022.06.23

Shanghai Lockdown Released, But Impact on Supply Chain Ongoi

On June 1, 2022, the Shanghai Municipal Government lifted the strict lockdown that had been applied throughout the city from April 1. Citizens have finally regained their freedom to go out, but the impact of the two-month lockdown on the supply chain is unlikely to be easily eliminated. Shanghai is a major Chinese city with about 25 million inhabitants and has an important industrial area and p...

2022.06.13

European Governments Strengthen Heat Pump Subsidy Policies

France In France, the government has decided to increase the MaPrimeRénov subsidy by €1,000 (about US$ 1,050) for any change in heating system to a renewable system, which makes it possible to replace a gas or oil-fired boiler, as part of its policy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and the resilience plan announced by the Prime Minister on March 16. This increase takes effect fo...

2022.06.13

Italian AC Market Records Historical Growth in 2021

Reported by Jacques Gandini, managing director of Studio Gandini and Mara Portoso of Assoclima, Italy The Italian air conditioning market registered historical growth in 2021. Several factors gener...

2022.06.06

ACRA Successfully Held Online

On April 9 to 10, 2022, the 10th Asian Conference on Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (ACRA) was successfully held online from Chongqing, China. ACRA was jointly initiated by Japan, China, and South...