JARN News
AFEC 2018 General Assembly
AFEC held its yearly general assembly in Santander from June 8 to 10. The general assembly consisted of two parts: the business and the social events. Attendees of the business meeting discussed th...
AFEC Gives Two Presentations at Genera 2018
Genera 2018, Energy and Environment International Trade Fair, was held from June 13 to 15 at IFEMA Fair of Madrid. During the Genera 2018 Technical Conferences, AFEC gave two presentations related ...
Voltas-Ardutch JV to Build Factory in Sanand
Voltas Managing Director Pradeep Bakshi performed the ‘bhoomi pooja’ (ground worship) ceremony at the site selected for the manufacturing facility of Voltbek Home Appliances – a join...
IGBC Launches Green Cities Rating System
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has recently launched an exclusive rating system for greening of upcoming and existing cities. ‘IGBC Green Cities Rating Systems (for New and Existing Cities...
Second Mega Food Park Inaugurated in Uttarakhand State
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, inaugurated the second mega food park in the state of Uttarakhand, North India, on April 9. The 21-ha (210,000-m2) Himalayan Mega Food Park Private has been set up at a cost of INR 1 billion (US$ 14.9 mil-lion) and will benefit around 25,000 farmers in its vicinity. The first mega food park in the state, located at Haridwar...
LG Introduces Oil-free Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chillers
LG India has introduced oil-free magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers in a wide capacity range of 260 to 2,200 tons. The key features of these chillers are coefficient of performance (COP) u...
Ice Make Launches Solar Cold Room with Thermal Energy Storag
Ice Make Refrigeration has developed and introduced portable solar powered stand-alone cold rooms for operating small cold storage systems in rural areas that do not receive assured power supply. The ...
AC Industry to Experience High Growth through e-Commerce
Panasonic India, a leading air conditioner player in India, expects high growth in the air conditioner category, especially from the e-commerce platform. Gaurav Sah, business head– Air Conditioner Group, Panasonic India, told the press on April 25, “In the next few years, e- commerce sale of air conditioners will outgrow all other modes of sale. Though e-commerce currently contributes ...
Government Wants Default AC Temperature Setting at 24ºC
The power ministry has advised companies to regulate default air conditioner settings to promote energy efficiency. Air conditioner manufacturers have been asked to maintain default temperature setting at 24ºC, and this may also be made mandatory at a later stage, the power ministry said in a statement on June 22. The ministry has launched an awareness campaign around air conditioning to t...
Kanwaljeet Jawa Is the First Indian to be Appointed to the B
Global air conditioning leader Daikin of Japan has appointed its India operations managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) Kanwaljeet Jawa to the board of the parent company. This anno...
Danfoss to Bring Low-GWP Refrigerants into Second Refrigeran
As the price of high global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants increases and regulations become tougher, Danfoss is continuing its annual Refrigerant Week initiative to help industry professionals a...
Prices of Chinese Brand ACs Rise by 20%
Since the second half of 2017, due to factors such as national environmental protection policies and market policies, the purchase prices of raw materials have risen sharply, resulting in increases in the prices of air conditioning products in China. Since the beginning of this year, Chinese manufacturers have adjusted their air conditioner prices several times, and the prices are rising every mon...
