Africa
Hisense Accelerates African Market Penetration
With the production base in South Africa, Hisense is expanding its business to African markets in Madagascar, Ghana and Seychelles. Hisense’s South African branch, which is also its headquarters in Africa, set up its export division in March to export products to neighboring countries. The production plant at the Atlantis Industrial Park, Cape Town, South Africa, launched in June 2013, is p...
Nigeria starts HC refrigerant production and export to West
07 August 2014 In an interview with News Agency Nigeria (NAN) on 4 August, Mr Abdul-Kazeem Bayero, Acting Director, Pollution and Environmental Health Department at the Ministry of Environment announc...
Sierra Leone News: SL Brewery unveil CO2 and Cooling Plants
26 June 2014 As Breweries worldwide are experiencing increasing energy cost associated with production, Sierra Leone Brewery Limited yesterday unveiled a CO2 and a Cooling Plant that will address such...
African technicians express intention to move to European-st
23 June 2014 Workshop in Rwanda demonstrates both competence of expert technicians and their desire to move to a more structured competence system, in light of moves away from HCFCs and towards lower-GWP refrigerants Refrigeration groups in a number of African countries have signalled their intention to move to certification of refrigeration technicians, along the lines of European schemes....
UNEP Meets with African Nations RAC Business Owners to Talk
Jun 16, 2014 RWANDA: Businesses and refrigeration and air-conditioning experts from 28 African countries are meeting in Kigali, Rwanda until Friday to discuss adopting alternative hydrocarbon refriger...
Regulations ban non-critical production of ozone-depleting s
09 May 2014 Regulations for phasing-out and managing ozone-depleting substances published yesterday (Notice 351 of Government Gazette 37621) prohibit - with immediate effect - the production, import, export, use and marketing of specific ozone-depleting substances, as well as equipment or products containing them other than for ’critical’ purposes. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are among the su...
Chigo VRF in Africa
Chigo boasts strong presence in commercial air conditioners with product portfolio covering light commercial air conditioners, VRFs, and water chillers. In recent years, Chigo has achieved remarkable ...
Sharp Marks Achievements in Egyptian HVAC Market
Egypt-based El-Araby Group and Japan-based Sharp signed an agreement on technical and technological collaboration in 2002, signaling a landmark agreement in the HVAC industry in the Europe, the Middle...
1.11.4 South Africa
According to the United Nations, GDP per capita in South Africa may catch up to China in 2017. The South African natural resources industry has been a driver of economic development and higher levels of personal consumption. With explosive growth in South Africa’s middle class, the local air conditioner market enjoys great potential. Air conditioner market size in South Africa is estimated ...
1.11.3 Algeria
While political uncertainty remains, increased consumer purchasing power and heat waves sparked explosive growth in Algeria’s air conditioner market in 2013. The market size is estimated at about 797,000 units in 2013. Ductless split air conditioners account for 80% of the market, while window units take 20%. According to China Customs, imports of air conditioners from China topped 1 millio...
1.11.2 Nigeria
The Nigerian air conditioner market size is estimated at more than 428,000 units in 2013, a 16% decrease from the previous year mainly because of the politic unrest. Ductless split air conditioners ac...
1.11.1 Egypt
In 2013, political instability in Egypt severely impacted production and sales of air conditioners. Egyptian air conditioner demand came to nearly 430,000 units in 2013, down 32% from the previous yea...
