China
Anhui CHEARI Launches New DC Inverter Controller
Collaborated with the China Household Electric Appliance Research Institute (CHEARI) and Tsinghua University, CHEARI Anhui Branch, located at Chuzhou, Anhui Province, launched its new DC inverter controller for refrigerators at the end of September. Founded in December 2010, CHEARI Anhui Branch focuses on the research, development and application of home appliance engineering technology and...
Refrigerator Performance Standards to be Upgraded
Safety and performance standards of refrigerators will align with international levels, offering more ease and convenience to consumers. Frame and key content of the new refrigerator performance stand...
Yuetu Constructing Fujian AC Production Base
It was learnt that the construction of Yuetu Technology’s air conditioner production base at Sanming, Fujian Province has started. With the first-phase investment of RMB 1.7 billion (US$ 277 million),...
Haier Refrigerators to Adopt Honeywell Solstice
According to Honeywell, Haier is planning to employ Solstice liquid blowing agent for improved performance of its refrigerators. Solstice is the next generation liquid blowing agent of low global warm...
800 Robots to Join Midea Production Line
Facing labor shortage, rising labor costs and shift towards high-end products, and increasing demand for flexible manufacturing, factory automation with robots is the future trend of the manufacturing industry. Midea has been increasing its investment in factory automation. According to Midea, 800 robots will be running at the production lines by the end of this year. It is expected to incr...
Yair to Operate R290 AC Production Line
Out of the 22 air conditioner production line reconstruction contracts signed between the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and 14 enterprises, 12 lines o...
Energy Efficiency Top Runner Subsidy Program to be Enforced
After one-year blank, details of the household electrical appliance energy efficiency top runner subsidy program became clear. According to the notice from the National Development and Reform Commission, the previous energy saving subsidy program will be replaced by top runner subsidy program for air conditioner and refrigerators. Retail prices of the products included in the program will be cheap...
DuPont Opens Innovation Center in China
DuPont opened its first innovation center in China on September 17 in Shanghai. Located at the DuPont China R&D Center, the innovation center will display the latest technologies and applications ...
Midea Holds Commercial AC Promotional Meetings in Iran and P
Midea held promotional meetings of commercial air conditioners in Iran and Pakistan in early September. Together with its exclusive Iranian agent, Midea held a commercial air conditioner promot...
MOHURD to Expand Scale of Green Buildings
The Ministry of Housing and Urban- Rural Development (MOHURD) is planning to expand the scale of green building standards to accelerate green building coverage across the country. The plan targets to increase green buildings to 20% of newly-built buildings in cities and towns in 2015 and to rise the percentage of green buildings to 50% in 2020. It is perceivable that construction of green building...
Beijing Declaration Aiming Renewable Energy Share to Double
In the Beijing Declaration released by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers Meeting on September 2, 21 member states committed to double the share of power generated by renewa...
China Closes Five HCFC Production Lines
China announced the shutdown of five HCFC production lines at the ceremony of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer in mid-September. This would remove 59,000 tons of HCFC output, phase out 88,000 tons of HCFC production capacity and cut annual CO2 emission by more than 93 million tons. This announcement marks big steps by China in performing the agreements of ...
