China
Haier's Employee Self-Organization Structure Earns Ranking A
Feb 12, 2014 Qingdao, China-based appliance giant Haier was named by Fast Company as one of world’s most innovative companies, and one of China’s ten leading innovative companies. Fast’s 2014 ranking...
Tongfang R32 Air Conditioner Passes National Evaluation
China’s first R32 next-generation refrigerant project, undertaken by Tsinghua Tongfang Artificial Environment and supported by the executive committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation o...
TCL Promoting New RACs
In the 2014 refrigeration year (RY 2014), TCL released three Ream series of new products. The company aims to achieve annual sales growth rate of 22% in 2014, with sales volume breaking 5.5 million un...
Emerson Joins Hands with Hisense to Launch mini-VRFs
Hisense Air Conditioning and Emerson Climate Technologies announced on December 10, 2013, in Beijing that they have launched the mini-VRF powered by the Copeland Scroll variable speed compressor with ...
DunAn Develops Magnetic Bearing Centrifugal Chiller
Four of DunAn new products passed assessment at the DunAn New Product Authentication Conference held in Hangzhou on November 21, 2013. Jin Jiawei, secretary general of Chinese Association of Re...
Haier Brings in KKR Strategic Investment
It is learned recently that the Ministry of Commerce has approved the partnership between Qingdao Haier and a leading global investment firm KKR. Haier announced in September 2012 that it had s...
Landa’s Chongqing Compressor Plant Operated
Landa’s compressor production base in Chongqing started operation in December 2013. It is learned that the phase-I project of the Chongqing base has two inverter compressor production lines, with planned annual production capacity of 3 million units. Landa’s steel supplier revealed that Landa Chongqing purchased large amount of steel material in December and the production volume of compressors is...
Qing’an Embraces Sharp Growth in the U.S.
Economic recovery in the United States stimulated demands of rotary compressors. Xi’an Qing’an, a Chinese compressor manufacturer, scheduled production capacity of 600,000 units in December to address...
Carrier Transicold Establishes First Service Center in China
In the end of November, 2013, unveiling ceremony of Carrier Transicold’s first direct sales 4S store in China was held in Shanghai. The center offers its products and parts, after-sales services, and ...
Air Conditioners in Rural Areas to Reach 10 Million Units
As released by China Household Electrical Appliances Association, ownership of air conditioners for every 100 households in cities and towns reaches 120 units. However, that number goes down to only 20 units in rural areas. Urbanization will serve as a momentum for a new round of economic growth in 2014, and newly emerged demands for air conditioners in rural areas are expected to hit 10 mi...
Fujitsu General Launches JII-M Series Multi-split
In middle of December, 2013, Fujitsu General Air Conditioner Forum was organized in Changsha with attendance of dealers and sales engineers in Hunan Province. Newly launched JII-M series multi-...
Dalian Sanyo Expands Scroll Compressor Export to Brazil
Scroll compressor market in Brazil keeps expanding alone with its economic recovery. Dalian Sanyo has maintained monthly export volume of over 20,000 scroll compressors, and Brazil has been a major ex...
