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Waste Circulation on Product Disposal Fund Published
The ‘Circulation on further clarifying the product sope for collecting the waste electrical and electronic product disposal fund’ (the Circulation) was published on October 15, 2012 by the Ministry of Finance of China. The Circulation specified the details about five major categories included: TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and personal computers.This initiative has been en...
Energy-saving Subsidy Sees 2nd Round of Expansion
The Chinese State Council has approved the inclusion of 6 kinds of products into the scope of fiscal subsidy, which are including respectively air conditioners, fans, water pumps and compressors. It is expected to leverage the fiscal subsidy to promote energysaving products, to accelerate the work of energy-savings and emissions reduction, and to further stimulate consumptions. This new round of e...
Renovation of Shinco Production Line Completed
On September 19, Shinco completed the renovation of its energy-saving and environmentally-friendly air conditioner production line with an annual manufacturing capacity of 800,000 units. After its reo...
Haier Commercial AC Boasts 26% Growth
Industry data shows that in the first half of 2012, the domestic commercial air conditioner market has achieved a sales value of RMB 25 billion, which is an over 10% year-on-year decline, a record hig...
HVAC Industry Information Conferences Held
The International Forum on the Upgrade and Development of the HVAC Industry and the 6th China HVAC Industry Information Conference were held recently in Beijing. Jointly organized by China Refrigerati...
Tongfang Kawasaki Phase II Plant Groundbreaking
On September 5, the Tongfang Kawasaki absorption heat pump national industrialization demonstration project phase II plant groundbreaking ceremony was organized at the Tongfang Artificial Environment ...
Refrigeration Technology Conference Held in Chuzhou
The 11th National Refrigeration Technology Communication Conference and Household Electrical Appliances Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance unveiling ceremony was grandly held in Chuzhou...
Tests on Chinese R134a finds 25%
26 November 2012 CHINA: Inferior and counterfeit refrigerant is still rife in China. A swoop on auto parts suppliers by officials in Guangzhou City found a quarter of all refrigerants did not meet the purity standard expected of R134a. Of sixty automotive refrigerant samples taken from 51 dealerships, 15 were judged to be substandard. The City’s Industrial and Commercial Bureau pinpointed R134a b...
Compressor Import Decreases in First Half of 2012
In the first half in 2012, Chinese import value of refrigeration compressors was US$ 546 million, a 9.3% decrease from that of the same period last year. The import volume was 6.517 million units, dow...
DunAn: Challenger in the HVAC&R Industry
Interview with Ge Yafei, CEO of DunAn Artificial Environmental JARN recently visited DunAn headquarters in Zhejiang Province and interviewed Ge Yafei, CEO of DunAn Artificial Environmental. DunAn has...
Tianjin Ground-source Heat Pump Committee Established
The Tianjin Ground-source Heat Pump Professional Committee was recently established. Ground-source heat pump is a leading heating and refrigeration technology in terms of energy savings and environment stewardship. The establishment of the Committee will play an important role in optimizing industry organization, formulating industry blueprint and resource integration, strengthening ground-source ...
New Standards of AC Put in Force
Three hygiene industry standards have recently been released by the Ministry of Health including the ‘Public area centralized air conditioner ventilation system hygiene regulation.’ Among the three regulations, this is the only one mandatory regulation. The other two are recommendatory standards which are respectively the ‘Public area centralized air conditioner ventilation system hygiene evaluati...
