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Chigo Earns Exemption from Export Inspection for Air-Conditi
Oct 30, 2012 Chinese air-conditioner producer Chigo earned an exemption from export inspection on Oct. 23, 2012. Chigo was officially awarded the exemption at a ceremony at the Guangdong Chigo ...
Motor Industry Decreases in First 6 Months of 2012
As calculated by the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association, in the first half of 2012 the motor industry has achieved a total output value of RMB 28.83 billion, a 2.2% year-on-year decline. The total industry manufacturing volume reached 8,700 MW, a reduction of 7,377 kW with a yearon- year decline of 7.8%. In the first half of the year, the motor industry has seen a sharp decline of yea...
AC Sales Slump by 25% in RY 2012
According to statistics released by the State Information Center on August 30, the number of air conditioners sold in the domestic market during 2012 refrigeration year (RY; from August 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012) declined by 25.1%, compared to the same period last year, while sales revenue dropped by 19.4%, a record year-on-year fall since RY 2007. However, in the depressed market, the high efficie...
Beijing Enforces Green Building Evaluation Standard
On September 1, the ‘Evaluation standard for green building’ was enforced in Beijing as a part of the ‘National green building evaluation label certification’ initiative. For projects submitted for the 1 and 2 star green building label review after September 1, their construction drawing designs are reviewed based on Beijing’s ‘Evaluation standard for green building.’ The application process is c...
Ningbo AC Exports Increase in January-July of 2012
Ningbo Customs announced that, from January to July this year, Ningbo has exported home appliances worth US$ 1.3 billion, which is a 23.7% year-onyear growth, showing a strong increase in export. Aux ...
Chunlan Exports its Compressors to Eastern Europe
During recent years, Eastern European countries imposed restrictions on the import of whole unit air conditioners and lowered the tariff on individual air conditioner components. Based on the policies and changing market conditions, Chunlan timely adjusted its import and export strategies and sent experts to the importing companies to provide technical guidance. This strategy directly contributes ...
14.4% Increase of Compressor Import from Thailand in 2012
According to statistics released by China Customs, until May 2012, the total number of compressors imported from Thailand reached 1.1 million units, or 14.4% year-on-year growth. Among them, the number of compressors of 0.4-5 kW is 1.03 million units, or 25.4% year-on-year growth; for compressors with power greater than 5 kW, the import figure was 62,600 units, or 50% year-on-year decline. As for ...
Guangzhou International Water Heater Exhibition
The 2012 Guangzhou International Water Heater Exhibition successfully closed on August 23. This event was held at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, the largest exhibition center in Asia...
MIIT Publishes Energy Star Product Catalog
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) published the ‘Energy Star’ product catalog on August 22. To promote the use of high-efficiency energy-saving home appliances, the MIIT compiled the 2012 Energy Star product catalog following the guidelines outlined in the ‘Notice about Energy Star ratings on energy-saving home appliances in 2012,’ referring to the products selected for th...
Micoe Solar Ships First Batch of Air-source Products
Micoe Solar held the unveiling ceremony of its air-source products in the industrial park in Shunde, Guangdong on August 25. It is estimated that after the entire park becomes operational, annual prod...
Largest Tri-dimensional Cold Storage to be Set Up in Henan S
Henan Synear Food’s largest industrial park is nearly completed, and the most advanced and largest tri-dimensional cold storage in Asia will be installed there. According to the company, the output capacity of the tri-dimensional cold storage is 350 tons per hour with the highest level of automation and food safety.cialiscialislevitraorder generic levitraorder generic levitralevitra side effects n...
R134a Price Falls in August
As statistics revealed, the price of R134a plunged severely in August 2012. The average price was RMB 28,100 (US$ 4,460) per ton at the beginning of August, but that figure slumped to RMB 25,300 (US$ 4,016) per ton by the end of the month, or a 10% drop in price. According to industrial experts, this sharp price decline is mainly due to three factors: 1) abundant upstream supply of trichloroethyle...
