China
Project aims to stop illegal ODS trade in Asia
13 - February - 2012 A $1.56m project has been launched to detect and prevent illegal cross border trade of ozone depleting substances, other harmful chemicals and hazardous waste in 25 countries of the Asia Pacific region. The Regional Enforcement Network for Chemicals and Waste (Project REN) was launched last week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the ...
Green Technology Takes Center Stage at AHR Expo in Chicago
2012-01-25 Over 60,000 professionals gathered at Chicago’s McCormick Convention Center on Tuesday for the International Air Conditioning Heating Refrigerating (AHR) Exposition, where they highlighted ...
Johnson Controls named ‘Top Employer’ in China
Corporate Research Foundation Institute recognizes Company for human resources practices Beijing, Feb. 9, 2012 - Johnson Controls Inc., a global diversified company in the building and automoti...
China bans R22 projects until 2013
02 February 2012 The Chinese government is banning projects using R22 (CFC) as refrigerant until 2013. Projects using R142 (HCFC) are only allowed in projects above 5,000 tons. This policy has resulted in a recent price increase by 30% of R22. According to industry sources, namely the China Association of Fluorine and Silicone Industry, this ban is likely to be continued beyond 2013....
Stricter rules make businesses greener
Xinhua, January 22, 2012 Last summer, an air-conditioner factory in east China gave up using traditional air conditioners and turned to a much greener way of making workers feel cool, which helped save 40 percent of its normal electricity needs. Technicians collected rainwater from the roof and blew the atomized water into every vent along the production line in the workshops. Now in winter, the...
China Appliances Target Philips Market as Incomes Double: Re
Jan 18, 2012 China’s demand for cheap home appliances is waning as the government phases out subsidies. In response, domestic companies are entering Royal Philips Electronics NV (PHIA)’s market with h...
Haier Invests in Thailand Manufacturing
Jan 20, 2012 Chinese appliance maker Haier plans to invest 600 million Thai baht, or about $19 million U.S., to expand manufacturing capacity at its appliance plant in Thailand, according to articles ...
Boom in Chinese cold chain industry
2012-01-19 As the largest food producing and consuming country worldwide, China is increasingly in need of a large-scale and systemised cold chain logistics structure. The country has planned to estab...
China International Heat Pump Summit Forum Held
From November 29 to 30, 2011, the Heat Pump Industry Development International Forum-China 2011 was held at the Shanghai Howard Johnson Hotel, with attendees from government, industry organizations, a...
Midea Receives 2011 Innovative Enterprises Award
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Finance and the China Enterprise Confederation jointly held the National Corporate Technology Innovation Conference in Beijing on Novem...
Shenzhen to Specify CFC Refrigerant Recycling Procedures
In October 2011, as required by national policies, the Shenzhen city government announced regulations for CFC refrigerant recycling.First, building administrative departments should urge their contracted maintenance companies to revise their central air conditioner maintenance procedures and, based on the official regulation, enforce the recycling of CFCs and reduce the level of CFCs emissions dur...
Demand for Copper Tube Falls Following Drop in AC Demand
Regarding the fundamentals of the copper market, a decreased consumption trend has been observed in a few month in the end of 2011. The aggregated downstream copper demand is rather depressing, and there are no strong incentives in place to boost the copper price. For instance, the demand for air conditioner copper tubes in a few month in the end of 2011, as a result of rapid demand contraction in...
