India
India’s frozen food market expected to grow almost threefold
11/07/2014 The market for frozen foods in India has grown at double digit growth rate in last few years. As per a report by Sathguru Management Consultants on India’s Frozen Food category, the retail...
India plans to overhaul approach to UN climate talks
1 July 2014 By Sophie Yeo India will take more of a leading role at UN climate negotiations from now, according to environment minister Prakash Javadekar. He said that India would “reposition” ...
AC Companies in India Focusing on CAC Sales
Air conditioner was a luxury item to most Indian families 10 years ago. As the household income increases, air conditioner has become the next purchasing item following TV and refrigerator for an average Indian family. Due to the extremely hot weather in the summer, fast-cooling is the most demanded feature for air conditioners. To lower the electricity bills, high energy-efficient air conditioner...
2.5 India
Demand for VRF systems in India is estimated at 24,000 units in 2013. As calculated by cooling capacity, a total capacity of 300,000 hp has been reached in the Indian market, showing 15% year-on-year ...
1.7 Indian Subcontinent: 1.7.1 India
Despite its huge potential, the Indian air conditioner market did not expand in line with predictions in 2013 due to the depreciation of the Indian rupee and unseasonable weather. However, strong basi...
Growth of Consumer Goods Expanding into Rural Areas
Out of more than 1.2 billion population, a large majority of people live in villages. With growing incomes and rising aspirations, this huge untapped market presents an attractive opportunity to companies who produce consumer goods. The first group to enter were automobiles, mobile phones, soft drinks, healthcare service providers and finance companies. Hindustan Unilever, the largest consumer goo...
Ninth Bry-Air Awards for HVAC&R Industry
Initiated in 2005 to motivate and encourage innovators by showcasing the designs by Deepak Pahwa, founder chairman of Bry-Air (Asia), the 9th Award ceremony was held in Delhi on February 28, 2014 on t...
Symphony India, Global Leader in Evaporative Coolers
Evaporative coolers or air coolers as they are commonly called in India take advantage in the low humidity that prevails in vast parts of India, away from the coastal belt, during the oppressively hot...
Systemair Inaugurates Modern Green 12,000 m2 Factory in Indi
Systemair of Sweden started business in India in 1999 through a distributor and later through the Swedish Trade Counsel under its own name until 2006. In 2009, the company acquired Ravistar that manuf...
RAC Market Review
Of the room air conditioner (RAC) sales, 90% take place in multibrand sales outlets. The products made by Voltas had a 20% share in such outlets, followed by LG at 18% and Samsung at 11% during the April 2013 to February 2014 period according to the latest data from market researcher GfK Nielsen that tracks sales in the durables industry. Voltas is ahead by value as well at 18.9%, followed by LG a...
Copeland Introduces Aircooled Condensing Units in 1-40 hp Ra
For the growing commercial and industrial refrigeration applications in cold rooms and storages, supermarkets, hotels, restaurants, and food service, Emerson Climate Technologies has released Copeland...
Unilever calls for businesses to fight against climate chang
20th May 2014 Mumbai: Keeping true to its commitment of a better tomorrow, Unilever has issued a call for all companies affected by the growing costs of climate change, and in particular the food industry, to step up their commitment to tackling the issue. The risk to the food industry from climate change is severe, with some analysts predicting that the external environmental costs of cli...
