India
Air Conditioning: a Luxury or a Necessity?
March 1, 2013 Aanchal Vij, a 20-year-old student from Delhi University, often stops at QD’s, a fast-food restaurant, for a bite to eat. QD’s has a seating area and air conditioning ? a big sell...
India’s capacity to leapfrog HFCs
22/02/2013 A paper* presented by Non Governmental Organizations during MOP-24 in Geneva describes preliminary results of a project to explore the business case in India for avoiding high-GWP HFCs in new room air conditioners and motor vehicle air conditioners and adopting lower GWP alternatives. . There are approximately 4 to 5 million air conditioners in India. The Indian Refrigerati...
8. World Situations: 8.1 India Compressor Situation
Reported by Hiru M. Jhangiani, HVAC&R Advisor The economy of the country in 2012 went through a difficult phase amid a slowdown, with growth slipping to a projected level of 5.7--5.9% from ...
BSH and Godrej & Boyce Partner to Produce Fridges in India
Feb 15, 2013 India-based home appliances producer Godrej & Boyce entered into a refrigerator technology partnership with BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH of Germany. A new line of energy efficient refrigerators will be developed under the partnership and the refrigerators will be manufactured at a Godrej plant in Shirwal, near the Indian city of Pune. Both companies will se...
Daikin launches R32 units in India
12 February 2013 INDIA: Daikin Airconditioning India has launched air conditioners using the "mildly flammable" refrigerant R32. This news from India follows a statement from Daikin’s headquarters in...
Hitachi factory in India back on line
24 January 2013 INDIA: The Hitachi air conditioning factory in Gujarat, which was destroyed by fire in July last year, is back up and running. The new ￡12m manufacturing plant is spread...
Carrier Midea Commences AC Manufacturing Plant at Bawal, Har
Carrier Midea India, a joint venture between Carrier and Midea, announced commencing of operations at its new manufacturing facility situated at Bawal, Haryana about 60 km from Gurgaon. Spanning appro...
Danfoss Signs MOU with Tamil Nadu Government for US$ 100 Mil
Danfoss is right on track for their very ambitious growth plans in India, with the MOU that was signed in November 2012 with Tamil Nadu State Government for an allotment of 50 acres of industrial lan...
Kirloskar Chillers Introduces Centrifugal and Screw Chillers
Kirloskar Chillers, a leading chiller manufacturer in India, has introduced centrifugal chillers in its Turbotek series as well as screw chillers in its Prodigy and Bravura series. The Turbotek series...
Panasonic Strengthens Foothold in India
Inaugurates New Manufacturing Unit as ‘eco ideas’ Factory Panasonic India announced the expansion of its presence in India with the opening of the first model ‘eco ideas’ factory in India -the ...
Zamil Buys Indian Coil Company, Reduces Interests in Geoclim
Zamil Industrial Investment Company (Zamil), the Saudi-based manufacturing company and leading air conditioning producer, has acquired the Indian coil manufacturer Advantec Coils Private Limited (ACPL), while reduced its shareholding in Italian chiller manufacturer Geoclima S.r.l. as part of a restructuring of its business. In order to fulfill requirements for establishing a holding company...
India Enjoys Active Market Performance
Although sales in the Indian market did not meet expectations in 2012, market players performed well. India’s fast growing economy, scorching climates and large population combined to form a huge busi...
