Market Report
Global AC Market 2020 - Brazil
Reported by the Brazilian Association of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Heating (ABRAVA), Brazil The year 2020 started with high expectations for the entire Brazilian econom...
Japanese Manufacturers Hone Their Air Purification Technolog
With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, global interest in air quality has increased, and demand for air purifiers and air conditioners equipped with these functions has increased. Under these favorable m...
Updates on Natural Refrigerants Virtually Presented at GL202
On December 7 to 9, 2020, the 14th IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, GL2020, was organized by International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and Japan Society of Refrigerating a...
AC Prices Start to Increase in China in New Year
In late December 2020, three major Chinese compressor manufacturers, Guangdong Meizhi Compressor (GMCC), Landa, and Highly, announced compressor price increases almost simultaneously, and the new...
Clean RACs & Ventilation Highlighted in COVID-19 Pandemic Co
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised interest in indoor air quality (IAQ). In order to prevent COVID-19 infection, it is reportedly important to secure social distance and ventilation and also to apply th...
Heat Pump City of the Year Awards Presented to Outstanding H
The Heat Pump City of the Year (HPCY) Award is a project of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), which recognizes the most efficient, smart, and sustainable heat pump project at a local level. ...
AHR Expo 2021 Innovation Awards Announced
In October, AHR Expo Show Management announced the forced cancellation of the 2021 AHR Expo due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, after having tentatively rescheduled the show for March 2021. Instead,...
Indonesia and India Strictly Control AC Imports
Indonesia On August 28, the Indonesian Ministry of Trade tightened the import regulations for room air conditioners (RACs) with capacities of 3 hp and less in addition to some consumer products such ...
China’s Food Retail Market Accelerates Realignments
With the improvement in people’s living standards in China, the requirements for fresh food are increasingly stringent. Accordingly, supermarkets have been gradually driving the traditional fres...
Haier Uses 5G in Its Shared AC Business in Thailand
In 2017, Haier successfully introduced its shared air conditioning systems in more than 300 colleges and universities across China. Thanks to its eco-logical and win-win concepts, shared air condition...
