JARN News
Daikin Launches Training Center in Brazil

On July 11, Daikin launched the Daikin Training Center located in the city of Sao Paulo, with an investment of US$ 2 million, Daikin Brasil expects to train around 3,000 professionals every year. A...
AC Market Special-Italy

Reported by Jacques Gandini, Managing Director of Studio GANDINI (Italy), Eng. Ennio Rizzon, Senior Consultant HVAC and Roberto Masserini, Andec (Confcommercio) The Italian air conditioning market ...
AC Market Special-Brazil

Compiled and edited by the Brazilian Association for HVAC&R (ABRAVA) The Brazilian economy is still fragile because it has not yet completely overcome the crisis triggered in 2015. Economists i...
Honeywell and 7-Eleven Collaborate to Reduce Carbon Footprin
On July 24, 2019, Honeywell and 7-Eleven announced the adoption of Honeywell Solstice N40 (R448A) refrigerant as 7-Eleven’s standard for remote condensers supporting their refrigeration cases installed across the United States and Canada. 7-Eleven also selected Honeywell’s lower global warming potential (GWP) alternative for retail refrigeration in Japan last year, becoming the firs...
TICA Accelerates International Strategy with Oil-free Techno

TICA Climate Solutions is a China-based specialist in the clean environment and thermal energy sectors. In October 2018, TICA set up a joint venture (JV) company with Smardt, a Canada-based global lea...
Japanese GHP Market Greatly Boosted by Demand for School Air

Japan is the world’s largest gas heat pump (GHP) market. According to statistics released recently by the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), domestic shipment...
AC Market Special-Indonesia

Reported by Yoshiharu Osumi, JARN’s HVAC&R advisor in Indonesia Entering 2019, the countries of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have seen their gross domestic product (GDP...
AHRI Releases June 2019 Shipment Data Residential Storage Wa

U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for June 2019 decreased 14.5%, to 350,053 units, down from 409,525 units shipped in June 2018. Residential electric storage water heater shipmen...
Mitsubishi Electric Adopts R463A Refrigerant for Low-temp Ap

Mitsubishi Electric exhibited its condensing unit using R463A, a new refrigerant developed by Chemours, at Fooma Japan 2019 held at the Tokyo Big Sight from July 9 to 12, announcing its forthcoming re...