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China Advances 5G + Industrial Internet Project
In December 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the ‘Scheme of Advancing 5G + Industrial Internet 512 Project’, which has clarified that by 2022, fifth generation (5G) key technologies will be developed to address specific demands on industrial Internet. This includes the expectation that 5G + industrial Internet will enhance their industrial supporting c...
China Decreases Import Tariffs on Refrigeration Components f
On December 18, 2019, the Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced that import tariffs on some commodities will be adjusted from January 1, 2020, including many refrigeration equipment components. According to the announcement, China is implementing a temporary lower import tariff than the most favored nation tariff on more than 850 commodity items. At the same time, more r...
Midea Sets down Roots in Indian Market

Many air conditioner manufacturers target India, thanks to its huge market potential. Currently in India, annual sales of air conditioners amount to 6–7 million units, which remains about one...
Haier Accelerates Development of Italian Market

On December 2, 2019, Haier Air Conditioner, which has been exporting its independently developed products to Italy, held a communication forum in Venice. At the forum, Haier reported that it has achi...
China’s Magnetic-Bearing Chillers Helping Green Development

According to China Central Air Conditioner Market report, there are 32 brands in China that have launched magnetic-bearing chillers. Some other statistics indicate that China’s magnetic-bearing ...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders--CRAA

Happy New Year! On behalf of CRAA, I would like to extend my new year’s greetings and best wishes to the global HVAC&R industry and readers of JARN. Over the years, global peers in the...
New Year’s Resolutions from Global Association Leaders--CAR

As we usher in 2020, I’d like to extend my New Year wishes from China to you all! In the year of 2019, we celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China...
2.2 CHINA

Reported by Professor Zhou Zicheng, HVAC&R advisor China’s air conditioner market has declined in 2019, affected by global economic instability, declining trade due to the China-U.S. trad...
Hitachi Completes Construction of the H1 TOWER, One of the W

Guangzhou, China, January 16, 2020 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501 / "Hitachi") today announced that Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. ("Hitachi Elevator (China)"), a manufacturing, ...
2020-- GCHV OEM &Global Sales Division is Ready for the New

2020-01-16 From January 12th to January 14th, 2020, the annual meeting of GCHV OEM&Global Sales Division was held in Heshan, Jiangmen. The annual meeting focused on the theme of "New Journ...