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2.10.3 Argentina
Argentina’s real GDP had marked two consecutive years of high growth around 9%, but real GDP growth fell to 1.9% in 2012. Construction investment by value declined a sharp 35.5%. Argentina’s chiller market scale came to US$ 11.1 million in 2012, a decline of 18.8% over the previous year. Centrifugal chiller market scale marked a year-on-year increase of 18.7% to US$ 3.8 million, but the mar...
2.10.2 Chile
Chile’s real GDP in 2012 marked strong 5.6% growth. Reconstruction demand from the large earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 is still brisk, with the construction and capital investment sectors marking growth. Construction of both residential and commercial properties such as new hotel projects, especially in the capital of Santiago, is a frequent site. Commercial projects for off...
2.10 Latin America
GDP growth in Latin America came to 3.0% in 2012. Among individual countries, Brazil and Argentina experienced economic slowdowns, while Mexico and Chile recorded strong growth. According to BS...
2.1.2 Canada
According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), chiller shipments in 2012 came to 828 units, a decrease of 9% from 909 units in 2011. For the first half of 201...
Jaga Announces Winners of Radiator Heating Accessory Challen
4 November 2013 Toronto -- Jaga Climate Systems announced the winners of its Mookum Challenge, an international design contest aimed at finding new innovations in heating accessories. The Warmlight from Studio#3:13 in Belgium earned the Jury Prize, and the TRYangle Me by Kaat Verhelstin, an independent designer in Belgium, was awarded the Public Prize. Open to anyone around the world, participant...
Latin America commercial refrigeration equipment market.
30/10/2013 The Latin America commercial refrigeration equipment’s market was valued at USD 741.4 million in 2012, and is expected to grow to USD 1,108.9 million by 2018, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% over the forecast period of 2012 to 2018. Key growth segments and regions are: Central America (by geography), food and beverage retail (by application), and refrigeration equipment ...
Mitsubishi Electric Begins Producing HVAC Products in Mexico
23 - October - 2013 Tokyo -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced that it has begun producing the indoor units of commercial air conditioners for the North American market at Mitsubishi Electric US Inc...
Daikin to Establish New Plant in Mexico
Daikin is moving closer to constructing a new room air conditioner (RAC) factory in Mexico. The new Mexican plant will serve as a production base for Latin America, where economic growth is anticipate...
Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference Attendee
Keith Sultana and Sid Dickerson discuss the importance of continuous improvement in providing excellent customer service Toronto, Oct. 21, 2013 -- Successful organizations know how to make the ...
Combining thermal energy storage and heat pumps
11/10/2013 A borehole thermal energy storage (TES) system, used in conjunction with heat pumps is designed to heat and cool buildings at the north campus of the University of Ontario (UOIT) in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The system has been operating since 2004 and integrates heat pumps which operate alternatively in heating or cooling mode and the borehole TES which also includes ground-base...
