China
Air Purifier Sales Continue to Fall
According to data from All View Consulting (AVC), during the Double 11 sales campaign around November 11, 2018, the sales volume of air purifiers was 456,000 units, down 33.8% year on year, and the sales value was RMB 790 million (US$ 114 million), down 39% year on year. At the same time, the number of air purifier manufacturers is gradually decreasing. According to the data, online brands decreas...
Qingdao Subsidizes Ultralow Energy Buildings
In November 2018, the Qingdao Municipal Commission of Urban-Rural Development and other government departments jointly issued the ‘Implementation opinions on promoting the development of ultra-l...
Midea CAC Holds Global Technical Training Session
Midea Commercial Air Conditioner (CAC) held the 29th global technical training session at its Chongqing factory from November 20 to 22, 2018. There were more than 20 technical engineers attending this...
Hisense VRF Brand Conference in Malta
From November 28 to 29, 2018, Hi- sense VRF held a brand conference in Malta. Professional stakeholders in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry such as consultants, designers...
China’s Cold Storage Capacity to Exceed 53 Million Tons in 2
In recent years, the number of cold storage facilities in China has increased. According to statistics, China’s cold storage capacity exceeded 48 million tons in 2017 and is estimated to exceed ...
VRF Sales Increase in October 2018
In October 2018, sales of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems recorded RMB 3.77 billion (US$ 60.7 billion), an increase of 12.1% year on year, returning to double-digit growth. Of total sales, dom...
Domestic Sales of Freezers Compensated by Exports in October
In October 2018, the production of refrigerators and freezers reached 1.7 million units, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%, while their sales surpassed 1.66 million units, an increase of 4%. Domestic sa...
Haier’s GE Residential Central AC Brand Officially Launched
Haier’s high-end residential central air conditioning brand, GE Appliances, was officially launched in the Chinese market at the end of November 2018. GE Appliances launched Platinum series a...
Johnson Controls Releases Smart Home Control System
At the end of November in Shanghai, Johnson Controls released its smart home control system, including the Johnson Controls intelligent control platform, the YORK water-system central air conditioner,...
Gree Winning Projects in Indonesia through Its Pro-shops
On November 29, Gree opened Perwata Proshop, its third flagship air conditioner experience store in Indonesia in the prosperous business district of Pluit in Jakarta after having launched another stor...
