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2.10 Latin America
According to IMF statistics, real GDP in Latin America and the Caribbean grew 4.5% in 2011. Panama stood out with 10.6% growth, followed by Argentina at 8.9%. Mexico, with its proximity to the United ...
2.1.2 Canada
According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), chiller shipments in 2011 came to 909 units, a decrease of 16% from 1,076 units in 2010. For the first half of ...
HC training becoming increasingly important in Caribbean cou
20 November 2012 As the new technologies become increasingly adopted in Caribbean countries, the urge to train technicians and installers to work with these refrigerants becomes more important. ...
CABA Announces Collaboration with Ocean Alliance
14 November 2012 OTTAWA -- The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced that it has become a participant member of the EnOcean Alliance, and with this step, the two organizations have also signed a memorandum of understanding. The objective of the agreement is to share information and work in a collaborative manner on intelligent building and connected home technologies issues ...
Nu Flow Canada Opens Larger Manufacturing Facility
1 November 2012 OSHAWA, Ontario -- Nu Flow Canada has announced the relocation of its Canadian office and manufacturing facility to a new, larger space at 1313 Boundary Rd. S., Oshawa, Ontario L1J 6Z7, to accommodate company growth. According to the company, the new facility features a 21,000-square-foot manufacturing area with an open concept layout. The rest of the 30,100-square-foot buil...
Canadian HVAC Shipments: Air Handlers Show Strong Quarter
Oct 19, 2012 Air handling unit shipments in Canada showed the biggest gain of any product category in the second quarter of 2012, according to data from the Manufacturers Division of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). ? residential air-conditioning shipments were down 11% ? residential furnace shipments were up 7% ? ommercial air-conditioning shipmen...
Latin American AC Market Holds Great Prospects
Latin America is rising up as one of the biggest potential air conditioner markets in the world. Sluggish conditions in the Chinese and Indian markets and the gloomy European economy have made more an...
Food waste top agenda at FAO Near East Conference
12/10/2012 FAO recently announced measures to improve regional food security by cutting food losses and waste during its Regional Conference for the Near East in May 2012. Land and water constraints severely limit the potential for increased food production to feed a Near Eastern population set to grow from 380 to 520 million in 2030. In addition to improving land and water management, lower food...
Smart Appliance Sales to Reach 45 Million Units Annually by
Oct 12, 2012 Research firm Pike Research expects smart appliance sales to show greater increases after 2015. The firm expects worldwide sales of smart appliances to climb rapidly for the remainder of the decade, reaching just under 45 million units per year in 2020. The firm defines smart appliances as major household appliances that use intelligent power management technology to hel...
Global map of oil refining and trade to be redrawn over next
12 October 2012 Profound shifts in the regional distribution of oil demand and supply growth will redefine the refining industry and transform global oil trade over the next five years, the Internatio...
