Latin America
1.10.2 Argentina
Argentina is the second largest air conditioner market in Latin America. Its market scale in 2015 was estimated at more than 1.5 million units, representing a 5.0% year-on-year decrease. However, the demand for RAC, PAC, and VRF type units is expected to rise in the future due to increased construction of high-rise buildings and higher temperatures, mainly in urban areas. Air conditioners a...
1.10.1 Brazil
A price slump for natural resources shrunk Brazilian revenues in 2015. The country has seen political instability, inflation, and currency deterioration. This triggered unrest both economically and so...
1.10 Latin America
In 2015, the Latin American economy was deteriorating. Brazil experienced an especially heavy economic slide that was impacted by a decelerated growth rate in China. Latin American air conditio...
Heatcraft Helps Ceratti Industrial Park to Expand
Heatcraft do Brasil and Advanced Thermal Systems in Brazil (ATS Brazil) designed, supplied, and installed air conditioning and refrigeration (AC&R) equipment for the expansion project of Ceratti’s food processing factory located in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo. Ceratti is a Brazilian company offering food such as sandwiches and pizzas. The project benefited from an investment of 4.3 million real (US$ 1....
Seminars on Chilled Water Systems
A series of seminars on chilled water systems were held in three cities in Brazil during the period spanning February to April. The seminars were supported by the Green Building Council Brasil (GBC Br...
Carrier Launches New RACs in Brazil
Carrier launched the Space Eco Saver series of room air conditioners (RACs) with R410A refrigerant that consists of ceiling-suspended and floor-standing types. With capacities of 36,000, 48,000, and 5...
Embraco Announces New President
Embraco announced that from March 1, Luis Felipe Dau assumed the presidency of the company as the successor of Roberto Holthausen Campos, who was promoted to senior vice president at Whirlpool. Ten ye...
Consumer behaviour key to fuelling carbon reduction, says Ba
18 April 2016 According to Baxi Heating’s marketing director for the UK and Ireland, Andrew Keating, understanding more about the behavioural psychology of consumers will be just as important to reduc...
Midea Carrier to Provide HVAC Systems for Brazil’s New Sport
Midea Carrier in Brazil has won the tenders for the provision of climate control solutions to all 12 new sports arenas and auxiliary facilities in both Barra and Deodoro Olympic Parks. The solutions p...
Training at Heatcraft Brazil
Heatcraft do Brasil included five training courses for refrigeration professionals in its 2016 plan. Three courses of Advanced Technical Training (ATT) are planned in March, June, and September, focused on mechanics, technicians, and maintenance professionals involved directly in refrigeration area. Two Industrial Training (IT) courses are planned in May and October, aimed at professionals already...
