RAC/PAC
MHI-AC&R Develops DX AHUs Called Direct X Comfort
In October 2020, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration (MHI-AC&R) placed on the market a new type of direct expansion (DX) air handling units (AHUs) called Direct X Comfor...
China’s RAC Export Volume Shows Slight Increase in RY 2020
According to ChinaIOL, China’s room air conditioner (RAC) exports increased slightly by 1.6% in refrigeration year 2020 (RY 2020, ending in August 2020), exceeding 50 million units for four cons...
Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning Performs Shipment
On October 28, Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning performed a shipment ceremony for ‘Shirokuma-kun’ Premium X series room air conditioners (RACs) at the company’s Tochigi Fact...
China’s RAC Export Volume Grows by 14.8% during Jan.–Sept. i
According to statistics from China Customs, in the third quarter of 2020, China’s exports of room air conditioners (RACs) reached 8.44 million units: 4.01 million units in July, 2.44 million uni...
Clean RACs & Ventilation Highlighted in COVID-19 Pandemic Co
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised interest in indoor air quality (IAQ). In order to prevent COVID-19 infection, it is reportedly important to secure social distance and ventilation and also to apply th...
High-end Healthy ACs Favored by Chinese Consumers
China’s air conditioner market has been showing a sluggish performance since this October. According to the China Market Monitor, during the week from October 12 to 18, retail sales of air condi...
Midea Builds Residential Central AC Production Line in Wuhan
On November 5, 2020, Midea Group signed an investment agreement with the management committee of the Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone, to invest RMB 800 million (US$ 121 million) in t...
AHR Expo 2021 Innovation Awards Announced
In October, AHR Expo Show Management announced the forced cancellation of the 2021 AHR Expo due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, after having tentatively rescheduled the show for March 2021. Instead,...
Indonesia and India Strictly Control AC Imports
Indonesia On August 28, the Indonesian Ministry of Trade tightened the import regulations for room air conditioners (RACs) with capacities of 3 hp and less in addition to some consumer products such ...
TICA Offers AC Solutions for a Precision Machine Factory in
TICA secured the Huateng Machinery production base project in Dongying City with Smardt magnetic bearing centrifugal chillers and TICA four-pipe air-cooled modular chillers, offering a complete set of...
