Global air-conditioning industry chain development trend Overview (part¢ñ)
2008-07-30

Who will promote the industrial development of air-conditioning and refrigeration market ?

In 2007 the world economy maintained a solid growth. Some major developing countries also continue a more strong growth momentum. For instance, China’s GDP rate is 11.5%. The rapid economic growth of China, Brazil, Russia and India promote the global economy forward. 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2010 Shanghai World Expo and other activities will stimulate the rapid increase in demand for air-conditioning and refrigeration products. Accordingly, the compressor, which is an integral part of air-conditioning industry, has also experienced a further growth in the year. In 2007, the total market of the world HAVC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) cooling value about 100 billion U.S. dollars, half of which is air-conditioning products, and the remaining products are refrigeration. In this year, the total sales of the world air conditioner market are 74 million. It is increased by 5.1% compared to 70 million in 2006. China’s sales of air conditioners occupy first place in the world. The size of the market reached 23.2 million. In 2007, about 30 million air conditioners, brands around the countries included, are exported from China, an increase of 13.5% than that is in 2006. The air conditioners made in China occupy 72% of the entire world market. China is the largest key components supplier. At present, China's rotary compressor output is about 80 million units a year in growth. The production of China’s electronic machines, heat exchangers, controllers and plastics has been at the forefront of the world. In the United States, it has sold 7.8 million air-conditioning in 2007, of which 7.1 million units is a room air conditioner (Almost all the room air-conditioners are the wall-mounted). 0.7 million units are cabinet air conditioner, and the number of window-type air-conditioners accounted for only 2 percent. Most heat pump air conditioners are is driven at a variable speed, and all the room air conditioners and the majority of cabinet air-conditioners use R410A refrigerant. European made great contributions to the growth of the air conditioners sales. During 2007, air conditioners sold in European reached to a total of 8.4 million units, an increase of 13.5% compared to 2006. In 2007, Russia's air-conditioning sales grew by 27.1 percent. The increase is the highest in Europe. In addition to China and Japan, other Asian countries t has also played important roles in the sales growth of air-conditioning. In 2007 these countries have sold 9.7 million air-conditioning units, an increase of 12.1 percent than 2006. In 2007, raw materials prices continue to rise sharply, resulting in the increase in cost of products. To this end, manufacturers concentrate on finding ways to reduce the consumption of raw materials, to remain competitive. 

What is the highlight of the compressor?

According to BSRIA / JARN research, the total value of the global compressor market in 2007 is 21.1 billion U.S. dollars. The reciprocating compressors market is about 11.9 billion U.S. dollars, rotary compressor market about 4.9 billion U.S. dollars, scroll compressor market for 3.4 billion U.S. dollars, screw-type compressor market for 700 million U.S. dollars, centrifugal compressor market About 200 million U.S. dollars. Energy-saving and environmental protection is the two main themes of the compressor industry. Japanese government stipulates the average value of COP for heating and refrigeration equipment, also released a Japanese version of the RoHS (the directive about the restricted use of certain hazardous substances on the electrical and electronic products). R410A refrigerant are used in all the room air conditioners sold in Japan. Japanese manufacturers walk at the forefront of the world in the development of highly efficient DC inverter technology. The EU announced the WEEE directive (directive on wasting electronic and electrical equipment) and the RoHS directive. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set a new manufacturing standard which came into force in January 2006. The standards require household air-conditioning less than 65,000 Btu / h meet the SEER 13 or higher values. From 2010 onwards, HCFCs will not be allowed to use in the new production made in United States Under such circumstances, the application of environment-friendly refrigerant has been a hot topic in HVAC and refrigeration industry. In recent years the most urgent theme in this area is to develop the CO2 compressor. Sanyo’s research and development has done extremely well in of the rotary CO2 compressor. Their products are high efficiency, low noise, low vibration and high tolerance. Meanwhile, Sanyo makes variable speed CO2 compressor more commercial, used for 900 W ~ 2200W series of home heat pump water heaters. At present, Denso, Daikin, Panasonic, Melco and Hitachi have developed its own CO2 compressor, for the heat pump water heaters.