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  • Chinese heat pump market situation

    Compared to 2013, the market value of the production volume increased by 26.2%, reaching over 7.3 billion yuans (over 1 billion euros). About 90% of that volume is being sold on the domestic market.

    • Publication date : 2016/02/09
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • Chinese cold Chain figures

    China is the largest food-producing and consuming country worldwide. According to China Research Intelligence (SHCRI), there are actually 2000 meat factories in China, producing over 60 million tons annually. Frozen food represents 8.5 million,...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
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  • Smallest refrigerant recovery machine

    Promax claims it has launched the world’s smallest refrigerant recovery machine, RG3000, said to be half the size of the company’s previous unit, with dimensions similar to those of a loaf of bread and weighing 8kg. It also features a new...

    • Publication date : 2011/06/20
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  • Thriving Chinese Gas Market

    The Chinese industrial gas market has been growing at a healthy rate for some time and it is believed that China could soon become the world's third largest industrial gas market if this growth is sustainable. This is quite possible: the Chinese...

    • Publication date : 2009/01/23
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  • Thriving Chinese Gas Market

    The Chinese industrial gas market has been growing at a healthy rate for some time and it is believed that China could soon become the world's third largest industrial gas market if this growth is sustainable. This is quite possible: the Chinese...

    • Publication date : 2009/01/23
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  • Chinese R-290 retrofitting project

    Propane is rapidly gaining ground in China, a Multilateral-Fund (MLF) project aims at converting a compressor production line to R-290 and has successfully passed a first technical evaluation: conversion of a production line with an annual...

    • Publication date : 2011/06/15
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  • Updates on the Chinese cold chain

    Currently, each year China produces over 56 million tons of meat, 8.5 million tons of frozen foods, and over 10 million tons of beverages, and 8 million tons of dairy products and 41.2 million tons of seafood.

    • Publication date : 2012/05/22
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • First Chinese safety standard for cold stores

    The codes should come into force in December this year

    • Publication date : 2012/08/22
    • Subjects: Regulation
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  • US: a step closer to authorizing HCs in vending machines?

    A submission by A.S. Trust & Holdings requesting SNAP approval for the use of hydrocarbon refrigerant R441A in new vending machines has been found complete by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, “R441A may be sold in new...

    • Publication date : 2012/10/19
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  • Markets: Chinese AC exports to Africa are soaring

    Exports of air conditioners from China to Africa grew to over 28.8 million units in the first 8 months of 2010, an increase of 51.3% over last year, according to Chinese customs figures. This growth is even greater than that of Chinese exports of...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/07
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  • The Chinese cold chain logistics market is expanding fast

    In recent years in China, annual demand for cold chain logistics for the food industry rose to 100 million tons and annual growth has been over 8%.

    • Publication date : 2013/07/10
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • Chinese demand for air conditioners and refrigerators will continue to grow

    According to the China Refrigerant Compressor Industry Report, 2013-2016 released by Sino Market Insight, till 2016, Chinese demand for air conditioners and refrigerators will reach 124 million units and 113 million units respectively.

    • Publication date : 2013/08/20
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • World’s most powerful MRI machines push the limits of human imaging

    Latest MRI machines, developed in the US and in France and designed to operate under ultra-high magnetic strength thanks to giant superconducting magnets, should notably allow major advances in the understanding of neurological diseases.

    • Publication date : 2019/02/28
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  • Cutting CO2 emissions thanks to ice storage: a Chinese example

    Ice storage could help in minimizing the CO2 emissions of the electricity sector in China

    • Publication date : 2012/03/05
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  • France: operators will have to inform their clients regarding the CO2 impact of each transport operation

    Transport accounted for 33.7% of CO2 emissions in France in 2010, making the transport sector a major emitter of greenhouse gases. However, emissions vary according to the distance and the type of transport used. In order to promote the most...

    • Publication date : 2012/03/13
    • Subjects: Regulation
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  • Additive manufacturing of heat exchangers

    In the refrigeration industry, additive manufacturing (colloquially referred to as “3D printing”) makes it possible to fabricate novel, complex and potentially more energy efficient...

    • Last update : 2022/09/07
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Evaporators, condensers and other heat exchangers
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  • Hydrocarbon refrigerants

    Hydrocarbons such as R290 (propane), R600a (isobutane) or R1270 (propene/propylene) are low GWP non-toxic natural refrigerants with excellent thermodynamic properties. They offer an...

    • Last update : 2022/06/22
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Hydrocarbons, Containment, refrigerant charge reduction
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  • Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement

    Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...

    • Last update : 2023/03/10
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Freeze-drying in biology and medicine, Cryobiology, cryomedicine: general information
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  • Nanorefrigerants

    Nanorefrigerants are created by adding nanoparticles in suspension to a base refrigerant. They have a thermal conductivity that is 15% to 104% higher than that of the corresponding...

    • Last update : 2022/06/17
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Nanofluids
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  • Liquefied Natural Gas: production process and cold energy recovery

    Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas that has been cooled to about -160 °C and turned into a liquid to facilitate transportation and storage. A typical LNG supply chain...

    • Last update : 2023/06/23
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : LNG and LPG
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  • Additive manufacturing of regenerators for caloric cooling

    In many areas of engineering, additive manufacturing allows the production of complex and multifunctional products that could not be manufactured using traditional methods. In the...

    • Last update : 2022/09/16
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Caloric cooling (magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric and barocaloric cooling)
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  • Cryogenic nitrogen in the food and beverage industry

    The adoption of cryogenic processes in the food and beverage industry is predominantly driven by liquid nitrogen (LIN), and it is the preferred candidate for food chilling and...

    • Last update : 2023/11/07
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Freezing of foodstuffs
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  • Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

    From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

    • Last update : 2023/06/30
    • Langues : French, English
    • Themes : Ice creams
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