AHRI China Newsletter

March 15, 2024

AHRI Participates in China Refrigeration Expo, Meets with Member Companies

From April 8-10, AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek and Senior Vice President of Global Operations Henry Hwong joined the staff from AHRI’s China office in attending the 2024 China Refrigeration Expo in Beijing. During the expo, Yurek led a presentation titled, “State of the Refrigerant Transition and Other Industry Issues” in a round table meeting with industry partners. He also joined the AHRI-ASERCOM-CARR meeting to discuss PFAS regulations in Europe and a new standard for compressors. 

AHRI staff had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with several company representatives during the expo, and visited AHRI members Hisense-Hitachi and Haier in Qingdao after the event. Contact: Bridge Xue. 

AHRI VP Meets with Industry Partner to Discuss Standards, Testing

On March 12-13, Bridge Xue, AHRI’s Vice President of Asia Operations, met with Tran Ba Anh, the President of B&A Air Conditioning Technology Co.,Ltd., in Vietnam. During their meeting, the two discussed the new AHRI Standard 1350 (I-P), Mechanical Performance Rating of Central Station Air-Handling Unit Casings and AHRI’s Central Station Air-Handling Unit certification program. Following the meeting, Xue visited B&A’s factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Contact: Bridge Xue.