Hangzhou Huari Refrigerator and Jiaxipera Compressor, two of China's domestic refrigeration companies, received awards from the Ozone Secretariat of the Montreal Protocol for their contribution to ozone layer protection. Representatives of the two companies received their certificates from the Head of UNIDO's (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Regional office in China, Sajjad Ajmal, at the UNIDO regional office in Beijing.

The Ozone Secretariat nominated over 70 projects, covering various sectors. The two Chinese refrigeration companies (submitted by UNIDO) were among 31 projects selected from the 70 nominees. Ms. JIANG Feng, Secretary General of CHEAA’s (China Household Electrical Appliances Association), said that the success of these two projects played a very active role to boost the upgrading in the refrigerator sector, accelerating the phase out of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in all sectors in China by three years, reveals the organization’s press release.

The compressor conversion from CFC-12 to R600a by Jiaxipera Compressor is a first for China. The conversion of the production line commenced in 1996 and was completed in August 1997. In addition to the benefits to the environment through the project, the production capacity of Jiaxipera Compressor has improved dramatically. The refrigerator conversion at Hangzhou Huari Refrigerator was formulated in 1996 and completed in 2000 with a project investment of US$ 2,810,000. The company's Assistant General Manager, Wang Jiancheng, said that one of the greatest achievements of the project was the training of company staff in terms of the management and technical skills and the increase in capacity. Hangzhou Huari also improved the energy efficiency of its refrigerator by 30%. 

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