UFI Filters Group signed an agreement with the JiaXing XiuZhou High-Technology Industrial Park Administrative Committee for a new plant in Zhejiang Province producing filtration systems and thermal management products for new energy vehicles. The investment is valued at around 25 million euros, and production is set to start in 2023.

XNRGY Climate Systems is adding 100,000 sq ft to its Montreal manufacturing facility, doubling its North American footprint to 250,000 sq ft. The expansion includes a new R&D facility and AMCA certified laboratory.

Siemens Mobility awarded Knorr-Bremse a long-term contract to remotely monitor and upgrade HVAC systems on 172 Class 444 and Class 450 trains for South Western Railway in the UK, with completion scheduled for Q1 2022.

German compressor maker Bitzer is establishing a joint venture in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, to manufacture small-capacity rotary compressors in a 90,000 m2 plant under construction, with production planned for the first half of 2022.

Francks Kylindustri acquired Kyl & Värmepumpservice i Halmstad AB, a family refrigeration and heat pump service business in Halmstad, Sweden with about SEK 50 million turnover and 14 employees. The former owners will continue to run the company. Announced November 24, 2021.

Honeywell is expanding its Baton Rouge, Louisiana facility to double the capacity of its ultra-low global warming potential Solstice ze product. The product is used in foam insulation, propellants, refrigeration and air conditioning.

Startup 86 Pearson Lane will establish its first manufacturing location in Lexington, Tennessee, investing $16 million and creating 155 jobs. The company will buy the Ayers Building and expand the facility by 60,000 square feet, with operations expected in early 2022.

Emerson completed a $100 million expansion and renovation of its Copeland engineering facility in Sidney, Ohio, adding 110,000 square feet of engineering lab space for compressor and HVACR technology development.

Spirotech is acquiring the Austrian family business EDER, including its pressurisation technology and about 90 employees, effective 1 January 2022. The deal adds EDER's pressurisation solutions to Spirotech's HVAC system water quality range.

Nidec Global Appliance inaugurated a new EM compressor production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina site on November 11, 2021. The line cost R$100 million and created 250 jobs, part of R$300 million invested in the state since 2019.

Rheinmetall won an order worth €80 million from an unnamed global automotive system partner to supply an electric air conditioning compressor for electric vehicles, with production starting in 2023 at its plant in Abadiano, Spain.

Gaxi Bella broke ground on a smart compressor project in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, on 30 October 2021. The RMB 1.3 billion project will produce 20 million high-end refrigerator compressors and 1 million new energy vehicle air-conditioning compressors per year.

Turkish HVAC maker Üntes, with Italian partner Rhoss, has started building an extra 8,000 m² of production space at its chiller group factory in Ankara Saray to raise output of air-cooled chillers.

GEA Heating & Refrigeration Technologies introduced a heat pump combining its RedGenium heat pump with the new Grasso V XHP reciprocating compressor, providing temperatures up to +95 °C at high efficiency. The announcement was made on 19 October 2021.

Armstrong International completed its acquisition of Leslie Controls' control valve and steam water heater business during Q3 2021. The deal expands Armstrong's product range and global channel network.

Danfoss broke ground on a new 167,000 sq ft Turbocor manufacturing facility in Tallahassee, Florida, which will triple the unit's current manufacturing capacity, with completion scheduled for early 2023.

B Medical Systems inaugurated a 4,500 m2 factory extension next to its Hosingen plant in Luxembourg, part of a EUR 15 million expansion that is expected to create about 150 jobs and double vaccine cold chain capacity.

Kobe Steel announced a change in the effective date of its capital and business alliance with Miura, under which Miura acquires Kobelco Compressors shares to form a joint venture.

PDC Machines has signed the lease on a new 148,000 square foot plant in Lower Salford, Pennsylvania to scale up production of diaphragm gas compressors for hydrogen refuelling stations, with capacity of thousands of units per year.

Panattoni started the final construction stage of a Danfoss Poland production plant in Grodzisk Mazowiecki with 45 production lines for refrigeration valves, scheduled for completion at the end of November 2021.

Kelvion Inc. will expand its operations at Forks of the River Valley Industrial Park in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a $3.8 million project expected to create 74 jobs. Production of heat exchangers for refrigeration and data center markets will increase.

Guntner officially inaugurated a new 8,400 m2 production plant in Apodaca, Mexico, making evaporators and condensers for commercial refrigeration to serve growing US demand.

The Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium awarded Noble a contract to supply motors, pumps, compressors, controls and HVAC products and services to members across New England, effective September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024.

Boeun County signed a 12 billion won expansion investment agreement with Puremann, which will buy land and build a second factory in the Jangan industrial complex to enter the new materials business. Puremann currently makes automotive and refrigeration refrigerants.

NIBE Industrier signed an agreement to acquire 50% of Go Geothermal Ltd, a UK heat pump distributor based in Newton Aycliffe, with the remaining shares to follow within five years. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Cavotec received two turnkey contracts from Amana Contracting to supply sub-freezing DX-Boost pre-conditioned air systems for hangars at Abu Dhabi and Muscat airports.

Johnson Controls and funds managed by Apollo Global Management announced a strategic partnership offering performance-based energy efficiency and smart building services with subscription-style fees to customers in the United States and Canada.

Nidec Global Appliance will invest $83 million in its Mexican plants, including $33 million for a compressor line in Apodaca, Nuevo León, and further investments in rolling mill, HVAC motor and appliance motor operations. The investments aim to add production lines and raise capacity for the North American market.

Wozair Dubai has been awarded contracts by Lamprell Energy to supply pneumatic, electric and shut-off fire dampers for two jack-up drilling rigs being built for Saudi Arabia. The first order was received in November 2020 and a second in May 2021.

Nidec Global Appliance is investing US$70 million to set up new compressor and condensing unit production lines at Embraco plants in Austria, China, Brazil and Mexico. The lines will add more than 10 million units of annual capacity to the existing 45 million.

Nidec Global Appliance, holder of the Embraco brand, announced a $70 million investment to set up new refrigeration compressor production lines at plants in Fürstenfeld (Austria), Beijing (China), Joinville (Brazil) and Mexico, adding more than 10 million units per year.

Nidec Global Appliance will invest $70 million to add production lines at its Embraco compressor and condensing unit factories in Austria, China, Brazil and Mexico. Capacity is to rise from 45 million to over 55 million units per year.

Heat pump maker Ochsner is establishing a new site on a three-hectare plot in Oed, Lower Austria, with construction starting in 2022 and up to 200 jobs at full build-out. The site is planned to produce up to 20,000 heat pumps per year.

Emerson completed a multimillion-dollar expansion of its Copeland engineering facility in Sidney, Ohio, adding 110,000 square feet of lab space for compressor research and development.

Aldes North America inaugurated its second plant in Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Quebec, after investing more than CAD 1 million to add 28,000 square feet, doubling production capacity to nearly 55,000 square feet and planning 14 new hires.

Johnson Controls International completed its acquisition of Silent-Aire, an Edmonton-based maker of custom air handlers and modular data centers. Silent-Aire will be reported within Johnson Controls' Global Products segment.

ENEXIO Cooling Systems (China), owned by MVM Group, signed a EUR 16 million contract with Inner Mongolia Electric Power Construction Group to supply Heller dry cooling for a new 2x1000MW coal-fired power plant in Inner Mongolia. The signing took place on 11 May 2021.

Sanhua named Al-Ameen Dev. & Trade Co., a refrigeration distributor with 10 branches in Saudi Arabia, as its official distributor for its refrigeration and air conditioning valves and components.

Aspen Pumps Group, a global air conditioning and refrigeration manufacturer, announced its acquisition of Italian AC brackets and installation accessories maker 2 Emme Clima Srl, based in Padova.

Viessmann formed a strategic partnership with Netherlands-based climate and process control company Priva and acquired a minority interest in it, to develop smart climate solutions for buildings and horticulture.

Modine Manufacturing will invest $7 million to convert a former warehouse in Rockbridge County, Virginia into a plant making data center cooling solutions. The operation is expected to create 60 new jobs after full ramp-up.

Viessmann Group acquired a minority interest in Dutch climate and process control company Priva as part of a strategic family partnership. The two companies will jointly offer combined climate solutions for buildings and districts.

Systemair is adding production of Topvex energy recovery ventilators at its Lenexa, Kansas plant, creating up to 15 new full-time jobs. Production there starts by early May 2021 alongside existing output in Canada.

Godrej Appliances will invest INR 100 Cr in its Shirwal and Mohali manufacturing units by 2025 to raise air conditioner production capacity to 8 lakh units. The brand also launched a new range of 100% Made in India ACs using R290 and R32 refrigerants.

Johnson Controls Federal Systems has been awarded a $91 million project by the U.S. General Services Administration to upgrade HVAC, lighting, water and energy management systems in landmark federal buildings, with work over the next three years.

Refrigeration equipment maker Fricon will invest EUR 6 million in a new industrial area in Vila do Conde, Portugal, to double manufacturing. The expansion follows entry into eight African countries and sales growth to EUR 26 million.

DunAn Microstaq expanded its modular silicon expansion valve (MSEV) family to cover cooling capacities from under 1 to 50 tons for R-410A and low-GWP refrigerants. The family has three capacity ranges, with fast-response MEMS piloting for HVAC/R systems.

Munters Group AB will invest $36 million in a 365,000 sq ft facility at Botetourt Center at Greenfield, Virginia, to replace its Buena Vista plant. The company plans to retain its approximately 200 workers.

Nidec Global Appliance will invest R$100 million in a new production line at its Joinville, Santa Catarina factory, raising compressor output by 17% to a capacity of 2.5 million compressors per year and creating 200 jobs.

PG Electroplast announced a Rs 100 crore investment over two years to expand its Ahmednagar plant in Maharashtra, creating over 600 local jobs and lifting AC indoor unit capacity to over 1.5 million and outdoor unit capacity to over 1 million.