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Home | World News | AHRI signs Korean co-operation deals

AHRI signs Korean co-operation deals

16th April 2016

USA: The US Air-conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has signed co-operation agreements with two Korean associations.

The deals with KRAIA (the Korea Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association) and KRAAC (the Korea Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Assessment Center) were signed during the recent China Refrigeration show.

The agreement will allow each to serve as agents for AHRI, with the aim of helping Korean manufacturers participate in AHRI’s certification programme.

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Left: AHRI president and CEO Stephen Yurek, left, after the signing with Hwanyong Noh, chairman of KRAIA. Right: Jungtae Woo, president of KRAAC, with Yurek,
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