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Fujitsu R32 units launched in India

asga09bmta_2INDIA: The spread of air conditioning equipment with the refrigerant R32 continues with news of units launched in India by ETA General, a joint venture company with Japanese manufacturer Fujitsu General.

The new units, including 2.6kW and 3.4kW high wall units running on the new low GWP refrigerant which is gaining acceptability around the world as a replacement for R410A.

ETA General Private Limited (EGPL) is a joint venture company formed in 2000 between ETA-Ascon, Dubai, and Fujitsu General Limited, Japan. With a manufacturing facility in Puducherry, it sells products under the General brand  across India. The company has sold over 395,000 units into the Indian market over the last eight years.

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