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Mitsubishi Thai subsidiary to change name

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to change the name of its air conditioner and refrigeration compressor manufacturing company in Thailand.

Established as Siam Compressor Industry Co Ltd in 1990 as Thailand’s first manufacturer of rotary compressors, the company will change its name to Mitsubishi Electric Siam Compressor Industry Co Ltd from April 1.

In addition to supplying Mitsubishi Electric group companies, Siam Compressor Industry provides a wide range of compressors to other air conditioning equipment manufacturers in Thailand and other countries. The compressors will also adopt the Mitsubishi Electric brand.

According to Mitsubishi Electric, the company will target the growing demand for compressors used in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment in diverse applications, including data centres.

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