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European gas heater manufacturers eye Chinese market
( 2003-09-26 09:33) (Xinhua)

European manufacturers of individual gas heating systems are pinning high hopes on the booming Chinese market as the country sees rapid economic growth and greater awareness of environmental protection.

China's ongoing project to build a 4,000-kilometer cross- country gas pipeline has further encouraged European companies who have occupied 50 percent of the Chinese market in less than five years, defeating their Republic of Korea rivals who entered China in the mid-1990s.

A total of 120,000 individual gas heating systems are sold in China annually, with sales of more than 600 million yuan (73 million US dollars). Most are imported, but in recent years, Sino- foreign joint ventures have begun to manufacture the heaters in China, while some local companies are producing the products with foreign technology.

In 1950, the first wall-hung boiler appeared in Europe, and in 1960, Europeans manufactured the first individual gas heating system. Individual gas heating systems are regarded as one of the best substitutes for traditional, centralized heating systems that are still widely used in China.

It was cheap to run and energy-efficient, easy to use and install, less polluting than coal-powered heating facilities, and helped increasing awareness of energy saving, said an expert from the center.

 Representatives from 12 European companies and Chinese experts and officials attended the European Individual Gas Heating System Symposium Thursday, which was sponsored by the Sino-French Professional Training Center on Energy.

 The European companies are Ariston, C&M, Hermman, Aereco, Bosch, De Dietrich, Immergas, Beritta, Buderus, Frisquet, Rettig, and Wilo.

 
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