Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR)

The Chinese Association of Refrigeration (CAR) is a national scientific organization in the field of refrigeration and air-conditioning industry and trade, founded on April 25, 1977, and headquartered in Beijing. CAR is subordinated to the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and currently encompasses 26 regional refrigeration associations across China. The association serves engineering professionals, researchers, enterprises, and academics in the refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat pump, and cold chain industries, facilitating domestic and international scientific communication, professional training, and the formulation and revision of technology standards. As a prominent exhibition organizer, CAR co-organizes the annual China Refrigeration Expo (CRH), one of the world's largest and most influential international exhibitions for refrigeration, air-conditioning, heating, ventilation, frozen food processing, packaging, and storage, certified by UFI (Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The expo is jointly organized with the China Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry Association (CRAA) and Beijing International Exhibition Center Co., Ltd. (BIEC), and attracts over 100,000 visitors from more than 40 countries and 1,000 exhibitors annually. CAR also manages the HVAC&R China journal and organizes the China International Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Industry Conference.

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