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European Industry Survey
Respondents Profiles
50%
47%
80%
70%
69%
66%
49%
40%
35%
60%
30%
20%
10%
26%
17%
14%
8%
5%
3%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
38%
34%
30%
25% 23%
9%
0%
Manufacturer engineering
contractor
supplier
training
research
consultancy
Marketing
other
end-user
association
0%
refrigeration refrigeration
commercial industrial
air
conditioning
stationary
heating
industrial
commercial
heating
residential
Building
refrigeration refrigeration
domestic transport
air
conditioning
Mobile
other
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Organisation Types
Nearly half of all respondents represented system
manufacturers, followed by engineering & contracting
services, and component suppliers. Training & research
was the 4 th strongest activity in the total response set.
Answers allowed for multiple choices and indeed a
high number of participants were active in several
fields, especially in large organisations combining
research, manufacturing and contracting. End-users and
associations were represented by 8% of respondents.
Types of Activities (Industry Sector)
A large majority of respondents, 69% and 66%, are
active on behalf of organisations involved in commercial
refrigeration and industrial refrigeration – the two
industry sectors with highest current and projected
use of natural refrigerants in Europe. Less pronounced
are activities in stationary air-conditioning, as well as
industrial, commercial and residential heating. Not
surprisingly, the mobile air-conditioning industry as
one that is at present not a lead sector for CO 2
or HCs, is
represented only to a minor extent.