Weather & Science
China AC Exports to Europe Surge Amid Trade Wars, Heat Waves
A public temperature display reading +39 degrees centigrade during high temperatures in Madrid, Spain, on June 20.
Photographer: Claudia Paparelli/BloombergEurope’s rapidly warming climate is giving Chinese air conditioner manufacturers a new growth market, helping offset lost sales to the US amid trade disputes.
Exports of air conditioners to the European Union and UK rose 16% to 7.9 million units in the first seven months of this year, compared with the same period in 2024, according to data from Chinese customs. Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai and Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd. are among the Chinese manufacturers that have seen sales in Europe this year skyrocket, local media reported earlier this summer.