Europe
Overall, the European market returned to growth after the pandemic. The Spanish chiller market returned to growth in 2021 after suffering steep losses in the previous year. The market made up some lost ground but did reach 2019 levels. The restart of postponed projects drove the AC market in Turkey in 2021 but economic uncertainty might have an impact in 2022. In France, room air conditioning suffered from poor summer weather, whereas commercial air conditioning is starting to recover. Similarly, the German commercial market also recorded growth compared to 2020. There is a trend towards air source heat pump chillers in the UK, while single and multi-splits move towards smaller capacity. For the Italian AC sector, 2021 was the year of recovery. Single splits <5kW had double-digit growth compared to 2020.
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