EU alternatives to Chinese Cooling & Thermal

Johnson Controls

Ireland

YORK chillers, data-center cooling and Frick/Sabroe industrial refrigeration

• chillers, industrial refr.
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Daikin

Japan

Split, VRV and heat-pump air conditioning for homes and buildings

• splits and VRV
• ✓ Available in EU

Henkel (Bergquist / Loctite TIMs)

Germany

Bergquist gap pads, gap fillers and phase-change thermal interface materials

• gap pads and fillers
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Schneider Electric

France

Uniflair/Motivair data-center cooling; Modicon PLCs and Altivar drives for automation

• Uniflair + Motivair
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Danfoss

Denmark

Refrigeration/HVAC valves, expansion valves, controls and compressors

• valves and controls
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Vertiv

United States

Data-center thermal management: CRAH/CRAC, chillers, CDUs, liquid cooling

• air and liquid cooling
• ✓ Available in EU

Mitsubishi Electric HVAC

Japan

Ductless splits, VRF (City Multi) and air-to-water heat pumps

• ductless and VRF
• ✓ Available in EU

Carrier

United States

Residential and commercial HVAC; owns Viessmann Climate Solutions

• ✓ Available in EU

LG HVAC

South Korea

Residential splits, Multi V VRF and heat pumps

• splits and VRF
• ✓ Available in EU

Samsung HVAC

South Korea

Wind-Free splits, DVM VRF and EHS heat pumps

• splits and VRF
• ✓ Available in EU

STULZ

Germany

Precision air conditioning, chillers and liquid cooling for data centers

• precision cooling
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Munters

Sweden

Data-center air handlers, indirect evaporative cooling and chillers

• evaporative/air handlers
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Bosch Home Comfort

Germany

Heat pumps and AC; owns ex-JCI residential HVAC incl. Hitachi-brand AC

• heat pumps and AC
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Rittal

Germany

Rack enclosures with liquid cooling packages, CDUs and rear-door coolers

• rack cooling and CDUs
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

nVent

United Kingdom

Rack/row liquid cooling: CDUs, rear-door coolers, manifolds, enclosures

• CDUs and rack cooling
• ✓ Available in EU

Cold plates, CDUs and liquid cooling loops for data centers

• cold plates and CDUs
• ✓ Available in EU

Copeland

United States

Scroll compressors, flow controls and electronic expansion valves

• compressors and valves
• ✓ Available in EU

Parker Chomerics

United States

THERM-A-GAP thermal pads/gels and EMI shielding materials

• TIMs and EMI shielding
• ✓ Available in EU

Trane

Ireland

Commercial chillers and HVAC; residential HVAC in North America

• commercial HVAC
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Electrolux

Sweden

Refrigerators and home appliances (Electrolux, AEG, Frigidaire)

• home appliances
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Bosch / Siemens home appliances (BSH)

Germany

Bosch, Siemens, Neff and Gaggenau refrigerators and appliances

• home appliances
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Carel

Italy

HVAC/R controllers, electronic expansion valves and humidifiers

• EEVs and controllers
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

GEA

Germany

Industrial refrigeration: compressors, chillers and ammonia/CO2 systems

• industrial refrigeration
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor

Bitzer

Germany

Refrigeration compressors and condensing units for cold chain

• refrigeration compressors
• ✓ Available in EU
• ✓ EU-based vendor