The industrial refrigeration, cold chain and reefer transport industry’s debut event, REFCOLD India 2018, will be held from 22-24 November 2018 at the Mahatma Mandir Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The age of technology has ushered in an astounding transformation and has permeated every facet of our lives in a significant way. The changing economics of refrigeration design, engineering, storage, and transport along with shifts in consumer demand to enable the consumption of healthy and safe food, particularly, in terms of nutritional, organoleptic and microbial quality is catalysing the practice of the refrigeration industry to explore radically new ways of creating greater value to enhance quality of life.
REFCOLD India is an initiative of ISHRAE and NurenbergMesse India with the objective of bringing forward the best technology solutions and increase the overall growth of refrigeration and cold chain sector. The event is aimed to provide a platform for global investment community to connect with stakeholders in refrigeration and cold chain sector in India.
REFCOLD has over 100 exhibitors from India, China, Germany, USA and various other countries, many of who will showcase the latest in equipment, material and technologies. The show is expected to draw over 10,000 visitors from the entire Cold Storages, Food, Dairy, Pharmaceutical ecosystem in India. Delegations from France, Turkey, China will be visiting the show.
Highlights of REFCOLD India 2018
Discover product launches, latest innovations and new technologies in refrigeration
Training and product demos
REFCOLD India Emerson Awards 2018
Daikin Global Student Poster Competition
REFCOLD India Business Summit
Armacell REFCOLD India Innovation Hub
Workshops on design, installation, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting aspects of refrigeration and cold chain plants
Seminar sessions by distinguished lecturers from UNEP, ASHRAE, IIR, etc
Dedicated pavilion for reefer transportation
Government Support
In line with the Prime Minister’s vision of doubling farmer’s income by year 2022, several government departments have come forward to endorse and support REFCOLD India 2018.
REFCOLD India 2018 has support from:
Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines – Government of India – Narendra Singh Tomar
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Transport, Government of Gujarat – R C Faldu,
Minister of Revenue, Government of Gujarat – Kaushik Patel
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Government of Gujarat – Saurabhbhai Patel
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change – Government of India – Gyanesh Bharti, IAS
Department of Horticulture of Gujarat
National Centre for Cold Chain Development (Ministry of Agriculture)
Indo-German Chamber of Commerce
International Associations supporting REFCOLD India are:
United Nation Environment Program (UNEP)
International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR France)
China Refrigeration Association
Turkey Refrigeration Association.
Market Potential -India 2020
The penetration rate of the refrigerator market in India to increase to 47.5 per cent in 2026, from 27.3 per cent in 2016.
India has the largest cold store capacity in the world.
Indian cold storage market to grow at a CAGR of 16.09 per cent (USD 8.57 billion) by 2020 driven by the growth in the organised retail, Indian fast food market, food processing industry and e-commerce sectors.
Refrigerated storage market in India to grow at a CAGR of 15 per cent by 2020.
Refrigerated transportation market – the largest contributor to cold storage market in India to grow at a CAGR of 17 per cent by 2020.
Dairy cold storage market in India is the second largest market share in India in terms of revenue to grow at a CAGR of 18.16 per cent by 2020. The growth forecast for butter is 14.5 per cent CAGR, 20.5 per cent CAGR for cheese and 19.5 per cent for ice-cream by 2020.
Pharma cold storage market to grow at a CAGR of 16 per cent by 2020.
Refrigerated or reefer trucks market to grow at a CAGR rate of 85.30 per cent by 2020 in terms of trucks.
Concurrent Events
REFCOLD India Emerson Awards 2018
The REFCOLD India Emerson Awards will reward innovative and outstanding energy efficient projects and products in the cold chain and refrigeration industry. The awards will unearth new talent as well as set benchmarks for India’s cold chain industry. The awards are open to all professionals associated with the industry and will encompass both projects as well as products.
The categories are:
Innovative Refrigeration Projects in Food Processing
Innovative Refrigeration Projects in Dairy
Innovative Refrigeration Projects in Logistics
Innovative Refrigeration Projects in Retail
Innovative Projects in Industrial Refrigeration
Innovative Refrigeration Products
Daikin Global Student Poster Competition
As part of the REFCOLD INDIA 2018, a poster competition is being organised for the students across the world. The aim is to involve academic community in the conference facilitate wider and to provide platform to the national and international students to demonstrate their innovative research.
REFCOLD India Business Summit
The REFCOLD India Business Summit will create excellent opportunities for partners, exhibitors and hosted invitees from the refrigeration and cold chain industry from India and across the globe.
Armacell REFCOLD India Innovation Hub
The Armacell REFCOLD India Innovation Hub is a platform for exhibitors and partners to showcase their creative ideations, visions, innovations, patented products, and technologies which have power to transform the refrigeration and cold chain industry to its core. Innovation Hub will be a great chance for the talented and sharp visionaries to showcase their skills. Based on the idea of Make in India campaign, we intend to promote the talented youth and companies from India to showcase their strengths.
Industry Leaders to Speak at REFCOLD India 2018
Seminar sessions will be conducted by eminent national and international speakers from the refrigeration and cold chain industries from all over the globe. These seminars will cover topics on industrial refrigeration, natural refrigerants, innovative technologies in refrigeration, efficiency improvement, troubleshooting and safety aspects, operation and maintenance in refrigeration plant and cold storage. The seminars will be conducted in four half day sessions, one each on 22nd and 24th November while two sessions will be on 23rd November to be taken by distinguished lecturers from UNEP or ASHRAE or IIR.
Workshops
Workshops will be on design or installation or operation and maintenance and troubleshooting aspects of refrigeration and cold chain plants. These workshops will be conducted in three half day sessions in vernacular language (either Gujarati or Hindi). Workshops are free of charge based on pre-registration.
Why to Visit
• An unrivalled networking opportunity to meet over 100 exhibitors from India and abroad • It will provide a relaxed and professional environment to network and get business done • The expo gives unique access to experts from across India and overseas.
• REFCOLD INDIA is more than a three-day show. It provides support all year round to help meet clients’ business needs. This includes supporting to have the most relevant and productive visit possible.
• Live product demonstrations
