SEOUL/BEIJING ¨C As Europe sweats through record-breaking temperatures, Asian makers of air conditioners, like South Korea¡¯s Samsung Electronics, China¡¯s Midea and Japan¡¯s Mitsubishi Electric, are enjoying a boom in sales. Air conditioning is common throughout buildings, transport and homes in major cities ?across Asia, but it is rare in Europe and people are struggling to stay cool as ?searing heat ?claims lives, disrupts power supplies and shuts schools.
Seeking respite from the sizzling weather, ?people and companies across Europe are snapping up portable and fixed air conditioners as some countries warn the heat wave could intensify.
¡°With temperatures expected to rise further from June onward, we expect sustained demand through the peak ?cooling season,¡± said Samsung Electronics in a statement. Key markets, including Italy, Spain and France, generated double-digit sales growth in ?the first half of this year, it added.
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