Overseas buyers look at different fans at a wholesale market in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. YANG MEIQING/FOR CHINA DAILY
As persistent heatwaves sweep across Europe, Chinese manufacturers are rapidly ramping up exports of cooling appliances, underscoring the country's ability to respond swiftly to shifting global demand through resilient supply chains, product innovation and flexible manufacturing.
From portable air conditioners and electric fans to household ice cream makers, manufacturers in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces are reporting strong orders from European customers, supported by well-developed industrial clusters and cross-border e-commerce platforms.
Ningbo Fuda Intelligent Technology Co, a manufacturer of portable air conditioners, fan-based coolers and dehumidifiers in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, exported about 80 percent of its portable air conditioner output in the first half of 2026, with Europe accounting for around 60 percent of overseas shipments.
Fang Zhihao, the company's sales director, said that in previous years, orders usually declined from May or June. This year, however, many clients, particularly from Germany and Poland, continue to place additional orders and the company's production schedule is already fully booked through the end of August.
