Daikin

Daikin Industries, Ltd. (ダイキン工業株式会社, Daikin Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese multinational air conditioning manufacturing company headquartered in Osaka. It has operations in Japan, China, Australia, United States, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

Daikin Industries
TypePublic (K.K)
TYO: 6367
TOPIX Large 70 Component
Nikkei 225 Component
IndustryElectrical equipment, chemicals
FoundedOctober 25, 1924 (1924-10-25)
FounderAkira Yamada
HeadquartersUmeda Center Bldg., 2-4-12, Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8323, Japan
Key people
Masanori Togawa, (CEO and President)
Products
  • Air conditioning and refrigeration systems
  • Chemicals
  • Defense systems
Revenue $ 21.606 billion (FY 2018) (¥ 2,481 billion) (FY 2018)
$ 1.7053 billion (FY 2018) (¥ 189.91 billion) (FY 2018)
Number of employees
76,484 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2019)
Websitedaikin.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3]

Daikin is the inventor of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air conditioners. Having failed to trademark "VRF", Daikin later remarketed the systems as "VRV" (variable refrigerant volume). Daikin is an innovator in the split system air conditioning market, having made the first split and multi-split air conditioners. Daikin co-developed the R-410A refrigerant with Carrier.

History

Daikin Industries Ltd was founded in 1924 as Osaka Kinzoku Kogyosho LP by Akira Yamada. In 1953, Daiflon or polychlorotrifluoroethylene was developed. In 1963 the company was renamed Daikin Kogyo Co Ltd and developed Neoflon. In 1982 it was renamed to the current Daikin Industries Ltd.

Daikin entered the North American air conditioning market in 2004.[4]

In 2006, Daikin Industries acquired McQuay International, a Minneapolis, MN based global corporation that designs, manufacturers and sells commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) products,[5] and in November of the same year, purchased OYL Industries. These acquisitions made Daikin Industries, a major global HVAC manufacturer, rivaling Carrier Corporation in total number of products produced, total dollar volume and worldwide territory coverage. In 2008, McQuay International was re-branded as Daikin-McQuay as Daikin began implementing many of its technologies (including the Daikin Inverter Compressor) and manufacturing processes into McQuay equipment and factories. However, in November 2013, the Daikin-McQuay group was again re-branded as Daikin Applied,[6] ending 80 years of business for the McQuay name.

In 2008 Daikin purchased a 75% share of All World Machinery Supply based in Roscoe, Illinois.[7] Daikin developed the hybrid hydraulic systems using technology from their Air Conditioning division. Facing the global demands on CO2 reductions and the serious energy issues facing the world, this product aims to cut energy consumption in the manufacturing sector. As of 2009, Daikin Airconditioning Philippines is established.[8]

In August 2012 Daikin agreed to acquire Goodman Global from the San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for $3.7 billion,[9] after first planning to buy Goodman the previous year. In January 2011, Daikin had announced plans to buy Goodman Global at approximately US$4 billion valuation,[10] however, the plans were put off following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami[11] The acquisition was expected to expand Daikin's presence in the United States and in duct-type and split-system air-conditioners, and was expected to make Daikin the world's largest maker of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems.[12]

As of April 2014, Daikin Hydraulics marketed a line of piston pumps, vane pumps, manual pumps, solenoid valves, and flow and control valves claiming their pump technology to be 50–70 percent more energy efficient than conventional technology.[13]

In 2017, Daikin opened the Daikin Texas Technology Park, its largest plant and the fifth largest factory in the world. Costing $417 million, this 4.1 million square-foot facility in Waller, Texas will consolidate Goodman's manufacturing operations.[14][15]

Business divisions and products

Daikin is organised into the following divisions, offering the following products:[1][16]

  • Air Conditioning
    • Residential air conditioners
    • Residential air purifiers
    • Commercial-use air conditioners
    • Commercial-use air purifiers
    • Humidity-adjusting external air-processing units
    • Large-sized chillers
    • Marine container refrigeration units
    • Marine vessel air conditioners
  • Chemicals
    • Fluorocarbons
    • Fluoroplastics
    • Fluoro coatings
    • Fluoroelastomers
    • Fluorinated oils
    • Oil- and water-repellent products
    • Mold release agents
    • Pharmaceuticals and intermediates
    • Semiconductor-etching products
    • Dry air suppliers
  • Air filtration
  • Oil Hydraulics
    • Industrial hydraulic equipment and systems
    • Mobile hydraulic equipment
    • Centralized lubrication equipment and systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Electronics business
    • System management of product development process
    • Facility design CAD software
    • Molecular chemistry software

Daikin Industries Ltd

For quite some time, Daikin Industries Ltd has been doing business with independent dealers in Africa. However, in 2006, Daikin merged the UAE with the East African market by creating Daikin Middle East and Africa. On January 20, 2017, they sponsored the DAIKIN PREMIER LEAGUE - Season 7.

In August 2016, Daikin Industries Ltd opened a fully functional headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Daikin Cairo[17] is yet another move for the company to establish business in Africa. Plans are underway to open more headquarters.

References
  1. "Corporate Data". Retrieved Nov 30, 2018.
  2. "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved Oct 9, 2019.
  3. "Daikin Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  4. "Daikin AC Takes on North America". ContractingBusiness.com. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. "Daikin Industries Acquires O.Y.L., McQuay". Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  6. "Daikin McQuay Rebrands to Daikin" (PDF) (Press release). Daikin Applied. November 19, 2013.
  7. "Daikin acquired a hydraulic equipment distributor All World Machinery Getting down to solution business in the US end user market with their own base - News Release - Daikin Industries, Ltd".
  8. "Daikin About Us | Daikin Philippines". Daikin Philippines. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  9. "Daikin to acquire US rival Goodman Global for $3.7bn". BBC News. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  10. Murai, Reiji. "Japan's Daikin eyes Goodman Global; deal could cost $4 bln". IN. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  11. Editorial, Reuters. "Daikin says puts efforts to buy Goodman Global on hold". U.S. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  12. "Daikin buys Goodman for $3.8 billion, gains access to North America". Reuters. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  13. "Daikin Piston Pumps, Vane Pumps, Manual Pumps, Solenoid Valves, Directional, Flow and Control Valves". All World Machinery Supply. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  14. "Peek inside Daikin's new $417 million manufacturing hub". Houston Business Journal.
  15. "Daikin officially opens US plant".
  16. "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  17. "Customers". www.daikinmea.com.

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