At Midea Group’s 2025 annual shareholders’ meeting today, chairman Fang Hongbo said none of Midea’s air-conditioner products sold in China use aluminum to replace copper. He added the technology is not controversial abroad, materials can be substituted, and adopting aluminum-for-copper has clearly benefited Midea’s overseas air-conditioner business.

2026-06-05

At Midea Group’s 2025 annual shareholders’ meeting today, chairman Fang Hongbo said none of Midea’s air-conditioner products sold in China use aluminum to replace copper. He added the technology is not controversial abroad, materials can be substituted, and adopting aluminum-for-copper has clearly benefited Midea’s overseas air-conditioner business.