Despite HFCs gaining more solid ground in Europe, the HVACR industry continued to pay close attention to CO2, with a range of components promoted as working with the refrigerant. Other innovations included environmentally friendly ways of bio-cleaning greasy parts, using radio frequency to monitor temperatures of refrigeration equipment, and tubing "with no solid core but a free central flow channel."
Exhibitors came from throughout the world, including close to 80 from China. The general consensus was that customer interest would determine what products go to what parts of the world.