Rising alarms about air pollution in enclosed spaces are addressed through the world's latest ozone-injection technologies for Indoor Air Quality. These solutions are exclusive to Voltas in India, and are particularly critical in public spaces such as hotels, malls and theatres.

With the planet's depleting oil reserves raising concerns about the need for fuel conservation, Voltas' Variable Refrigerant Flow targets the growing market for energy-efficient systems. By making inroads into of fices and commercial spaces - via property developers - Voltas is set to ensure that VRF is 'bundled' with new developments right at the outset. The Company is already active in 'Green Building' projects as well, a key growth area in which both energy-efficiency and indoor air quality converge.

As the nation develops its 'cold chain' for refrigerated food storage and transport, Low Temperature Refrigeration technology grows in its importance. Voltas has numerous projects under way for installing customised LTR solutions for dairy and agroproduct processing, warehousing, retailing, even R&D. Voltas is unique in offering the value addition of Controlled Atmosphere and Ultra Low Oxygen technologies for longer-term storage, especially of fresh fruits and vegetables. Parallel developments address the LTR needs of the pharma industry.

Voltas' commitment to moving in tune with the times --- that's also seen in the application areas in which it's gaining market share. As India pursues its drive to develop its infrastructure, Voltas is on the spot with HVAC&R solutions - with a key focus on the airports and the power sector. Voltas plays a key role in the upgradation and modernization of a string of airports all across the country, including the greenfield airport development at Hyderabad. The Company has also secured mega-orders for the HVAC needs of numerous power generation projects.

With shopping malls and IT centres fast becoming integral parts of India's urban scene, Voltas is in the forefront again in these developments. Several of India's largest mega-malls and technoparks occupy pride of place in Voltas' order book. A distinctive value-adding technology here is Air Conditioning & Mechanical Ventilation, which can be fine-tuned for exactly the desired cooling, air quality --- and low noise levels