Manufacturers of air purifiers report steep hike in sales since Diwali IANS, New Delhi | Updated: Dec 26, 2015 10:43 IST Companies manufacturing air purifiers have witnessed a steep increase in sales as Delhi’s air continue to be heavily polluted, reports have shown. Philips has reported a 20-30% surge in sales this year, and Eureka Forbes, one of the first to enter the Indian market in 1996, says it is now selling 7,000-10,000 machines a month, as compared to 10,000-20,000 per year a few years ago. Blue Air says it has witnessed a five-fold sales jump in their purifiers since Diwali. A 2014 report by WHO stated that Delhi is the most polluted city in the world. It also stated that more than 1.6 million people, mainly women and children, die prematurely due to high levels of indoor smoke every year. Vijay Kannan, India Head of Blue Air, said, “The demand of air purifiers in the cities has increased. While we have registered an overall increase in the demand in the metros, post Diwali it is like boom in the market.

We are hopeful that the technology would not just help people with asthma and other respiratory illnesses, but will contribute in reducing the rate of respiratory diseases in the cities.”News Home » City » MumbaiSmart air purifiers launched for the first time in MumbaiDid you know that the air we are breathing now, could cause lung diseases, stroke, respiratory diseases like COPD, asthma, cancer and even death in some cases? oransi erik multi carbon air purifierIn the past few years, there has been an alarming rise in air pollutants. air purifier nap 306Keeping in mind the ever increasing pollution levels across all major cities in the country, Blueair recently launched the world's first intelligent, fully connected, indoor air monitoring, control and purification system in Mumbai. homedics brethe air cleaner with nano coil technology

This hardcore air cleaning system claims to be capable of detecting and combating airborne germ, chemical, smoke and other particle attacks. Talking about the Sense+ system, the Blueair founder and CEO Bengt Rittri said, "Designed to be the most ingenuous smart indoor air purifier on the planet, Sense+ reimagines Blueair's renowned indoor air purifying expertise and is engineered to purify the air in rooms up to 200 square feet every 12 minutes of almost all known airborne pollutants. The sleek air purifier uses wireless technology to access the information being harvested by the remote Blueair Aware air quality monitor on the Blueair Friend app. The system connecting Blueair's Sense+, Aware air quality monitor and Blueair Friend app, allows consumers to fully control the air they breathe 24/7 for probably the first time in human history. Blueair's 'Home Air Defence System' means Indian homeowners and businesses alike can benefit from indoor air free of allergens, chemicals and even outdoor pollution that has seeped inside, without ever having to worry about their air quality.

Rittri said Blueair's HEPA enhanced home air defence system effectively helps consumers fend off airborne threats to create safer indoor havens in a world where air pollution has become the single biggest danger facing humankind, causing millions of deaths in India and worldwide. Blueair air purifier works efficiently, silently to remove 99.97% of allergens, asthma triggers, viruses, bacteria and other airborne pollutants. "Blueair is making the invisible 'visible' by harnessing IoT technology to empower consumers to better understand their surrounding air quality, detect dangers and immediately remove allergens, asthma triggers, viruses, bacteria and other airborne pollutants to create a safer haven indoors," said Blueair India head, Vijay Kannan. From Around the WebMore From The Times of IndiaCompare New design car air purifier with car charger and USB plug air purifier for car Foshan Shunde Daydayup Trade Co., Ltd. US $12-16 200 Pieces Transaction LevelThe US Embassy was concerned about the high levels of air pollution in the city.

Prior to the recent arrival of US President Barack in New Delhi to attend the 66th Indian Republic Day, the US Embassy had purchased over 1,800 indoor air purifiers to protect employees at the embassy and other locations. The purchase was confirmed by Blueair, the company which had supplied the air purifiers. The US Embassy monitors air quality around the embassy buildings and issues daily updates, was concerned about the high levels of air pollution in the city. On January 27, the American embassy’s monitoring station recorded an Air Quality Index reading of 222, a level it’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) describes as ‘very unhealthy’. The EPA says such air pollution levels can cause “significant aggravation of heart or lung disease and… a significant increase in respiratory effects in the general population.” The company claimed that it’s air purifiers may also help protect users against virus’s such as H1N1 (Swine Flu) because they are designed to trap polluting airborne particles such as PM2.5 dust, viruses, bacteria, asthma triggers and other contaminants such as VOCs.

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London, Aug 16: FMCG giant Unilever today said it will acquire Sweden-based air purification solutions provider Blueair for an undisclosed sum to foray into air purifier segment. "Launched in 1996 in Stockholm, Blueair had a turnover of USD 106 million in 2015 and is a leading player in the premium category of air purifiers in markets like China, the US, Japan, South Korea and India. This significant venture in air purification will further complement Unilever's existing water purification business," Unilever said in a statement. Unilever's Home Care business President Nitin Paranjpe said: "The Blueair brand and products are widely known and represent exceptional quality and design, as well as superior capacity and performance. Blueair was founded on the belief that business should be a force for good in society, which is shared by Unilever." Unilever said terms of the deal were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.Blueair launched its operations in India in May 2015 after testing the market for few years and aims to make India one of its top 3 markets globally in five years.