Europe is still Castel’s primary export market, with the key regions being France, Spain, Germany and Eastern Europe. Exports are gaining foothold and increasing in Eastern countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and India. In 2010, Castel opened an associated company in China, “Castel Refrigeration (Shanghai) Co., Ltd”, to support development in these countries, creating a logistics and commercial development platform for the entire Asian continent and the Pacific. An associated company in the United States, “Castel USA, Inc.”, was established to support commercial and logistic development in the Americas, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. With the opening of the new subsidiary, “Castel Gulf DMCC”, Castel strengthens and developsexisting relations in Africa and the Middle East.