LG Electronics USA has signed a major supply agreement with AIR Control Concepts (AIR).
The deal with AIR, which has the largest global platform of leading HVAC, electrical, service, and controls companies to provide advanced chillers for data centres in the United States and Canada, is a long-term contract.
The contract builds on AIR's role as a leading AI data centre (AIDC) platform provider and accelerates LG's expansion into the global AIDC cooling market, addressing the rapidly growing demand for high-efficiency thermal management solutions in AI infrastructure.
Under the agreement, LG will supply advanced chillers supporting large-scale AI data centre projects exceeding 5GW of capacity in North America.
AIR oversees mega-scale infrastructure projects across major North American data centre hubs, serving leading global data centre operators as key customers.
The LG Air-Cooled Centrifugal Chiller designed for AI data centres incorporates refrigerant free-cooling technology, using cool outdoor air to lower the compressor cooling load.
Based on LG's internal simulation, refrigerant free-cooling can consume approximately 30 per cent less energy annually than waterside free-cooling.
This contract demonstrates that LG's cooling solutions meet AIR's stringent technical and reliability requirements for its hyperscale data centre projects.
Moving beyond single-project bids, the agreement establishes LG as a core infrastructure partner supporting the growth of AI data centres in North America.
For AIR, the partnership reinforces its position as one of North America's fastest-growing AI data centre infrastructure platforms.
As data centre customers race to bring new capacity online, AIR is scaling the operational depth and supplier relationships needed to deliver mission-critical cooling infrastructure on schedule and at the standard the industry now requires.
The expansion of LG's AI data centre cooling business draws on six decades of HVAC engineering experience in high-reliability environments such as nuclear power plants and large hospitals.
Building on recent successes in supplying cooling solutions to hyperscale AI data centres in North America, LG is also expanding its global footprint with key data centre projects in the Middle East and Indonesia.
By leveraging the integrated capabilities of the broader LG Group to offer comprehensive cooling solutions, the company aims to drive mid- to long-term revenue growth.
The global AI data centre market presents significant growth opportunities. According to Fortune Business Insights, the market is expected to grow by approximately 26 per cent annually, reaching $US133.5 billion by 2034.
In its second-quarter 2026 earnings report, LG highlighted that first-half orders for data centre cooling solutions exceeded $US428 million, and the company expects orders to reach several billion dollars by year-end.
The company expects to achieve its 2027 chiller business revenue target of approximately $US680 million (1 trillion Korean won) ahead of schedule.
AIR CEO, Brad Hobbs, said LG's high-efficiency chiller technology gives the company a proven platform to deploy with confidence across its AI data centre portfolio.
He said and the agreement positions AIR to support their customers' growth for years to come.
The LG Electronics ES Company president, James Lee, said as heat management in AI data centres emerges as a major global priority, LG aims to be a major player in the global AIDC cooling market.
"We will achieve this through our differentiated technology, including our high-efficiency chillers, and our rapidly expanding experience in supplying leading big tech companies," he said.
AIR Control Concepts president, Hayden Bland, said data centre operators are looking for partners who can deliver mission-critical reliability, capacity and certainty at scale.
"Together with LG, we're building the technology, manufacturing capacity and support infrastructure to meet that need. For data center customers planning their next generation of infrastructure, now is the time to engage with us," Bland said.