News Headlines Archives

17 Jul 2019

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Euro associations warn of illegal refrigerant risks

EUROPE: The leading European air conditioning and refrigeration associations are behind a new document warning of the consequences of buying refrigerant from unsafe sources.

17 Jul 2019

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HFC refrigerant prices continue to fall

EUROPE: With reports of subsiding demand, refrigerant prices continued to fall in Europe in the first quarter of this year.

16 Jul 2019

740

Axima partners with Chemours on long-term HFC replacements

USA/FRANCE: A leading French contractor, Axima Refrigeration France, is to partner with refrigerant manufacturer Chemours to evaluate the use and future adoption of Chemours low GWP Opteon XL refrigerants.

15 Jul 2019

328

Global heat pump sales fall 3.3%

UK: Global heat pump sales fell by 3.3% in volume terms last year, after a record year in 2017.

15 Jul 2019

399

Europe seeks talks with China on illegal F-gas trade

EUROPE: The European Commission says it is to seek discussions with other non-EU countries, including China, in an effort to stem the tide of illegal refrigerant.

12 Jul 2019

663

EIA calls for UK bans on HFCs in small splits

UK: Environmental group the EIA has called on the UK to move ahead of the European F-gas regulations and bring forward sectoral bans for certain HFCs in new equipment.

12 Jul 2019

391

OEM and HVAC growth drives Beijer Ref sales

SWEDEN: Growth in its OEM and HVAC business, especially in Europe, was a major factor behind a 14% sales increase reported by Beijer Ref in the second quarter.

10 Jul 2019

576

UK must push ahead of F-gas regs to meet climate targets

UK: Advisors have called on the UK government to restrict F-gases to uses where there are currently no viable alternatives, pending a complete phase out.

9 Jul 2019

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Fridge man opens fire on refrigerant thieves

ITALY: The owner of a refrigeration business is under investigation after shooting at thieves trying to steal refrigerant from his premises.

7 Jul 2019

473

EIA calls on Montreal Protocol to check illegal trade

THAILAND: The Environmental Investigation Agency has called for a “comprehensive fitness check” of the Montreal Protocol to ensure the phase out of ODS and the phase down of HFC refrigerants.