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Ali Group joins interest in Welbilt
USA: Ali Group, the Italian foodservice business, has joined the race to acquire US manufacturer Welbilt. …
One dead, two injured in air conditioning “explosion”
UAE: An engineer was killed and two injured in a reported air conditioning “explosion” in a residential block in Sharjah….
$18m boost for Mitsubishi’s Turkish factory
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to invest US$18m to commence heat pump production and boost air conditioner output at its factory in Turkey….
Johnson Controls moves to R454B
USA: Johnson Controls has selected the lower GWP A2L refrigerant R454B to replace R410A in its ducted residential and commercial unitary products…
Industry groups slam F-gas study
BELGIUM: Leading associations from across Europe, the UK and Japan have expressed “strong concerns” at the content of the European Commission’s recent…
HC refrigerant adoption in European air conditioners “unrealistic”
BELGIUM: The European manufacturers’ group Eurovent has rejected as “completely unrealistic” claims by the European Commission that hydrocarbon refrigerants could replace HFCs…
Christopher Norbye appointed CEO of Beijer Ref
SWEDEN: Christopher Norbye, an executive vice-president at Swedish access solutions company Assa Abloy, has been appointed CEO and president of refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref….
MSA to acquire leak detection company Bacharach
USA: Safety equipment company MSA Safety Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire gas detection equipment manufacturer Bacharach, in a…
Fridge work banned after explosions
NIGERIA: The Nigerian state of Ogun has banned the sale of refrigerants and the servicing and repairing air-conditioning and refrigerating units following…
Scientists suspect higher CFC emissions include CFC12 and 113
USA: While illegal emissions of the banned CFC11 have been identified in recent years, a new report points to higher emissions of…