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Proposal to add alternative refrigerant training and certification to F-gas
BELGIUM: European contractors’ group AREA has published its proposals for the F-gas certification scheme to include alternative refrigerants….
Call for customs changes to stop illegal refrigerant activity
EUROPE: The refrigerant manufacturers’ group, the EFCTC, has called for changes to European transit procedures in order to tackle the persistent problem…
Russell Beattie set to retire
UK: FETA is looking to recruit a new chief executive following Russell Beattie’s decision to retire later this year….
Oceans could start emitting previously absorbed CFCs
USA: A new study predicts that the oceans will start emitting ozone-depleting CFCs by the middle of next century. …
Jaguar Land Rover to employ Panasonic nanoe X technology
UK: Jaguar Land Rover is planning to use Panasonic’s nanoe X virus-busting air conditioning purification technology in its future vehicles….
Honeywell to offer R454B as alternative to R410A
BELGIUM: Honeywell has announced that it is now offering the lower GWP R410A replacement R454B, a refrigerant previously associated with its rival…
Romania seizes 9 tonnes of refrigerant from Turkey
ROMANIA: Authorities in Romania yesterday intercepted a truck smuggling 1,300 cylinders of refrigerant from Turkey….
Emerson latest to join Carrier Alliance
USA: Emerson is the latest company to sign a strategic long-term agreement with US air conditioning and refrigeration company Carrier….
Lu-Ve plans boosted by €30m investment
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer, Lu-Ve, has received a €30m loan to support the company’s sustainable growth and internationalisation….
EIA demands immediate end to HFC23 emissions
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called on Chemours to cease activities that lead to emissions of high GWP refrigerant HFC23…