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Danfoss to close US scroll compressor plant
USA: Danfoss has announced it will close its Arkadelphia, Arkansas, scroll compressor plant by the end of this year….
Daikin set to launch R32 mini VRV air conditioner
BELGIUM: Daikin is set to launch its first European VRV air conditioning system running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32 at its…
High GWP byproduct of R22 growing at alarming rate
UK: HFC23, a potent greenhouse gas created as a byproduct of the manufacture of ozone-depleting refrigerant R22, has been found to be…
Daikin to test viability of CO2 Conveni-Pack
BELGIUM: Daikin is looking to demonstrate the viability of a CO2 version of its established Conveni-Pack integrated supermarket refrigeration and comfort cooling…
Toshiba Carrier plans air conditioning factory in Poland
JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier is to establish a JPY3bn ($27m) air conditioning and heating factory in Poland. …
R32 splits accounted for 37% of the market in 2019
EUROPE: Split system air conditioners using the lower GWP refrigerant R32 accounted for approximately 37% of the European market in 2019. …
Industry answers HFC phase down fears
USA: A House of Representatives bill seeking a phase down of HFC refrigerants has raised concerns about costs to the consumer as…
Euro refrigerant prices show further declines
EUROPE: Prices of HFC refrigerants in Europe continued to fall in the third quarter of 2019, according to latest figures….
Sturgeon is Star visitor
UK: Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon visited Star Refrigeration today to launch a £6m fund to support the low carbon capabilities of SMEs….
R718 chiller in data centre debut
GERMANY: Efficient Energy’s eChiller, which uses pure water (R718) as a refrigerant, is to be deployed for the first time for data centre…