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Italian crackdown on illegal HFC continues
ITALY: Customs officials in Italy have made further seizures of quota-busting refrigerants, this time in Varese….
Italian customs seize 10 tons of illegal HFC refrigerant
ITALY: Officers from Milan’s customs and monopolies agency – Agenzia Dogane e Monopoli – claim to have seized around 10 tons of…
Daikin reveals details of R32 VRV air conditioner
DENMARK: Daikin’s new VRV air conditioner using lower GWP, mildly flammable refrigerant R32 will be available in 4, 5 and 6hp sizes,…
LG installs first R32 VRF in Germany
GERMANY: LG has installed its first R32 VRF air conditioning system at an office block in Bremen….
F-gas regs must be strengthened and enforced – EIA
UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has called for a stronger enforcement of the European F-gas regulations and prosecutions for those involved…
EIA challenges latest F-gas phase-down figures
DENMARK: Latest official figures reporting that the industry stayed within the European F-gas phase-down quota in 2018 by 1%, have been challenged…
Honeywell announces new alternative to R134a refrigerant
USA: Honeywell has revealed details of its new lower GWP refrigerant replacement for R134a in new medium temperature commercial refrigeration, chillers and…
Danfoss plans €14m Polish factory expansion
POLAND: Danfoss is to invest €14m in a new 10,000m² production hall at its plant in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, to accommodate new…
HSE to prosecute over fatal ammonia leak
UK: The HSE is to prosecute both Carlsberg and one of the brewer’s principal contractors following the fatal ammonia leak at Carlsberg’s…
Beijer Ref sales up despite slump in refrigerant sales
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref achieved a net sales increase of 13.9% to SEK14.817bn (€1.4bn) in 2019, despite reporting a reduction in…