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Chemours claims AGC infringed R1234yf patents
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Japan against Japanese chemical manufacturer AGC over the HFO refrigerant R1234yf. …
Daikin and Gree amongst cooling prize finalists
INDIA: Leading air conditioning companies Daikin and Gree are among eight finalists for the Global Cooling Prize, the international innovation competition to…
GI Industrial Holding adopts lower GWP refrigerant R454B
USA: Chemours has announced that Italian manufacturer GI Industrial Holding has adopted its lower GWP refrigerant Opteon XL41 (R454B) for use in…
Daikin sees air conditioning sales rise 5%
JAPAN: Daikin’s worldwide air conditioning sales saw a 5% increase in the first half of the 2019 fiscal year, with expansion in…
Johnson Controls acquires magnetic bearing firm
USA: Johnson Controls is to acquire US active magnetic bearing technology company Synchrony, part of Siemens Gas and Power….
Pope backs Kigali Amendment
ITALY: Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, has backed the Kigali Amendment to phase…
Over 1 billion at risk from lack of access to cooling
ITALY: A new report claims that the public safety, health and food supply for 1.05 billion people in poor areas are now…
Mike Creamer voted IoR president-elect
UK: Mike Creamer, MD and founder of Business Edge, has been elected president-elect of the Institute of Refrigeration….
Refrigerant black market costs Chemours $125m
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours estimates that illegal HFC imports into Europe has cost the company up to $125m in sales this year….
Illegal imports continue to impact HFC sales
USA: Illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the EU are said to have contributed to a 6.7% fall in sales of Chemours’…