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VRF grows as US packaged AC market reaches $20.4bn
USA: VRF air conditioning shows further growth in the US market, as a new report estimates that total packaged AC sales rose…
EFCTC calls for incineration of illegal HFCs
BELGIUM: The European refrigerant producers group EFCTC is recommending the destruction of seized illegal HFCs, with offenders made to meet the associated…
US investor pushes for sale of Wolseley
UK: A leading US investor is reported to be pressing for the sale of UK HVAC product wholesaler Wolseley, which includes air…
Italy and Romania face F-gas infringement procedures
EUROPE: The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to Italy and Romania for failing to notify national measures on penalties…
Honeywell stops patent-busting R1234yf shipment
USA/POLAND: Polish customs authorities have seized a shipment of suspected patent-infringing R1234yf refrigerant at the Baltic port of Gdynia….
7-Eleven chooses R448A to replace R404A
USA: Leading US convenience store operator 7-Eleven is to adopt Honeywell Solstice N40 (R448A) refrigerant as standard for remote condensers installed across…
Romanian customs seize 95 refrigerant cylinders
ROMANIA: Border police in Romania made a further seizure of refrigerant yesterday (Sunday) at the Petea border crossing point with Hungary….
UK petition seeks to ban open fridges
UK: A petition to ban open fridges and freezers in UK supermarkets has received over 22,000 signatures. …
Euro associations warn of illegal refrigerant risks
EUROPE: The leading European air conditioning and refrigeration associations are behind a new document warning of the consequences of buying refrigerant from…
HFC refrigerant prices continue to fall
EUROPE: With reports of subsiding demand, refrigerant prices continued to fall in Europe in the first quarter of this year. …