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Illegal imports cost Polish treasury €7m in 2018
POLAND: Illegal refrigerant imports, either smuggled or imported outside of the EU quota system, cost the Polish treasury an estimated €7m in…
US company must spend $23m to stop R22 leaks
USA: Trident Seafoods, the USA’s largest seafood company, must pay a $900,000 fine and spend $23m to reduce emissions of ozone depleting…
UNEP-OzonAction support for World Refrigeration Day
FRANCE: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through its OzonAction division is the latest body to agree support for World Refrigeration Day…
CO2 refrigeration demand prompts Advansor expansion
DENMARK: Increasing demand for its CO2 refrigeration systems has prompted Advansor to build a new factory and headquarters in Aarhus, doubling its…
A-Gas acquires Singapore refrigerants business
UK: A-Gas has acquired Singapore-based refrigerant recovery, reclamation and sales company VEMAC Services. …
Customs seize more illegal R22 refrigerant
BULGARIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Over 1000 cylinders of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 have been seized in the past few days….
EA moves to crack down on illegal F-gas sales
UK: The UK Environment Agency is said to be expanding its workforce to enable a better response to illegal sales of refrigerants…
RDM acts to remove default passwords
UK: Refrigeration controls manufacturer RDM is removing all default internet access passwords from its products, giving each panel a unique password….
Defra launches online HFC register for no-deal Brexit
UK: Companies trading in HFC refrigerants or importing products that contain HFCs need to register in order to continue trading in the…
Hackers expose vulnerable refrigeration systems
UK: Controls manufacturer RDM says it will be contacting customers reminding them to set secure passwords after hackers revealed that hundreds of…