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US to investigate Chinese HFC refrigerant imports
USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated investigations to determine whether imports of HFC refrigerants from China are circumventing the 2016…
Illegal refrigerant will be destroyed
BULGARIA: The Bulgarian Customs Agency has announced that the seized refrigerant it was seeking to auction will now be destroyed….
Auction of seized refrigerant set to go ahead
BULGARIA: The auction of HFC refrigerants seized by Bulgarian customs appears to be going ahead, despite efforts by the Cooling Post and…
Ammonia discharge leads to CAD$2m fines
CANADA: The discharge of ammonia-laden water from the refrigeration system of a university ice-hockey arena in Vancouver has led to total fines…
Bulgarian customs to auction illegal refrigerant
BULGARIA: Over 10 tonnes of seized refrigerant, imported outside of the EU quota system in illegal disposable cylinders, is to be auctioned…
Daikin backs reclaimed refrigerant in A-Gas tie-up
UK: In a ground-breaking initiative, Daikin UK is to partner with refrigerant management company A-Gas to encourage the recovery and use of…
Terry O’Gorman RIP
UK: Terry O’Gorman, the former editor of RAC magazine, died yesterday at the age of 86….
EFCTC looks to stem carriage of illegal refrigerants
BELGIUM: Refrigerant manufacturers have stepped in to try and stem the flow of illegal refrigerant in Europe by demanding that the carriage…
EU climate plans ignore the F-gas regulations
BELGIUM: EPEE has accused EU members of failing to address the potential of HVACR in their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs)…
EC says “small” illegal trade will not affect F-gas goals
EUROPE: The European Commission still insists that the illegal trade in HFCs within Europe is in small quantities, despite evidence to the contrary….