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Denmark set to amend HFC charge limit
DENMARK: The Danish government looks set to change the maximum allowable limit of HFCs in new refrigeration and air conditioning systems to…
Green Point to supply Bitzer transport compressors
UK: Green Point, the compressor remanufacturing business of Bitzer UK, is now supplying Bitzer Roadstar compressors, a specialist range designed for bus…
India devises future cooling plan
INDIA: India has produced a comprehensive action plan to address the country’s cooling requirement over the next 20 years with a range…
Dutch authorities intercept illegal R134a refrigerant
NETHERLANDS: A raid on a car parts warehouse in Rotterdam has netted authorities over 1600kg of illegal R134a refrigerant….
Illegal F-gas trade on EU council agenda
EUROPE: Illegal refrigerant imports and better enforcement of the European F-gas phase down will be discussed at a meeting of the EU’s…
Daikin UK MD Krutz becomes CEO of AHT
UK/AUSTRIA: Daikin UK MD Martin Krutz has returned to Austria as CEO of the AHT Group to be replaced by Angela McGinlay,…
Panasonic announces alliance with Systemair
SPAIN: Air conditioning manufacturer Panasonic has announced the launch of a heat pump chiller series as part of a new “strategic partnership”…
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…