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End this illegal F-gas trade
BELGIUM: Europe’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration associations have called on the authorities to properly enforce the F-gas regulations and stop the…
AC efficiencies could double by 2040
FRANCE: A new report reveals that the worldwide adoption of current best available technologies could double average air conditioning efficiencies by 2040….
Refrigerant prices expected to stabilise
SWEDEN: With the sharp increases in refrigerant prices appearing to have slowed, the CEO of Europe’s leading refrigeration wholesaler sees prices…
Beijer Ref reports strongest ever Q3
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported its strongest third quarter ever, with a sales increase of 41% and operating profit uplift…
Emerson loses $14.7m injury appeal
USA: A Texas appeals court has upheld an award of nearly $14.7m against Emerson in a terminal venting case….
Trawlerman asphyxiated by R22 leak
UK: Initial investigations have blamed failed evaporator tubes on a refrigeration plant for the asphyxiation of a crewman in Fraserburgh in August…
Nibe acquires remaining shares in Rhoss
SWEDEN/ITALY: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Nibe has acquired the remaining 55% of shares in Rhoss SpA….
Stability worry but R466A is “promising”
GERMANY: Bitzer sees R466A, Honeywell’s new non-flammable, low GWP refrigerant alternative, as a promising substitute for R410A but has concerns about its…
EPTA acquires Romanian company DAAS
ITALY/ROMANIA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta is reported to have taken a 90% stake in Daas International, one of Romania’s leading HORECA…
Three arrested in Chinese CFC raid
CHINA: Police are reported to have arrested three suspects after raiding an illegal CFC production facility in Mengzhou City, Henan Province….