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1.1 billion at risk from lack of cooling
USA: Over 1.1 billion people are said to face immediate risks from lack of access to cooling….
EC urged to reconsider pre-charge rules
EUROPE: Leading European air conditioning and refrigeration groups are claiming that the current interpretation of the F-gas regulations is making European manufactured…
Cantas “shock” at illegal imports
TURKEY: Istanbul-based refrigerant supplier Cantas has reacted with shock to learn that its refrigerant is being imported into the UK in illegal…
Daikin UK moves to guarantee R410A price
UK: Daikin Airconditioning UK has launched two ground-breaking service packages, designed to guarantee the cost and supply of R410A refrigerant….
Beijer Ref sees sales rise 32%
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported a 32% increase in net sales for the second quarter of 2018, its strongest…
Government rejects F-gas concerns
UK: The UK government insists it will maintain the HFC phase down post-Brexit but has ignored claims that the Environment Agency does…
Bacharach acquires Neutronics
USA: Gas instrumentation and energy management solutions company Bacharach has acquired fellow US refrigerant and gas analyser company Neutronics….
CFC11 in China a “massive crime”
AUSTRIA: A shocking new report suggests the illegal production and use of the long-banned ozone-depleting chemical CFC11 is common practice in China….
Conservative call to ditch Kigali
USA: Representatives from 22 US conservative groups have signed a letter urging President Trump not to submit the Kigali Amendment to phase…
Ammonia death accidental but preventable
UK: The death of David Chandler at the Carlsberg brewery in Northampton in 2016 was accidental, but the ammonia refrigerant leak which…