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Chemours signs XP40 deal with Arkema
EUROPE: Chemours has signed a distribution agreement with rival refrigerant manufacturer Arkema, giving the French company access to Opteon XP40, Chemours’ lower…
Buoni elected AREA president
AUSTRIA: Marco Buoni, director of Italian training company Centro Studi Galileo, has been elected president of European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’…
Price rises hit lower GWP refrigerants
UK: Air conditioning contractors are facing further price increases on both R410A refrigerant and the lower GWP alternative R32….
US industry urges Trump to back Kigali
USA: Thirty-two leading US air conditioning and refrigeration companies have signed a letter to president Trump urging him to ratify the Kigali…
Global AC sales recover in 2017
UK: The global air conditioning market showed recovery in 2017 with year-end sales expected to reach 137 million units at a value…
£800,000 fine for LD outbreak
UK: Faltec Europe, a car parts manufacturer, has been fined £800,000 after a legionnaires’ disease outbreak at its factory in South Tyneside….
Daikin Germany guarantees R410A supply
GERMANY: With prices of R410A rising and concerns over restrictions on supply, Daikin Germany says it will guarantee the availability of the…
Mysterious rise in CFC11 emissions
USA: An ozone depleting CFC refrigerant, thought to be virtually extinct following Montreal Protocol phase outs, has mysteriously reappeared in increasing amounts…
Efficiency is key to avoiding “cold crunch”
FRANCE: New air conditioning efficiency standards are needed if the world is to avoid an energy “cold crunch” from the growth in…
Kigali vital for US jobs and economy
USA: US ratification of the Kigali Amendment has been described as good for American jobs and the economy, and crucial to maintain…