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EU keeps within 2016 HFC phase down
DENMARK: Large increases in the use of lower GWP HFCs saw Europe stay 4% below the 170.3Mt CO2e F-gas phase down limit for…
We want to stay within F-gas
UK: The UK refrigeration and ac industry has backed staying within the European F-gas regulations post Brexit, but repeated warnings of dire…
FG Europe to sell Midea air conditioning
UK: A new company, FG Europe UK, has been established to sell Midea air conditioning in the UK….
Bitzer transport interest going to Songz
CHINA/GERMANY: Chinese company Songz Automobile Air Conditioning is taking over Lumikko Technologies Oy, Bitzer’s Finnish transport refrigeration subsidiary….
EIA hits back at efforts to derail F-gas
UK: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused some countries of attempting to derail the European F-gas phase down process….
Spain warns of critical gas shortage
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association AEFYT has warned of a “critical” refrigerant shortage and appealed to the Spanish government to reduce the…
$540m pledged to phase-out fight
CANADA: Developing countries are to receive US$540m between 2018 and 2020 to initiate the phase-down of HFCs under the Kigali Amendment to…
2017 ends with 60% price rise
UK: The European air conditioning and refrigeration industry faces record price rises of up to 60% on high GWP refrigerants R404A and…
US on path to ratify Kigali
USA: The USA seems likely to eventually back a global HFC phase down by ratifying the Kigali Amendment….
US approves hydrocarbon fridges
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cleared the way for hydrocarbon refrigerants to be used in new household refrigerators and…