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LD outbreak shuts Disney cooling towers
USA: Two cooling towers at Disneyland, California, have been shut down after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the city of Anaheim….
Canada latest to ratify Kigali amendment
CANADA: Canada has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and joined the global phase down…
UK backs staying with F-gas regulations
UK: The UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry has called on the government to remain aligned to the EU F-gas regulations and…
Retrofitted IDVs could produce 7.3% gain
DENMARK: Danfoss claims that lab tests have proven that intermediate discharge valves (IDV) retrofitted on air conditioning compressors could yield a 7.3%…
Trane buys ice storage firm CALMAC
USA: Trane has acquired the New-Jersey-based ice storage company CALMAC….
Mexichem sells UK R125 business
UK/INDIA: Indian refrigerant manufacturer SRF says it has agreed to acquire Mexichem UK’s HFC125 manufacturing business….
40% of retailers unaware of HFC phase down
GERMANY: Just two months before next year’s major cut in HFC refrigerants, a survey of European retailers has revealed that 40% are…
£200,000 fines for F-gas violations
UK: Companies and individuals who breach the F-gas regulations could face fines of up to £200,000 in new civil penalties being considered…
EC ends R1234yf antitrust investigation
EUROPE: The European Commission has ended its antitrust investigation into cooperation between Honeywell and DuPont (now Chemours) on the production of refrigerant…
Lawyer denies EPA case will hamper Kigali
USA: The attorney representing Mexichem in its successful legal challenge to EPA limits on the use of HFC refrigerants has denied that…