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12 Aug 2017

Trade Commission ends R1234yf probe

USA: The US Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into agreements between Honeywell and DuPont – now Chemours – over the…

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10 Aug 2017

Hudson to acquire Airgas Refrigerants

USA: Refrigerant supply and management company Hudson Technologies is set to acquire Airgas Inc’s refrigerant supply business, Airgas Refrigerants, for $220m….

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9 Aug 2017

Court ruling will “impact innovation”

USA: Honeywell believes that yesterday’s court decision overturning the US EPA’s HFC bans will adversely impact innovation in next-generation technologies….

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Chemours “disappointed” at court decision

USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has expressed its “disappointment” with the US Court of Appeals’ decision to overturn the EPA’s usage ban on…

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US court rejects HFC bans

USA: The US EPA’s plans to reduce the use of high GWP refrigerants have been derailed after a federal court overturned usage…

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8 Aug 2017

Daikin reports record 1st quarter

JAPAN: Daikin has reported record sales and profits for the first quarter of this year to June 30….

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6 Aug 2017

New laws to get tough on non-compliance

UK: The Environment Agency (EA) could receive increased powers of prosecution following concerns of installations and refrigerant purchases by non-F-gas-certified companies….

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4 Aug 2017

Boost for A2L flammability project

USA: A project to develop materials that could mitigate the flammability of A2L refrigerants is one of a number of refrigeration-related schemes…

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2 Aug 2017

A-Gas buys Dutch recycler BTC

UK/NETHERLANDS: A-Gas has acquired the Dutch refrigerant, speciality gases and fire suppressants reclamation business BTC….

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31 Jul 2017

EU set to review ODS regulations

EUROPE: The European Commission has initiated an evaluation of the European ODS regulations to establish whether they are still fit for purpose….

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