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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…
A-Gas buys Dutch recycler BTC
UK/NETHERLANDS: A-Gas has acquired the Dutch refrigerant, speciality gases and fire suppressants reclamation business BTC….
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….
Mystery surrounds refrigeration explosion
GERMANY: Mystery still surrounds an explosion and fire at a refrigeration plant in Dissen in Osnabrück, Germany, in which two men suffered…
Grimsby plan lifeline for ice factory
UK: The group fighting to preserve the Grimsby Ice Factory and its 80-year-old refrigeration compressors has been buoyed by plans for a…
Cooling for all is new objective
USA: A UN-backed initiative is to look at addressing the challenge of providing access to affordable, sustainable cooling solutions for all….
EFCTC rejects R32 ozone depletion claims
BELGIUM: The EFCTC has dismissed as “uninformed assertions” a paper which claims that the production of lower GWP refrigerant R32 could delay…
Register now or risk trading illegally
UK: F-gas registration body Refcom is urging companies to renew their certification in a timely manner, amid concerns that some companies risk…
US lists more lower GWP refrigerants
USA: The US EPA has added new lower GWP refrigerants and expanded the acceptable uses of others in latest changes to the…
AEFYT complains to EC over F-gas tax
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association AEFYT has lodged a complaint with the European Commission claiming that its Government’s tax on HFCs infringes…