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R410A refrigerant faces 60% price increase
UK: Beijer Ref UK, the UK’s largest refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler, has announced a 60% price increase on R410A refrigerant as the UK faces further refrigerant price increases. …
DEFRA delays GB F-gas phase down
UK: The UK government has announced a delay to its proposed F-gas phase down steps from 1 January 2027, admitting that it requires “further work” following its recent consultation with industry. …
Daikin sales up 5.5%
JAPAN: Daikin has reported a sales increase of JPY5,015,036m (US$31,814m) for the year to the end of March, a 5.5% increase on last year….
JCI completes Danish heat pump factory expansion
DENMARK: Johnson Controls has completed the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Holme, Denmark, to meet growing demand for high-capacity heat pumps across Europe….
Refrigerant producers report strong Q1 sales
USA: Leading refrigerant companies Chemours and Solstice have both reported increased sales and demand in the first quarter for their lower GWP gases….
Solid-state cooling company raises $10m
UK: Barocal, a Cambridge-based deep company developing solid-state cooling and heating systems, has raised $10m to accelerate development and scale its engineering team ahead of commercial deployment….
Energy crisis boosts European heat pump sales
BELGIUM: Sales of residential heat pumps are said to have increased by an average of 25% in France, Germany and Poland in the first quarter of 2026….
Kroger to spend $100m to fix refrigerant leaks
USA: Leading US retailer Kroger will pay a $2.5m civil penalty and spend an estimated $100m over the next three years to reduce refrigerant leaks from its refrigerators and other equipment. …
Data centre boost for Carrier
USA: The growing importance of cooling to the burgeoning data centre market is reflected in claims by Carrier of data centre orders being up over 500% in Q1….
Carrier expands liquid cooling interest
USA: Carrier has increased its investment in ZutaCore, the US direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions company that first attracted its interest last year….