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Fatal fridge leak leads to $170k fines
USA: A Boston fish and seafood wholesaler faces fines of over $170,000 for serious safety violations after a fatal ammonia refrigeration leak….
Chillventa debut for air cycle machine
SWITZERLAND: A Swiss engineering company is to introduce an air cycle refrigeration system for the low temperature storage of food, biomaterials and…
Carrefour to test magnetic refrigeration
FRANCE: Leading French retailer Carrefour is to test magnetic refrigerated display cabinets in its stores….
R449A retrofit brings 8% energy savings
NETHERLANDS: The retrofit of 175 Ahold supermarkets to lower GWP refrigerant R449A has brought the added benefit of an 8% increase in…
Wolseley to close 80 branches
UK: Wolseley UK is to close 80 branches and cut 800 jobs following what it describes as a wide ranging review of…
US places bans on R404A and R134a
USA: The US EPA is to ban a host of high GWP refrigerants including R404A, R134a, R407C and R410A in certain new…
Low GWP refrigerants win at high ambients
USA: The viability of new lower GWP alternative refrigerants in high ambients are said to have been proven in new tests….
100 countries back HFC phase down
USA: More than 100 countries yesterday backed an “early freeze date” on an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down HFC refrigerants….
Lu-Ve buys Indian coil firm Spirotech
ITALY: Heat exchanger manufacturer Lu-Ve has acquired the leading Indian coil producer Spirotech….
Arkema to shut R134a plant
FRANCE: Arkema is planning to shut down its R134a refrigerant plant at Pierre-Bénite, France, at the beginning of next year….