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Switch now to low GWP refrigerants!
NETHERLANDS: Despite figures that suggest Europe is within the F-gas phase down limits, concerns remain that industry is failing to switch fast…
MEHITS provides leaner structure
ITALY: Following news of Mitsubishi’s intended integration of its Climaveneta and DeLclima businesses, the company has revealed further details of the new…
HFC supply within the EU drops by 29%
EUROPE: Following evidence of massive pre-phase-down stockpiling in 2014, the supply of HFCs within the EU declined by 29% to 183.3Mt of…
EC calls for flammability standards review
EUROPE: The European Commission sees current flammable refrigerant standards as a barrier to low GWP alternatives and recommends that these should be urgently…
Councils ignore prompt payment law
UK: The majority of local authorities in the UK are flouting government prompt payment laws, according to a new report by the…
Lack of training threatens phase down
EUROPE: The European Commission has warned that the uptake of training in alternative refrigerants is too low to match the requirements of…
US confirms R134a chiller ban in 2024
USA: A number of common refrigerants, including R134a, R410A and R407C, will be banned from use in new chillers in the USA…
SWEP to close Swiss plant
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP is to close its manufacturing plant in Tentlingen, Switzerland, moving production to factories in Slovakia and Sweden….
Daikin in Lisbon demand response trial
PORTUGAL: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is involved in an automated demand response (ADR) project in Portugal….
Europe within phase-down quota in 2015
EUROPE: The EEA is to report that the amount of HFC refrigerant placed on the market in 2015 – the first year…