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EA raid discovers waste fridges
UK: Waste refrigerators bound for illegal export to Africa have been uncovered in a raid on a storage facility in Essex….
Waste handler jailed for CFC release
SPAIN: UNEP has repeated warnings to waste handlers after the owner of a Spanish recycling company received two years’ jail for releasing refrigerants to atmosphere….
HFCs flood Europe despite phase down
EUROPE: Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell has repeated claims that European HFC imports are increasing despite the F-gas phase down….
Industry backing for HFC phase down
USA/EUROPE: Leading manufacturers groups on both sides of the Atlantic have welcomed the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants….
Nations agree global phase down of HFCs
RWANDA: Almost 200 nations reached agreement this morning on a complex phase down of HFC refrigerants….
Leaders meet for HFC phase-down talks
RWANDA: World leaders, including EU commissioner Arias Cañete and US Secretary of State John Kerry, arrive in Kigali today for talks to…
Chemours offers new low GWP blends
GERMANY: Chemours has announced the availability of its new range of low GWP HFO-based “mildly flammable” refrigerants….
Honeywell releases low GWP R404A option
BELGIUM: Honeywell has announced the availability of Solstice L40X, aka R455A, its low GWP replacement for R404A….
Panasonic and Schneider sign “smart” deal
GERMANY: Air conditioning manufacturer Panasonic and controls firm Schneider Electric have formed a partnership marrying VRF with building management….
110 jobs lost in Eaton-Williams closure
UK: Nortek says it anticipates 110 job losses as a result of the closure of the Eaton Williams sites in Edenbridge and…