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£2.3m fine for illegal pricing
UK: Foster Refrigerator’s parent company, ITW, has been fined nearly £2.3m for restricting dealers from offering online discounts on commercial fridges….
EPA SNAP-lists R123 alternatives
USA: The EPA has SNAP-listed two new R123 alternatives and expanded the acceptable uses of R513A and CO2 in air conditioning and…
R32 will be used in Daikin VRV
UK: Daikin says the “mildly flammable” refrigerant R32 will be used in its VRV air conditioning systems in the future….
US tests increase RTU efficiency by 25%
USA: System improvements and a switch to a lower GWP refrigerant are said to have brought 25% efficiency gains to a standard…
Will Daikin and Panasonic renew alliance?
JAPAN: In an apparent u-turn, reports from Japan suggest that Daikin and Panasonic are to form a development and parts procurement alliance….
Chemours prepares new R404A replacement
USA: Chemours is preparing to launch a new A2L refrigerant replacement for R404A in commercial hermetic refrigeration units….
Heating company buys ClimateMaster
SWEDEN: The Climate Control Group and its subsidiaries ClimateMaster, IEC, ClimateCraft and ClimaCool has been bought by Swedish heating company NIBE for…
Airedale factory receives royal opening
UK: Airedale International’s new 23,000m² factory in Rawdon, Leeds, has been officially opened by Princess Anne….
Trane adds R1234ze chiller
BELGIUM: Leading manufacturer Trane has finally added a chiller using the low GWP refrigerant R1234ze chiller to its portfolio….
Heat pipes create new way of freezing
UK: Scientists claim to have engineered a new way of freezing as low as -180C using liquid nitrogen and heat pipe technology….