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Standard being developed for industrial IoT
USA: With the internet increasingly being used as a controls vehicle, a new control-networking standard is being developed for the Industrial Internet of…
US firms to pay $495,000 for R22 violations
USA: Two seafood processing and cold storage companies are to pay $495,000 in penalties for violations of laws relating to the management…
US seeks sanctions on Chinese R134a
USA: US refrigerant manufacturers and suppliers have filed anti-dumping petitions on Chinese R134a imports….
£125m to replace BP’s R22 refrigeration plant
UK: Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded the contract to replace the R22 refrigeration plant at BP’s LPG site in Grangemouth….
Honeywell scraps $90bn UTC bid
USA: Honeywell says it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies after scrapping its most recent bid of a…
Panasonic debuts gas/electric hybrid ac
JAPAN: Panasonic has debuted Japan’s first hybrid air conditioner, integrating gas and electric air conditioning systems into one refrigerant system….
Customers mistrust energy efficiency claims
UK: Customers don’t trust manufacturers’ efficiency claims and almost half have never heard of the UK’s Energy Technology List, a new report claims….
Counterfeits in Nigeria cost Danfoss $2m
NIGERIA: Counterfeit Danfoss compressors in Nigeria are reported to be costing the Danish manufacturer as much as US$2m per year….
CMA to investigate HRP acquisition
UK: Beijer Ref’s integration of UK refrigeration wholesaler HRP has been put on hold pending investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority…
Carrier sees future in R1234ze
FRANCE: Carrier has announced that it sees the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze(E) as the best long-term sustainable solution for screw chillers….