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Hitachi looking to sell AC joint venture
JAPAN: Hitachi is looking to sell its 40% stake in the Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning joint venture, with Bosch, Lennox and Samsung among the suitors….

Johnson Controls sells air distribution business
USA: Johnson Controls is to sell its Air Distribution Technologies business to Truelink Capital, a US middle-market private equity firm….

International chefs back World Refrigeration Day
UK: Top chefs from around the world are backing a global campaign to raise awareness of cooling technologies that reduce food loss and promote climate security….

ECHA to consider PFAS impacts this year
FINLAND: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) evaluations of the impact of fluorinated HFC/HFO refrigerants under proposed new European PFAS restrictions are expected to take place in November/December….

Three injured in explosion at Johnson Controls
USA: Three people are reported to have been injured in an explosion at the Johnson Controls manufacturing plant in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania….

Investigation launched into Honeywell HF release
USA: The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into the Honeywell production facility in Geismar, Louisiana, after a dangerous HF release….

Heat pumps dominate in German new builds
GERMANY: Despite a recent 52% slump in sales, the heat pump is now the dominant heating system in new buildings in Germany….

Refrigerant cylinder explodes killing motor cyclist
INDIA: One man is reported to have died and another seriously injured after a refrigerant cylinder being carried on a motor scooter exploded….

Mitsubishi compressor motor wins top award
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has received a top Japanese award for the technology related to its compressor motor that reduces the use of rare earths by effectively using magnetic flux. …

Clean start for industrial propane heat pump
GERMANY: Research on a heat pump with a propane refrigeration circuit in an industrial cleaning machine has proven the suitability of propane to industrial processes with heating and cooling requirements….