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US retailers ignore HFC replacements
USA: Leading US supermarkets have been criticised for doing little to phase out HFC refrigerants….
Supermarket downturn hits Longcross
UK: A downturn in capital spending by supermarkets is blamed for the collapse of Longcross Construction….
Panasonic to launch commercial R32 units
JAPAN: Panasonic has announced a range of small commercial ceiling cassette air conditioners running on R32 refrigerant in Japan….
Hong Kong advises trade to avoid flammables
HONG KONG: Following a fatal air conditioning explosion and fire in 2013, the Government in Hong Kong is advising the trade not…
Afinox picks 1233zd(E) after successful tests
ITALY: Leading Italian refrigerated catering equipment manufacturer Afinox is the latest company to adopt the low GWP blowing agent Solstice LBA….
Workers hospitalised after ammonia leak
INDIA: A dozen workers at a meat processing plant in Uttar Pradesh reportedly collapsed today following an ammonia leak from a refrigeration…
Trane low GWP R513A chiller now available
USA: Trane has announced the availability of its Sintesis air-cooled chiller which is offering low GWP refrigerant R513A as an option….
Enforcing EU law – a key cooling strategy
BELGIUM: EPEE has identified a need to enforce existing legislation as one of four key aspects that the European Commission needs to…
Japan excludes HFOs from new emissions law
JAPAN: Authorities have placed the HFOs 1234yf, 1234e and 1233zd outside Japan’s strict new fluorocarbon emissions control laws….
One dead, three injured in ac “explosion”
INDIA: Another “explosion” in an air conditioning compressor has killed a mechanic and injured three others in Dehradun, India, according to local…