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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…
Mystery of 13,000 empty refrigerant cylinders
UAE: Mystery surrounds the seizure of thousands of refrigerant cylinders in the Port of Ajman at the end of May….
MHI announces 1233zd(E) chiller
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has adopted the new low GWP refrigerant 1233zd(E) in a smaller centrifugal chiller….
Daikin to sponsor FC Bruges
BELGIUM: Daikin has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with leading Belgian football team Club Brugge (aka FC Bruges)….
Tecumseh backs R452A as R404A alternative
USA: Compressor manufacturer Tecumseh is backing refrigerant R452A as a mid-term alternative to R404A in medium and low temperature commercial refrigeration….