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UTC to look for new heat exchanger materials
USA: Carrier’s parent company United Technologies (UTC) has been awarded a $744,154 contract to explore new high performance non-metallic materials for the…
MHI latest to launch R32 air conditioners
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has become the latest Japanese company to introduce a range of R32 air conditioners to its home market….
R448A the choice as R404A production ends
UK: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Precision has announced that it is to discontinue the use of R404A in favour of the new lower…
Prison for improper disposal of fridges
SPAIN: Five managers of waste sites have been given prison terms of up to four years and 200 more could face court…
Beijer Ref and Carrier sign DX sales deal
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed a distribution agreement with Carrier to distribute its DX air conditioning products in Europe….
Daikin confirms Solvay refrigerants purchase
JAPAN: Daikin says its acquisition of Solvay’s European refrigerants business will boost sales to €230m by 2018….
Daikin buys German refrigerant plant
BELGIUM: Daikin has gained a European manufacturing base for refrigerants with its purchase of Solvay’s German-based refrigerant business….
Tony MacWhirter – passing of a legend
UK: Tony MacWhirter, a hugely influential figure in the UK air conditioning and refrigeration industry over the last 30 years, passed away…
R513A an option in new Trane chiller
USA: Trane is to offer an air-cooled chiller using R513A, DuPont’s low GWP, non-flammable replacement for R134a….
Honeywell launches lower GWP refrigerants
USA: Honeywell has today officially launched four new lower GWP refrigerants for applications ranging from supermarket refrigeration to industrial cooling….