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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….
Daikin to introduce R32 heat pump
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is to launch a heat pump water heater running on the low GWP refrigerant R32….
Emerson plans low GWP compressor launch
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies says it will launch a range of scroll and semi-hermetic compressors for the emerging low GWP R404A alternatives later…