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Sainsbury’s goes for sustainable CO2
UK: Sainsbury’s is using sustainable CO2 made from waste sugar beet in the refrigeration system at its new Portishead store….
Johnson/Hitachi ac deal signed
USA and JAPAN: Johnson Controls has finally signed the deal which sees it taking a 60% stake in Hitachi’s air conditioning business….
Mexichem appeals R134a trade ruling
USA: Mexichem Fluor has appealed against the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling last November that the import of Chinese R134a does…
B&ES chief Rod Pettigrew resigns
UK: Rod Pettigrew has resigned his position as chief executive of B&ES after just 18 months in the role….
17% of refrigerated vehicles over temperature
SWITZERLAND: An investigation by Swiss authorities has found that 17% of refrigerated vehicles were providing insufficient cooling….
Hydraulic shock caused huge ammonia leak
USA: Hydraulic shock is said to have been the cause of an ammonia leak in 2010 at a chicken refrigeration plant that…
Newman to leave Climate Centre
UK: Lee Jon Newman is to step down as managing director of Pipe Center and Climate Centre at the end of February….
1300 tonnes of illegal refrigerants blocked
FRANCE: Customs officers intercepted or prevented the worldwide trade in over 1300 tonnes of ozone depleting refrigerants over an 18-month period to…
Bitzer to open international training centre
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer is to open a new 1500m² international training centre in October….
Coldstore capacity in India greater than USA
USA: India now has more cold storage capacity than the USA, according to the latest report from International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses…