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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…
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….