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R22 refrigerant smuggling a major concern
UK: The threat of a global black market trade in ozone-depleting refrigerants is greater than ever, according to a new report from…
US “no” to duties on Chinese R134a
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Mexichem says it is considering appealing the US decision not to impose duties on Chinese R134a….
IoR seeks input on new apprenticeships
UK: The Institute of Refrigeration is seeking input from UK industry as it starts the process of developing new apprenticeship standards for…
Cooling tower blamed for huge LD outbreak
PORTUGAL: A process refrigeration cooling tower at a fertiliser factory is thought to be the source of a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
Second man dies from chiller blast
BANGLADESH: A second man has died following the chiller explosion at the Six Seasons Hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka, last Friday….
Majority of ac units are under-performing
USA: The majority of air-conditioners and heat pumps in the US are performing below rated energy efficiency levels due to installation faults….
One dead, two burned in chiller blast
BANGLADESH: An engineer has died and two others injured when an air conditioning chiller exploded in Dhaka yesterday….
Prison for AC thief who released R22
USA: An Ohio man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for releasing R22 refrigerant to atmosphere….
Three to stand trial for Seville LD deaths
SPAIN: Prosecutors are demanding four years in prison for those accused of being responsible for an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease that killed four…
Goodman extends ac recall to Canada
CANADA: Air conditioning manufacturer Goodman has extended the recall it issued on certain of its products in the USA at the end…