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Danfoss steps up fight against counterfeits
CHINA: Danfoss has stepped up its anti-counterfeit activities after a survey last year found that as many as 7% of Maneurop brand…
R134a alternative is “virtually non-flammable”
SOUTH KOREA: Two new refrigerants described as “virtually non-flammable” are being touted as potential alternatives to R134a in mobile air conditioning systems….
Frigesco receives £93,000 funding
UK: The energy-saving flash defrost for refrigeration systems being developed by Frigesco is to receive a further £93,000 of government funding….
New material could reduce air conditioning load
USA: Engineers at Stanford University, California, claim to have invented a new mirror-like material which could reduce the air conditioning load of…
Arthur and Gill nominated for IoR president
UK: Bob Arthur and Steve Gill will both be standing for election as the next president of the Institute of Refrigeration….
Arkema raises refrigerant prices 20%
FRANCE: Arkema has announced a 20% price increase across all its HFC refrigerants in Europe….
Ron Baker RIP
UK: Ron Baker, who will be well known to many in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry from his time as FETA…
HFC phase-down “now inevitable”
FRANCE: Parties to the Montreal Protocol were upbeat at the possibilities of a global HFC phase-down agreement at the conclusion of this…
World edges towards HFC agreement
FRANCE: The international community has moved a step closer to a deal on controlling HFCs at the Montreal Protocol meeting this week….
Montreal Protocol obviates 135bn tonnes CO2
FRANCE: Although set up primarily to eliminate ozone depleting substances, the Montreal Protocol is said to have eliminated 25 times more CO2…