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PWC announces 232 WR job losses
UK: The administrators of WR Refrigeration Ltd have today announced formal redundancies in respect of 232 employees….
Are ionic liquids the future?
USA: A novel twist on the established vapour compression cycle could provide a non-toxic, non-flammable and energy efficient answer to the search…
DuPont to spin-off refrigerants business
USA: DuPont will spin-off of its refrigerants business within the next 18 months, the company has confirmed….
WR in administration
UK: One of the country’s largest and best known refrigeration contractors WR Refrigeration has fallen into administration and could face “imminent closure”….
India stands firm on HFCs
BANGKOK: India is reported to be opposing bringing HFC phase-down within the Montreal Protocol despite earlier indications that it was in agreement…
Finally, a replacement for R123?
USA: While much has been made of the new HFO refrigerants 1234yf and 1234ze, another lesser known HFO could provide a much needed…
DuPont seizes R134a counterfeits in China
CHINA: US refrigerant manufacturer DuPont has announced the seizure of 300 cylinders of counterfeit R134a in Hangzhou province, China….
HFC use down as EC meets to agree phase-outs
EUROPE: As the negotiations get underway in Europe to phase-down HFCs, a new report suggests that European use of HFCs in air conditioning…
Over 95% of ac systems in breach of energy regs
UK: A lack of enforcement is in serious danger of killing off the TM44 air conditioning inspection regime, according to the Building &…
Daikin Japan to launch R32 in commercial ac
JAPAN: Already being deployed in its residential air conditioning units in Japan, the low GWP, HFC refrigerant R32, is now being introduced by…