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Register and apply for HFC quotas by July 1
BRUSSELS: Companies intending to market HFC refrigerants in the EU in 2015 must register and submit their applications for a quota by…
Beijer seeks further acquisitions
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref, Europe’s largest refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaling operation, is looking for further acquisitions this year after a comparatively quiet…
It’s official. F-gas revision now law
BRUSSELS: The implementation of the new F-gas regulation officially became law yesterday when it was published in the Official Journal of the…
Reefers sealed to stop contaminants
USA: A tamper-proof refrigerant seal has been developed by Carrier Transicold to help prevent unauthorised or suspect refrigerants being used in its…
Partners sought for new design CO2 system
SPAIN: A team made up of researchers from two Spanish universities are looking for commercial licensees for a CO2 cascade refrigeration system…
HFC producers back worldwide phase down
BELGIUM: The refrigerant manufacturers have backed amendments tabled by the USA, Canada and Mexico to cap and phase down HFCs under the…
Emerson publishes low GWP test results
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has published the results of drop-in tests of two new low GWP refrigerants in a R410A scroll compressor….
Customs block trade in illegal refrigerant
NAIROBI: The United Nation Environment Programme reports that the illegal trade in more than 1,300 tonnes of ozone-depleting gases has been prevented…
Daikin returns record sales
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced a sales increase of over 38% in 2013 and a record 75% increase in operating…
Jonasson is new AREA president
BELGIUM: Swede Per Jonasson has been elected as the new president of the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors’ group AREA….