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SAE challenges 1234yf fire tests
BRUSSELS: The automotive engineers body SAE International has challenged claims by the German environmental group DUH that R1234yf produces dangerous levels of…
Compressor price-fixers in $48.4m US deal
USA: The refrigeration compressor manufacturers caught up in price-fixing allegations in 2009 have struck a $48.4m deal to settle a class action…
US to Introduce HFC phase-down and bans
USA: One of the leading green groups claims that the USA is set to phase-down and ban certain high GWP HFC refrigerants….
Saudis to expel nearly 1 milllion ac units
SAUDI ARABIA: The crack-down on air conditioners that do not meet new energy efficiency standards continues with more than 850,000 non-compliant units…
DuPont settles with Filipino fraudsters
PHILIPPINES: DuPont has received a public apology and an unspecified amount of compensation in a counterfeit refrigerant case with a Filipino company….
ASHRAE in standards battle
USA: ASHRAE is embroiled in a court action in the USA which could have far-reaching implications for our access to industry standards….
Chinese smash R134a counterfeiting ring
CHINA: Honeywell and DuPont have been victims of counterfeiters but it seems the Chinese are also quite prepared to fake their own….
IPCC confirms HFO GWPs are less than 1
USA: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has confirmed that both R1234yf and R1234ze(E) have global warming potentials below that of…
One dead in reefer leak
SOUTH AFRICA: One person died and nine others were injured following a refrigerant leak on a Chinese container ship outside Port Elizabeth harbour….
Russians bust refrigerant smuggling ring
RUSSIA: The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has made a number of arrests in connection with a major ozone-depleting refrigerant smuggling operation. …