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Industry scorns new R1234yf toxicity claims
USA and GERMANY: The bickering over R1234yf continues with German chemists making new toxicity claims and US engineers and Honeywell reaffirming its…
GEA bidder buys Alstom heat exchangers
GERMANY: Private equity firm Triton, one of two reported bidders for GEA Heat Exchangers, has agreed to acquire the auxiliary components business…
Mystery surrounds R22 contamination
USA: State officials in New York are to investigate how chlorodifluoromethane, better known as the refrigerant R22, has contaminated a drinking water…
Meat could be transported above 7°C
EUROPE: Meat could be transported at temperatures above 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)….
Legionnaires’ cases up 20% in 2012
EUROPE: After a significant drop in 2011, reported cases of legionnaires’ disease rose by nearly 20% in 2012, according to figures from…
R410A option may contain HFCs and HC
JAPAN: The Cooling Post has uncovered the potential blend constituents of the new low GWP replacement for R410A recently announced by Japanese…
Daikin plans major push in Latin America
JAPAN: Daikin is reported to be planning three new factories in Latin America in a bid to increase sales in the region…
US identifies vapour-compression options
USA: The US Department of Energy has identified 17 technologies which could potentially replace traditional vapour compression technology in hvac systems. …
Hours lost from poor work temperatures
UK: A new survey suggests around 2% of office hours are wasted due to the temperature alone, potentially costing the UK economy…
Lidl opens first zero carbon store
BELGIUM: Lidl has opened its first carbon neutral CO2 store in Ixelles, Belgium….