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Fourth F-gas meeting gets go-ahead
BRUSSELS: The Lithuanian presidency has given a mandate for a fourth trialogue meeting in a last-ditch effort to save the F-gas regulation…
Carbon tax reduces emissions by just 0.1%
AUSTRALIA: The carbon tax introduced in Australia in July 2012, which led to dramatic increases in refrigerant prices, has reduced greenhouse gas…
R32: larger systems could be next
JAPAN: The mildly flammable refrigerant R32, recently introduced into wall-mounted splits in Japan, could soon be used in larger systems if risk…
Gas suppliers press for F-gas agreement
BRUSSELS: The group representing fluorocarbon refrigerant suppliers has urged the European negotiators to reach agreement on the F-gas revisions, end market uncertainty…
Sainsbury’s eco-store faces bulldozer
UK: The architect behind Sainsbury’s first award-winning “sustainable” supermarket has launched a campaign to save it from demolition, just 14 years after…
Johnson Controls takes 60% of Hitachi ac
USA and JAPAN: Johnson Controls is to take a 60% stake in Hitachi Appliances’ global air conditioning business. …
Daikin test houses in coldest city
JAPAN: With heating products of increasing importance to Daikin, the Japanese air conditioning manufacturer is to officially open a new heating equipment…
No agreement puts F-gas in limbo
BRUSSELS: The third trialogue on revisions to the F-gas regulations broke up without agreement yesterday evening, leaving the possibility that the new…
F-gas revision on verge of collapse
BRUSSELS: The F-gas revision negotiations could be on the verge of collapse unless compromises can be found between the opposing demands of…
Plugging skills gap in low GWP refrigerants
BRUSSELS: A number of European industry bodies are behind a new initiative to address the skills shortage amongst acr technicians working with…