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US stores slow to adopt HFC-free technology
USA: US supermarkets are accused of a lack of transparency and sluggish adoption of HFC-free refrigeration technology….
German heat pump sales down 52%
GERMANY: Heat pumps sales in Germany declined 52% in the first quarter of the year, according to new figures from the German heating industry association BDH….
Chemours ends US sales of R404A and R507
USA: Refrigerant producer Chemours is to cease sales of high GWP HFC refrigerants R404A and R507A in the USA. …
UK prepares cooling outlook document
UK: The UK government has confirmed that it expects to publish a national cooling action plan “in the early part” of the…
EU must prioritise clean heating and cooling
BELGIUM: Claiming that the EU and national governments are currently failing to support a clean heat roll-out, a new report urges the next European Commission to make it a political priority….
Carrier sales up 17%
USA: Carrier achieved net sales of $6.2bn in Q1, a 17% rise on the same period last year. Organic sales were up 2%….
Beijer Ref to acquire US company Young Supply
USA: Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire Young Supply, a North American distributor of commercial refrigeration and HVAC with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. …
Midea to acquire Arbonia HVAC businesses
SWITZERLAND: Midea has agreed the €760m purchase of Swiss group Arbonia’s Climate Division, which includes HVAC businesses Sabiana, Termovent and Tecna….
Thai ammonia leak sends 155 to hospital
THAILAND: An ammonia leak at an ice factory in Thailand’s Chonburi Province hospitalised more than 150 people of which nine are said to be in a serious condition….
Daikin’s Crombez elected EHPA president
BELGIUM: Patrick Crombez, Daikin Europe’s general manager heating and renewables, has been elected as president of the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)….