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US finalises HFC management rules
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a final rule to establish a new programme to better manage, recycle and reuse HFC refrigerants….
Graeme Fox resigns as IoR president
UK: Graeme Fox has announced his resignation as president of the Institute of Refrigeration, citing “undemocratic” procedures, “double standards” and “disrespect” from certain trustees and CEO, Miriam Rodway….
Copeland to invest US$60m in India facilities
INDIA: Copeland is to spend US$60m on the expansion of its Indian manufacturing facility in Atit and the construction of a new global R&D centre in Pune. …
EU project will tackle R290 heat pump safety
EUROPE: A new EU project is to develop guidelines for installers and consumers using heat pumps that contain flammable refrigerants….
Dutch to auction 40 tonnes of seized HFC refrigerant
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch Ministry of Finance is to auction the 3,500 cylinders of illegal HFC refrigerants seized on the German border in March….
Kelvion to cease production in Fareham
UK: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Kelvion is to cease manufacturing at its UK factory in Fareham, bringing to an end 67 years of refrigeration production at the site….
Tests find under performance in CO2 gas coolers
FRANCE: Eurovent Certification has found wide discrepancies of up to 31% between the manufacturers’ claimed performance and its own test results of uncertified CO2 gas coolers. …
Chemours insists A2L auto AC retrofit is safe
USA: Chemours has insisted that the R134a to R1234yf vehicle air conditioning retrofit solution it co-developed with Honeywell is safe and sustainable….
Refrigerant supply remains stable
EUROPE: The supply of HFC refrigerants in the European market remained stable in Q2, with no indications of limited availability or shortages, according to the latest price report from Öko-Recherche….
Honeywell and Chemours announce R1234yf auto retrofits
USA: Leading refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Honeywell have separately announced a means to retrofit older vehicles using R134a to the latest vehicle AC refrigerant R1234yf….