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Bosch to invest €100m in Portuguese heat pump factory
GERMANY/PORTUGAL: Bosch has announced that it will invest around €100m in its Portuguese heat pump plant. …
UK “off track” on renewable heating
UK: A leading independent UK cross-party think tank claims that the number of new homes using renewable energy, including heat pumps, for central heating has dropped this year. …
VFT heat exchanger improves AC performance
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has developed an aluminium vertical flat tube (VFT) heat exchanger design which it claims can provide a 40% increase in heat pump air conditioner performance….
Koura announces R1234yf car AC replacement
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura is to introduce a refrigerant it developed more than 10 years ago as a new, direct replacement for R1234yf in the US automotive aftermarket….
Demand increases for remanufactured CO2 compressors
UK: Bitzer UK’s remanufacturing arm, Green Point UK, has reported a steep increase in sales of remanufactured transcritical CO2 compressors….
US probes imports of R410B
USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated an inquiry into whether US imports of a refrigerant blend from Mexico are circumventing antidumping duty orders….
New rules to tackle “refillable” cylinder loophole
EUROPE: The new F-gas regulations will force refrigerant importers/suppliers to keep and provide documented evidence that binding arrangements are in place for the return of “refillable” cylinders for refilling….
F-gas revision passes ENVI vote
EUROPE: As expected, the European Parliament’s environment committee rubber-stamped the European F-gas revision proposals, yesterday, voting 68 to 11 in support of the document….
European F-gas phase down remains on track
EUROPE: Despite a 1% increase compared to 2021, the EU-wide placing on the market of HFCs in 2022 was 3% below the maximum quantity allowed under the F-gas phase down. …
Acquisitions drive Beijer Ref sales
SWEDEN: Acquisitions have driven wholesaler Beijer Ref’s Q3 net sales to SEK8,491m (€727m), an increase of 42% on the same period last year….