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Customs stop more refrigerant at Ukrainian border
ROMANIA: Border police from the Vicovu de Sus have intercepted more illegal refrigerant being smuggled across the border from Ukraine….
JCI faces cartel allegations in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Johnson Controls is to face a competition tribunal in relation to suspected cartel conduct involving the supply of over HK$3bn (US$383m) worth of air conditioning works in Hong Kong….
Green group backs heat pump cost benefits
GERMANY: The environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has called for a ban on installing gas and oil heating systems after claiming that heat pumps are cheaper even in existing buildings….
Bitzer to acquire Danish controls company
GERMANY: Bitzer is set to acquire OJ Electronics A/S, a Danish manufacturer of HVAC controls and drives manufacturer….
PFAS ban would render systems unsafe
GERMANY: A leading European refrigeration research council claims that the safe, efficient and trouble-free operation of RACHP systems is not possible without the use of PFAS-containing materials….
UK pushes for pragmatic approach to F-gas
UK: Leading UK RACHP experts have accused its European neighbours of being “blinkered” by ambition in their current proposals to revise the F-gas regulations. …
World Refrigeration Day looks to the future
UK: This year’s World Refrigeration Day on June 26 will focus on the future of cooling technology, the industry, the people working within it, and those that benefit from cooling. …
Germany funds air cycle cooling of steel
GERMANY: The German Federal Environment Ministry (BMUV) is providing €200,000 in funding for an environmentally-friendlier innovative cooling process for steel hardening that promises substantial energy savings….
Dunham-Bush debts nearly £4m
UK: Creditors of Dunham-Bush Ltd are unlikely to receive any money after the Hampshire-based chiller manufacturer accumulated debts of nearly £4m….
Martinko steps in at Chemours as Bellezza resigns
USA: Joe Martinko, senior business director, Americas for Chemours Thermal & Specialized Solutions (TSS) business has stepped in as interim leader following today’s resignation of division president Alisha Bellezza….