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Romania blocks illegal F-gas shipment
ROMANIA: Authorities in Romania have blocked a shipment of 1,140 cylinders of hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants from Turkey by an unregistered importing company. …
Lennox to sell Hyfra process cooling business
USA/GERMANY: Lennox has agreed to sell its process cooling business Hyfra Industriekühlanlagen GmbH to Glen Dimplex….
Japanese domestic AC sales down 23.8%
JAPAN: Despite Japanese temperatures topping 38ºC in July, domestic shipments of room air conditioners were down 23.8% for the month at 1,106,000 units….
Danfoss half-year sales up 13%
DENMARK: Danfoss has reported robust growth in half-year sales, up 13% to €5,528m….
Dr Yosr Allouche named IIR director general
FRANCE: Dr Yosr Allouche has become the first woman, and the first person born outside of France, to hold the role of director general of the International Institute of Refrigeration….
EPA to prioritise HFC law enforcement
USA: Enforcement of the US AIM Act regulations controlling the use, importation and production of HFCs has been identified as a priority by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). …
TPG Rise Climate buys majority stake in A-Gas
UK: US investment company TPG Rise Climate has acquired a majority stake in refrigerant management company A-Gas from current majority shareholders KKR and its other owners….
Scientists claim solid-state heat pump breakthrough
GERMANY: Scientists in Germany are said to have achieved an important milestone in the development of solid-state electrocaloric heat pumps….
$500m for new US cold store business
USA: Atlanta-based cold storage operator and developer Envision Cold has launched official launch of its cold chain platform with a $500m investment from an undisclosed capital partner. …
Researchers use latent heat to generate electricity
JAPAN: Researchers at the University of Tokyo claim to have generated electricity from latent heat, an achievement which, it is said, advances the possibilities of thermoelectric conversion and thermocells. …