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Folker Franz leaves EPEE
BELGIUM: Folker Franz, director general of EPEE, the body representing the European refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industry, has left the…
F-gas revision may need “balance” on heat pumps
EUROPE: The EU environmental committee rapporteur has urged industry to move to natural alternative refrigerants as quickly as possible but recognises that…
DiversiTech expands in Europe
USA: DiversiTech, the US HVACR component manufacturer and supplier, has announced the formation of DiversiTech Europe, following the acquisition of three new European component brands….
Trane passes heat pump challenge
USA: Trane claims to have surpassed the US Department of Energy requirements in its challenge to improve the performance and energy-efficiency of…
Lu-Ve granted further €40m ESG loan
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve has obtained a €40m sustainability-linked loan from the Italian bank BNL BNP Paribas….
Emerson to sell majority stake in Climate Technologies
USA: Emerson is to sell a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone in a transaction valued…
All-propane heat pumps by 2027 “impossible”
BELGIUM: European industry group EPEE has called for a realistic HFC phase down in order to meet EU plans to move away…
EFCTC calls for backing of illegal trade proposals
BELGIUM: The refrigerant producers group, the EFCTC, has called on the European Parliament to back proposals to reinforce efforts to stop the…
HFC leak was “freak accident”
UK: The massive HFC refrigerant leak from a Scottish abattoir has been described as a “freak accident” after a fan blade fell…
US EPA proposes 40% HFC phase down in 2024
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposed rule to implement the next step of the USA’s HFC phase…