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HFC consumption increases but F-gas remains “on track”
DENMARK: Consumption of HFCs under the European F-gas regulations increased in 2020 for the first time, after consecutive annual decreases since 2015,…
A-Gas acquires refrigerant destruction company
UK/AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant supplier, recycler and reclaimer A-Gas has acquired Salience Solutions Pty, an Australian company offering plasma arc refrigerant destruction technology. …
HARDI files lawsuit over US disposable cylinder ban
USA: HARDI, the US HVACR wholesalers association, is going to court in an effort to overturn the new US ban on non-refillable,…
Honeywell backs Danfoss scrolls on R1234ze and R515B
USA: Honeywell says it is supporting Danfoss with the development of a soon-to-be launched range of scroll compressors based on low GWP…
Beijer Ref makes two new acquisitions in Oceania
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has made two further acquisitions in Oceania, acquiring Auckland-based HVAC supplier Clima Solutions and Patton Albury, an HVACR…
Bitzer builds rotary compressor factory in China
GERMANY/CHINA: German compressor manufacturer Bitzer is establishing a joint venture in Jiangsu in eastern China to manufacture smaller-capacity rotary compressors….
HPA vice chair Max Halliwell dies
UK: Max Halliwell, vice-chair of the Heat Pump Association and communications manager for residential heating at Mitsubishi Electric UK LES, has died…
Honeywell partners with DunAn on R466A
USA/CHINA: Refrigerant manufacturer Honeywell says that Chinese refrigeration and air conditioning components manufacturer Zhejiang DunAn Artificial Environment is to develop components compatible…
EIA and Chemours face off over NHL deal
USA: Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and refrigerant manufacturer Chemours have clashed sticks over the latter’s partnership deal with the…
Beijer Ref to open UK training centres
UK: Wholesaler Beijer Ref is set to open its first training academy in the UK….