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Panasonic backs drive to link AC and air quality
JAPAN: Panasonic is to invest JPY100bn ($867m) in its air conditioning and air quality business over the next five years, according to reports…
Lu-Ve makes offer for ACC business
ITALY: Lu-Ve has submitted a binding proposal for the purchase of the beleaguered compressor manufacturing company Italia Wanbao ACC srl (WACC)….
Systemair acquires Lu-Ve’s close control AC business
SWEDEN/ITALY: Systemair has acquired Tecnair LV, the close control air conditioning unit manufacturer and member of the Lu-Ve Group, for €16.2m….
Honeywell announces non-flammable refrigerant under 150 GWP
USA: Honeywell has announced a new non-flammable refrigerant for medium temperature commercial refrigeration applications with a GWP of less than 150….
Concerns persist over R466A compatibility
USA: New tests on R466A, Honeywell’s long-awaited non-flammable lower GWP alternative air conditioning refrigerant, are said to have shown comparable performance to R410A…
Munters acquires Edpac for €29m
SWEDEN: Munters, the Swedish air treatment and climate solutions business, has acquired Irish data centre cooling equipment and air handling systems manufacturer…
A-Gas breaks into Japanese refrigerant reclamation market
UK/JAPAN: British company A-Gas has broken into the Japanese refrigerant reclamation market with the acquisition of Tokyo-based FUSO Co Ltd….
US EPA SNAP lists refrigerant 1233zd(E)
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency has added the low GWP refrigerant HCFO1233zd(E) to its list of acceptable substitutes under the Significant…
Daikin and Fujifilm develop noise reduction technology
JAPAN: Daikin is set to introduce a new noise reduction technology in Japan which is said to reduce ventilation noise by 20%…
Mostra Convegno postponed again
ITALY: Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE), scheduled to take place in March, has again been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic – this…