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Daikin to build third factory in India
INDIA: Daikin is set to establish its third air conditioning factory in India at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, at an estimated cost…
Panasonic to close Singapore refrigeration compressor factory
JAPAN/SINGAPORE: Panasonic has announced it will cease the manufacturing of refrigeration compressors in Singapore by the end of September 2022. …
Company hit by £1m penalty for F-gas breaches
UK: The Environment Agency has issued penalties totalling over £1m on a UK company for breaches of the F-gas regulations….
US finalises HFC phase down plans
USA: The Biden administration has today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency will release a new rule to phase down HFCs by…
Carrier acquisition extends data centre offering
USA: Carrier has signed an agreement to acquire Nlyte Software, a leader in data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software. …
GEA to sell French contracting business
GERMANY/FRANCE: GEA has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of its refrigeration contracting operations in France to French contractor Syclef….
Lowe acquires Abbey Design and Spherica
UK: Refrigeration equipment rental company Lowe Corporation has acquired two UK companies – refrigeration consultant Abbey Design Associates (ADA) and IoT technology…
HFC/HFO ban would have “major consequences”
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch association representing 400 refrigeration and air conditioning companies has hit out at its own country’s proposals which could ban…
EIA slams Romanian inaction on illegal refrigerant trade
UK: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused enforcement authorities in Romania of “alarming complacency” in failing to tackle the illegal…
Act now on climate change
USA: On World Ozone Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on nations to act now to slow climate change, feed the…