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Beijer Ref to acquire Australian wholesaler ACD Trade
AUSTRALIA: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in the Australian HVAC distribution company ACD Trade.
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Danfoss to close Danish refrigeration valve plant
DENMARK: Danfoss is to close its refrigeration and air conditioning valves factory in Kolding, Denmark, moving production to its Grodzisk manufacturing plant in Poland.
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Engie Solutions combines B2B service activities
FRANCE: Engie, the French multinational electric utility company, has created Engie Solutions to bring together the group’s B2B service activities under a single brand in France.
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Sharc selects R513A for future heat pumps
CANADA: Heat pump manufacturer Sharc International Systems has selected Chemours’ lower GWP refrigerant Opteon XP10 (R513A) for its next generation Piranha units.
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Volume of illegal imports is “like not having any regulations”
EUROPE: The volume of illegal refrigerant flooding the European market is described as “like not having any regulations, or worse,” by the head of one of the leading refrigerant manufacturers.
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EC fraud office makes illegal F-gas imports a priority
BELGIUM: The fight against illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the EU is said to have been made an operational priority for OLAF, the European Commission’s anti-fraud office.
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MEP raises concerns over F-gas enforcement
EUROPE: A Portuguese MEP has raised a question with the European parliament over industry concerns on the implementation of the F-gas regulation and a lack of monitoring and enforcement.
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Danfoss to close US scroll compressor plant
USA: Danfoss has announced it will close its Arkadelphia, Arkansas, scroll compressor plant by the end of this year.
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SWEP plans factory expansions
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer, SWEP, has announced plans to expand its plants in Landskrona, Sweden, and Kosice, Slovakia, in order to meet increasing market demand in EMEA.
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Arkema seeks anti-dumping duties on Chinese R32
USA: Refrigerant producer Arkema has filed a petition seeking import duties of nearly 90% to be placed on imports of R32 from China.
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