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Stop dumping obsolete AC units in Africa
MOROCCO: The Union of African Associations of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Stakeholders (U-3ARC) has called for an end to the dumping of obsolete air conditioners in Africa.
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Daikin looks to build air conditioners in Nigeria
JAPAN/NIGERIA: Daikin is to begin assembling air conditioners in Nigeria in an effort to become the leading seller of cooling equipment in East Africa by 2025.
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Clivet plans new heat pump plant
ITALY: Clivet is to build a new 30,000m2 domestic heat pump factory near its current manufacturing facility in Villapaiera, Feltre.
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Munters opens new data centre cooling factory
USA: The Swedish air treatment and climate solutions business Munters has opened a new factory for the production of data centre cooling equipment in Virginia, USA.
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Portugal places limits on air conditioning temperatures
PORTUGAL: Limiting air conditioning temperatures, controlling chillers and AHUs and placing doors on chiller/freezer cabinets are amongst a range of measures and recommendations being implemented by the Portuguese government.
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Emerson sells Russian business
USA: Emerson has agreed to sell its Russian business, including its manufacturing subsidiary Metran and sales and service company Emerson LLC, to the local management team.
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High GWP refrigerant prices continue to rise
EUROPE: The F-gas regulations continue to impact refrigerant prices across Europe with high GWP gases continuing to increase, contrasted against falling prices for their lower GWP alternatives.
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$42m fund for energy efficient data centre cooling
USA: The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $42m in funding to overcome technology barriers to the development of high-performance energy efficient cooling solutions for data centres.
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Four Russians arrested in illegal refrigerant swoop
SPAIN: Four Russian nationals have been arrested in Spain accused of importing refrigerant from China in illegal disposable cylinders in breach of the European F-gas regulations and quota system.
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Five arrested in $23k refrigerant theft
USA: Police in California have arrested six people for the theft of 50 cylinders of refrigerant from a leading automotive replacement parts and accessories distributor.
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