World News
ExxonMobil and Intel work on immersion cooling
USA: Energy and chemical company ExxonMobil and IT company Intel are to collaborate to bring data centre immersion cooling solutions to market …
Albanian arrested for refrigerant smuggling
GREECE: An Albanian van driver has been arrested in Greece for illegally transporting more than three tonnes of HFC refrigerant….
Carrier sales up 17%
USA: Carrier achieved net sales of $6.2bn in Q1, a 17% rise on the same period last year. Organic sales were up 2%….
Modine opens heat pump coil plant
USA/SERBIA: US manufacturer Modine has officially opened a second facility in Sremska, Serbia, to manufacture coils for commercial and residential heat pump applications. …
A-Gas expands US reclaim capacity
USA: Refrigerant supply and management company A-Gas has completed the construction of another set of separation towers at its facility in Rhome, Texas. …
Beijer Ref Q1 sales up 4%
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref recorded sales of SEK7,680m (€633m) in Q1 of 2024, a 4% increase on last year. EBITA saw a similar percentage increase to SEK733m (€63m). …
Eurovent calculates AHU life cycle costs
BELGIUM: Eurovent has released a new recommendation that enables the life cycle energy consumption and costs of air handling units to be calculated. …
Tefcold acquires Eurofred’s Horeca business
DENMARK: The Tefcold Group has acquired Barcelona-based Horeca Global Solutions, a distributor of refrigeration, cooking and ice cream making equipment for the hospitality sector in Spain and Portugal….
UAE signs up to Kigali Amendment
UAE: The United Arab Emirates has become the latest country to sign up to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol….
Beijer Ref to acquire US company Young Supply
USA: Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref has signed an agreement to acquire Young Supply, a North American distributor of commercial refrigeration and HVAC with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. …