World News
Tests find under performance in CO2 gas coolers
FRANCE: Eurovent Certification has found wide discrepancies of up to 31% between the manufacturers’ claimed performance and its own test results of uncertified CO2 gas coolers. …
Chemours insists A2L auto AC retrofit is safe
USA: Chemours has insisted that the R134a to R1234yf vehicle air conditioning retrofit solution it co-developed with Honeywell is safe and sustainable….
Güntner sees impact in new label
GERMANY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Güntner has adopted the Impact° label across its portfolio of sustainable, environmentally friendly and energy saving products. …
European refrigerant price report now online
EUROPE: The European Commission is to publish its quarterly refrigerant price monitoring report online following requests from the Cooling Post….
Refrigerant supply remains stable
EUROPE: The supply of HFC refrigerants in the European market remained stable in Q2, with no indications of limited availability or shortages, according to the latest price report from Öko-Recherche….
Swedish group SKVP joins REAL Alternatives
SWEDEN: SKVP, the Swedish cooling and heat pump association, has become the country’s national lead on the REAL Alternatives low GWP refrigerant training consortium….
Koura promotes CO2-based refrigerant for heat pumps
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura is now promoting R485A, its new CO2-based refrigerant blend, for low-temperature commercial and residential heat pumps and air conditioners….
Man operated a Ponzi scheme dealing in R22
USA: A man from St Louis, Missouri has admitted operating a Ponzi scheme linked to the trade in ozone-depleting R22 refrigerant….
Honeywell and Chemours announce R1234yf auto retrofits
USA: Leading refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Honeywell have separately announced a means to retrofit older vehicles using R134a to the latest vehicle AC refrigerant R1234yf….
Africa calls for a ban on non-inverter AC splits
AFRICA: A leading figure in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry is calling for an end to the importation and sale of inefficient non-inverter air conditioners in Africa….