World News
Carrier AC at large in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES: A giant air conditioning unit is helping to keep commuters cool at a bus stop in Manila….
Refrigerant buy-back scheme raises payments
NEW ZEALAND: A scheme promoting refrigerant recovery has significantly increased payments being made for the return for disposal of waste F-gases….
Panasonic joins Eurovent
BELGIUM: Panasonic Heating and Cooling Solutions has been approved as a corresponding member of Eurovent, the European association for indoor climate, process cooling, and food cold chain technologies….
€16m Daikin R&D facility nears completion
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe is nearing completion of a new €16m R&D facility at its Ariccia manufacturing plant, near Rome….
EU states demand action on decarbonisation
EUROPE: Fifteen European member states have signed an open letter urging the European Commission to publish its delayed Heat Pump Action Plan and revise the “outdated” Heating and Cooling Strategy….
EU publishes new F-gas certification proposals
EUROPE: The European Commission has now published its proposals for minimum certification and training requirements for engineers under the new F-gas regulation 2024/573….
Australia hits 10,000 tonne refrigerant recovery milestone
AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) reports that it has reached the milestone of recovering 10,000,000kg of synthetic refrigerants since its inception in 1993….
Keeprite to build new Texas plant
USA: Keeprite Refrigeration is to relocate its Longview, Texas, manufacturing plant to a larger facility in nearby Kilgore….
US continues crack down on illegal HFCs
USA: US authorities continue to enforce controls on HFCs under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, seizing illegal shipments and pursuing illegal importers. …
US manufacturers line up behind R454B
USA: Lennox has become the latest US manufacturer to announce a switch to lower GWP refrigerant R454B across all its residential HVAC products….