World News
Daikin executives receive Belgian honour
BELGIUM: Two of Daikin’s top executives have received Commander in the Order of Leopold awards by the Kingdom of Belgium….
EPA finalises SNAP Rule 26
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the pre-publication final SNAP Rule 26 which lists ten new A2L and A3 refrigerants….
California group to drive heat pump adoption
USA: Leading state agencies, manufacturers, utilities and other market actors have joined together to form the California Heat Pump Partnership (CAHPP) to support the state’s heat pump and climate targets….
Daikin enters into alliance with boiler maker
JAPAN: Daikin has entered into a capital and business alliance with Miura Corporation, an industrial boiler manufacturer based in Matsuyama on Japan’s Shikoku Island….
US EPA pledges $15m for HFC reclaim projects
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced $15m in funding for five projects seeking innovative ways to tackle the destruction and reclamation of HFCs….
Danfoss opens new $62m Turbocor facility
USA: Danfoss Turbocor has celebrated the opening of its new $62m, 145,000ft2 production facility in Tallahassee, Florida….
Retiring Daikin chairman to receive $27m bonus
JAPAN: Retiring Daikin chairman Noriyuki Inoue is reported to be receiving JPY4.3 billion (US$27m) as a special achievement bonus….
Van de Sande re-elected as AREA president
BELGIUM: Coen van de Sande, director of Dutch association NVKL, was re-elected president of European contractors group AREA for a further two years at AREA’s general assembly last week….
Improved cold chain could halve food waste
USA: Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally, a new report insists….
Lennox and Samsung form US joint venture
USA: US manufacturer Lennox and Korean company Samsung have formed an HVAC joint venture to sell ductless AC and heat pump (mini-split, multi-split, VRF) products in the United States and Canada. …