World News
AIT-Group plans heat pump expansion
GERMANY: The AIT-Group is expanding heat pump production with the acquisition of an adjacent factory at its headquarters in Kasendorf, Bavaria….
Carel reports 26.4% half-year sales increase
ITALY: Refrigeration controls and humidifier company Carel recorded consolidated revenues of €330.3m in the first six months of the year, an increase of 26.4% compared to 2022. …
Firm fined CA$755,000 for illegal ammonia discharge
CANADA: A British-Columbia-based seafood processing and cold storage company has been fined CA$755,000 (US$566,000) after pleading guilty to transporting and discharging ammonia into fish-bearing water….
Daikin plans AC factory near Tokyo
JAPAN: Daikin is to build a new JPY20 billion (US$140m) residential air conditioning factory near Tokyo to satisfy home demand….
Purdue will study AC in reduced gravity
USA: The next resupply ship to the International Space Station will contain an experiment to learn how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation….
Mitsubishi reports robust demand for air conditioners
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has reported robust demand for its air conditioners in the first quarter of this financial year….
Chemours enters immersion cooling market with HFO-based fluid
USA: Chemours has developed an HFO-based two-phase immersion cooling (2-PIC) fluid for next-generation computing and electric vehicle technologies….
Ship-based ammonia system gains approval
SOUTH KOREA: A new ammonia-based ship HVACR system developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has been approved in principle by ABS, the marine classification company….
Beijer Ref buys South Korean manufacturer
SWEDEN/SOUTH KOREA: Refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref has entered the South Korean market through the acquisition of the HVACR division of DS Maref….
Carrier sales up 15%
USA: Carrier has recorded second quarter sales of $6bn, a 15% increase on 2022. …