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Daikin extends Loop scheme to R32 chillers
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe has extended its Loop (L∞P) refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse scheme to R32 chillers….
Air conditioning efficiency needs to increase 50% by 2030
FRANCE: The average efficiency of air conditioning units needs to increase at least 50% by 2030 if the global energy sector is…
US Senate ratifies Kigali Amendment
USA: Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants has finally passed the US Senate….
Beijer Ref moves into transport refrigeration
SWEDEN/SOUTH AFRICA: Beijer Ref is to move into the transport refrigeration sector with the acquisition of Transport Cooling SA, an operating unit…
Cindy Newberg wins US public service award
USA: Cindy Newberg, the US EPA’s director of the stratospheric protection division, has won the USA’s top public service award for her…
Daikin seeks sources outside of China
JAPAN: Faced with continuing covid lockdowns in China, Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin says it will end its reliance on component supplies…
MTL Cool acquired by Due North
CANADA: Quebec-based commercial refrigerated display case manufacturer MTL Cool has been acquired by Due North, the recently formed operating company from the merger…
F-gas and PFAS on symposium agenda
GERMANY: The forthcoming ASERCOM EPEE Symposium on the eve of Chillventa will include an update on the F-gas regulation and the planned…
ColdHubs recognised by Harvard award
NIGERIA: An enterprise providing solar-powered walk-in cold rooms for perishable foods in Nigeria has been recognised by an award from Harvard University’s…
UNEP celebrates 35th anniversary of Montreal Protocol
KENYA: UN secretary general António Guterres has called on the world to continue backing the “essential work” of the Montreal Protocol as…