World News
India levies anti-dumping duties on Chinese R134a
INDIA: The Indian government has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of R134a refrigerant from China….
Japan’s first GPU servers with two-phase D2C
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have built and begun commercial use of graphics processing unit (GPU) servers cooled by two-phase direct-to-chip (D2C) cooling. …
Carrier commences advanced RTU field trials
USA: Carrier is to commence commercial field trials in the US of its next-generation rooftop heat pumps following validation under the US Department of Energy’s HVAC technology challenge….
Paloma takes majority stake in Groupe Atlantic
FRANCE: Paloma Rheem Holdings, the company behind the recent acquisition of Fujitsu’s air conditioning business, is now set to acquire a majority stake in French HVAC company Groupe Atlantic….
Malta latest to accept Kigali Amendment
MALTA: The latest country to ratify, accept or approve the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs is Malta….
EU study recommends excluding refrigerants from PFAS restrictions
EUROPE: The European parliament’s Policy Department for Transformation, Innovation and Health has recommended that F-gases should be excluded from future PFAS restrictions, and focus regulatory controls through the existing F-gas regulation….
48 tonnes of F-gas seized in Spanish raids
SPAIN: Authorities in Spain claim to have dismantled a criminal group said to be responsible for the illicit marketing of fluorinated gases….
Poland uncovers HFC customs irregularities
POLAND: Customs and tax officers have uncovered a number of attempts to smuggle small quantities of refrigerant and customs irregularities in product passing across the Polish border with Ukraine….
Hudson acquires reclaimer Refrigerants Inc
USA: Hudson Technologies, one of the USA’s largest refrigerant reclaimers, has announced the $2.5m acquisition of Refrigerants Inc, an EPA-certified reclaimer and refrigerant distributor of Denver, Colorado….
Carrier to sell Italian subsidiary Riello
ITALY: Carrier has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Riello business to Italian heating manufacturer Ariston….