World News
Takeshi Ebisu to spearhead General growth
JAPAN: Takeshi Ebisu, a former director of Daikin, has been appointed representative director and CEO of General Inc….
ECHA to open consultation on latest PFAS opinion
EUROPE: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will publish its latest draft opinion on the proposed European PFAS restrictions tomorrow, with stakeholders having the opportunity to comment….
Chillventa on track for largest ever
GERMANY: Six months out from the next Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg, the organiser reports strong sales for the enlarged event….
Vertiv to buy heat exchanger firm ThermoKey
USA/ITALY: Critical digital infrastructure solutions provider Vertiv is to acquire Italian heat exchanger company ThermoKey SpA….
NZ opens plasma arc refrigerant destruction plant
NEW ZEALAND: A new NZ$10m (€5m) refrigerant destruction plant, the first of its type in the southern hemisphere, has been officially opened in Kawerau on New Zealand’s North Island….
Liquid cooling company acquired in $4.75bn deal
USA/CANADA: Canadian data centre liquid cooling company, CoolIT, has been acquired by Ecolab, a US water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions provider, for $4.75bn….
Retailers fined over $1.1m for selling R134a
USA: Amazon and Walmart have received penalties totalling over $1.1m in the USA for illegally selling R134a to the general public….
Grafton buys Spanish distributor Mercaluz
IRELAND: Grafton Group, the Dublin-based construction product distributor, has acquired Spanish air conditioning distributor Mercaluz….
Switchless AC system achieves 25% energy cut
JAPAN: Daikin claims to have achieved an annual energy saving of approximately 25% in a commercial zero-energy office building using a so-called “switchless” air conditioning system….
Eurovent guidance on cPCR rules
BELGIUM: Eurovent has published a new Recommendation providing guidance on complementary product category rules (cPCR) for heat pump and air conditioning equipment….