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Drees appointed CEO of Daikin Applied Americas
USA: Jeff Drees has been appointed CEO of Daikin Applied Americas to replace Mike Schwartz who is retiring at the end of…
Cowan becomes president Thermo King EMEA
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has appointed Dwayne Cowan as president of Thermo King Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and Global Marine, Air…
Liebherr on track with CO2 AC system
AUSTRIA: A CO2 air conditioning system from German manufacturer Liebherr has been successfully tested in a passenger train in Austria….
Refrigerant transition help for US retailers
USA: The North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC) has created a resource to help retailers navigate regulation changes implemented by the AIM…
Scientists seek way to make ammonia production more sustainable
USA: Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have joined efforts to find a way to reduce the environmental…
Lower GWP A2L refrigerants in SNAP list proposals
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to add a number of new lower GWP refrigerants to its SNAP list of acceptable…
One dead after Napa Valley LD outbreak
USA: The cooling tower on a hotel roof in California’s Napa Valley has been taken offline following a legionnaires’ disease outbreak which…
Carel half-year revenue up 29%
ITALY: Refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel has recorded revenues of €261.3m in the first six months to June 30, a 29% increase compared…
Hoshizaki set to increase stake in Turkish firm
JAPAN/TURKEY: Hoshizaki is set to take a majority stake in commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer Öztiryakiler. …
ASHRAE approves Daikin refrigerant as R474A
USA: A new Daikin refrigerant announced last year as a more efficient alternative to R1234yf in electric vehicles has been designated as…