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Tajikistan the latest to ratify Kigali
TAJIKISTAN: The Republic of Tajikistan has become the 136th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment and phase down HFC refrigerants….
Daikin Americas CEO Mike Schwartz to step down
USA: Daikin Applied Americas president and CEO Mike Schwartz has announced his intention to retire from his position at the end of…
Danfoss signs screw compressor deal
DENMARK/ITALY: Danfoss Commercial Compressors has entered into a strategic collaboration with Italian based RefPower Srl to sell its Palladio screw compressors to…
High GWP refrigerants show upward price trend
EUROPE: The high GWP refrigerants R134a, R404A, and R410A have experienced considerable increases in Europe over the last 12 months, according to…
110 tonnes of refrigerant seized in gang bust
SPAIN: Twenty-seven people have been arrested and 110 tonnes of refrigerant seized in an operation which has seen the dismantling of a…
Daikin plans $230m plant in Mexico
USA: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has announced it will build a $230m manufacturing facility in Mexico. …
Nuclear concern over HFC availability
FRANCE: EDF is concerned about the short-term availability and costs of HFCs vital to maintaining its nuclear facilities if the proposed accelerated…
Carrier celebrates 100 years of the centrifugal chiller
USA: Carrier is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the centrifugal chiller, an invention which Carrier says opened the door to large-scale air conditioning while improving the effectiveness of process cooling….
Mehboob announced as ASHRAE president
USA: Farooq Mehboob, a consultant for Karachi-based M&E company S Mehboob & Co, has been named as the president of ASHRAE for…
Marco Masini named as ASERCOM president
BELGIUM: Marco Masini, a refrigeration and air conditioning consultant and former group marketing director at Epta, will become the new president of ASERCOM,…