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Cleantech firm collaborates on smart AC technology
USA/CANADA: Blue Frontier, a US company developing smart air conditioning systems combining sensible cooling with liquid desiccant dehumidification, has established a joint…
US R22 smuggler fined $250,000
USA: A man who smuggled 2,300 cylinders of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 into the US has been fined $250,000….
Wieland acquires heat exchanger firm Provides
GERMANY/ITALY: German copper tube manufacturer Wieland has acquired Italian heat exchanger specialist Provides Metalmeccanica Srl, one of its current customers….
Danfoss reports record sales
DENMARK: Danfoss has reported record sales of €7.5bn in 2021, a 29% increase on the previous year. Organic growth was 18% year-over-year….
Lindab acquires German ventilation firm Felderer
GERMANY: Swedish ventilation equipment manufacturer Lindab has acquired Felderer AG, a German wholesaler and manufacturer of ventilation components….
GEA concludes sale of French contracting arm
GERMANY: GEA has concluded the sale of its refrigeration contracting and service operations in France after entering exclusive negotiations with Syclef in…
Sharp plans air conditioning factory in Indonesia
INDONESIA: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Sharp is to build a new JPY4bn ($35m) air conditioner factory in Indonesia….
Lu-ve acquires 75% stake in Refrion
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is to acquire a 75% stake in Refrion Srl, the Italian producer of air-cooled condensers, dry…
Women trained on “green” cooling
KENYA: Women working as refrigeration and air conditioning experts/technicians in Kenya recently attended a one-day refresher on the safe use of hydrocarbon refrigerants….
Efficient Energy claims first climate neutral chiller
GERMANY: Efficient Energy, the German company producing chillers using water as the refrigerant, says it has become the refrigeration industry’s first manufacturer…