World News
A-Gas refrigerant deal with Epta in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Refrigerant supplier and lifecycle management company A-Gas has signed a deal to process recovered refrigerants from Singaporean supermarkets serviced by commercial refrigeration company Epta. …
Safety and enviro laws in commercial refrigeration
BELGIUM: Eurovent has released a new recommendation on applying European safety and environmental laws to commercial refrigeration. …
Hong Kong seizes 1,300 refrigerant cylinders
HONG KONG: Authorities in Hong Kong have seized 1,300 cylinders of suspected smuggled refrigerant with an estimated market value of HK$6.4m (US$822,000, €713,000)….
Systemair India MD named AMCA president
USA: Asokdas Damodaran, MD of Systemair India, has been elected president of the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA)….
US contractors call for VRF R410A ban repeal
USA: With the US considering cancelling the Aim Act’s deadline to eliminate R410A from ducted AC systems, contractors have called for the repeal to be extended to VRF systems….
Yanmar acquires Dutch football club
NETHERLANDS: Yanmar, the Japanese manufacturer of gas engine heat pumps, has completed the acquisition of Dutch football club Almere City FC….
Mexichem worker dies in HF exposure incident
USA: One worker has died and another hospitalised after being accidentally exposed to hydrofluoric acid (HF) at Koura’s Mexichem Fluor refrigerant plant…
US sales of low-GWP A2L unitary AC hit 91%
USA: A new report claims that the US has nearly completed its transition to lower-global warming potential refrigerants in central ducted air conditioning systems. …
German F-gas changes “absurd and unlawful”
GERMANY: Industry organisations in Germany have described certain proposed changes to the country’s forthcoming Chemicals Act as “absurd and unlawful” in the fight against illegal refrigerants….
Modine opens new factory in data centre cooling push
USA: Modine has opened a new factory in Franklin, Wisconsin, as part of an expansion of its data centre cooling manufacturing capacity….