World News
Carrier acquisition extends data centre offering
USA: Carrier has signed an agreement to acquire Nlyte Software, a leader in data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) software. …
GEA to sell French contracting business
GERMANY/FRANCE: GEA has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the potential sale of its refrigeration contracting operations in France to French contractor Syclef….
Uniechemie becomes Celsis
NETHERLANDS: Dutch refrigeration wholesaler Uniechemie, part of the Beijer Ref group, has changed its name to Celsis. …
HFC/HFO ban would have “major consequences”
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch association representing 400 refrigeration and air conditioning companies has hit out at its own country’s proposals which could ban…
MHI wins largest district cooling order
DUBAI: Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) is said to have signed a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply chillers totalling…
REHVA renews MoU with Chinese group
EUROPE/CHINA: REHVA, the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations, has renewed its memorandum of understanding with China Heating,Ventilation and…
Reflective paint confirmed as world’s whitest
USA: A paint that reflects up to 98.1% of sunlight and could cool surfaces 4.5ºC below ambient has earned a Guinness World Records title as the world’s whitest paint….
EIA slams Romanian inaction on illegal refrigerant trade
UK: The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused enforcement authorities in Romania of “alarming complacency” in failing to tackle the illegal…
Shecco rebrands as ATMOsphere
BELGIUM: Shecco, the Brussels-based “natural” refrigerant market development company, has changed its name to ATMOsphere. …
Act now on climate change
USA: On World Ozone Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on nations to act now to slow climate change, feed the…