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GEA Refrigeration joins the Cool Coalition
GERMANY: GEA Refrigeration Technologies has joined the UN Environment Programme’s Cool Coalition, the global initiative to promote access to efficient, climate-friendly cooling….
Carel acquires Italian company Enginia
ITALY: Carel Industries, through its subsidiary Recuperator SpA, has acquired Enginia Srl, an Italian manufacturer of dampers and other plastic and metal…
EC confirms F-gas enforcement intent
EUROPE: The European Commission has insisted it is considering several options to ensure better enforcement of the F-gas regulation in an effort to counter the illegal trade in HFCs….
WRD message from Eurovent’s “cooling champions”
BELGIUM: Eurovent, Europe’s HVAC and refrigeration manufacturers’ association, has produced a video promoting the importance of the HVACR industry in support of…
Report claims climate change is increasing ozone depletion
USA: A new study from an international team of scientists has warned that climate change is increasing ozone depletion over the Arctic….
MoU links Europe and Latin America
BELGIUM/COLOMBIA: Eurovent and the Federation of Ibero-American Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Associations (FAIAR) have signed an MoU, seeking greater harmonisation and stronger…
German law an “important step”
BELGIUM: A new German law entering into force next month has been hailed by refrigerant producers as an important step in the…
EPEE names new director general
BELGIUM: EPEE – The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment – has announced the appointment of Folker Franz as its new…
Ice-powered energy storage firm raises $13.6m
ISRAEL: Nostromo, an Israeli cold-energy storage company, has raised $13.6m after commencing trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)….
Toshiba Carrier opens new Chinese facility
CHINA: The Chinese subsidiary of Toshiba Carrier has relocated to a new 72,000m2 engineering and manufacturing facility recently completed in Qiantang New…