World News
Sorbent ventilation technology licensed to Daikin
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired an exclusive licence to manufacture, sell, and distribute the SVT sorbent ventilation air cleaning technology from Texas-based EnVerid Systems. …
EU phase-out remains on track
EUROPE: Official figures maintain that the EU’s HFC phase-out timetable remains on track, following a 37% cut in material being placed on the market in 2024 – 1% below the maximum allowance. …
Bulgarian HVACR sector at a standstill
BULGARIA: The Bulgarian HVACR sector is in turmoil due to its government’s failure to adopt national regulations that would allow the implementation of the new European F-gas regulations….
Australia faces high refrigerant prices and shortages
AUSTRALIA: Small and medium businesses that rely on commercial refrigeration have been warned that this summer could bring widespread refrigerant shortages and significant price increases….
AREA opens membership to “observers”
BELGIUM: AREA, the European umbrella group representing 26 national RACHP contractors associations, is opening its membership to a new category of Observing Partners. …
Danfoss celebrates Mexico factory expansion
MEXICO: Danfoss has celebrated the opening of an expansion of its Monterrey, Mexico factory, to meet demand for HVAC equipment in the North American and Latin American markets….
Sanhua and Haier sign co-operation deal
CHINA: Controls company Sanhua has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with appliance manufacturer Haier, extending a partnership which has existed between the two companies for nearly 40 years….
Appointed Haier’s French territories sales manager
FRANCE: Haier has appointed Melvyn Balmain as sales manager for its French speaking Belgian and French overseas territories….
Samsung completes €1.5bn FläktGroup purchase
GERMANY: Samsung Electronics has completed the acquisition of HVAC product manufacturer FläktGroup in a €1.5bn deal with investment company Triton….
LG and Flex to expand data centre business
SOUTH KOREA/USA: LG Electronics has signed an MOU with Flex, a US-based global manufacturer and innovator, to develop integrated, modular cooling solutions for AI-era data centres….