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$18m boost for Mitsubishi’s Turkish factory
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to invest US$18m to commence heat pump production and boost air conditioner output at its factory in Turkey….
Demystifying low-GWP refrigerant choice
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer Alfa Laval has produced a white paper which seeks to “demystify” the process of choosing the right low-GWP…
Johnson Controls moves to R454B
USA: Johnson Controls has selected the lower GWP A2L refrigerant R454B to replace R410A in its ducted residential and commercial unitary products…
Industry groups slam F-gas study
BELGIUM: Leading associations from across Europe, the UK and Japan have expressed “strong concerns” at the content of the European Commission’s recent…
HC refrigerant adoption in European air conditioners “unrealistic”
BELGIUM: The European manufacturers’ group Eurovent has rejected as “completely unrealistic” claims by the European Commission that hydrocarbon refrigerants could replace HFCs…
Pedro Ruiz Romero joins AFEC
SPAIN: Pedro Ruiz Romero has been appointed to AFEC, Spain’s air conditioning equipment manufacturers’ association, as head of the department of studies…
Eurovent Summit postponed to 2022
BELGIUM: The biennial Eurovent Summit has been postponed for a second time due to problems with the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. Originally due…
Christopher Norbye appointed CEO of Beijer Ref
SWEDEN: Christopher Norbye, an executive vice-president at Swedish access solutions company Assa Abloy, has been appointed CEO and president of refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref….
MSA to acquire leak detection company Bacharach
USA: Safety equipment company MSA Safety Incorporated has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire gas detection equipment manufacturer Bacharach, in a…
Fridge work banned after explosions
NIGERIA: The Nigerian state of Ogun has banned the sale of refrigerants and the servicing and repairing air-conditioning and refrigerating units following…