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GEA completes Bock sale
GERMANY: GEA has concluded the sale of its Bock compressor business to to German private equity business Nord Holding….
AEFYT creates A2L refrigerants group
SPAIN: The Spanish refrigeration association, AEFYT, has created a new working group to promote the development and promotion of A2L refrigerants. The group…
Beijer Ref buys German air conditioning distributor
GERMANY: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has acquired a majority shareholding in the German air conditioning distributor Coolair Klimasysteme. …
Illegal refrigerant market hit 31MtCO2e in 2019
EUROPE: As much as 31MtCO2e of HFC refrigerant could have entered through EU borders illegally in 2019, according to a new investigation by…
Beijer Ref Australian facility opens
AUSTRALIA: SCM REF Australia, Beijer Ref’s Australian manufacturing operation, has completed its relocation into its new 22,000m² manufacturing and distribution centre at…
Koura targets CO2 with new refrigerant
UK: Koura claims that a new alternative to CO2 could provide greater efficiencies and lower operating pressures in mobile air conditioning systems…
EFCTC backs German action on illegal refrigerant trade
GERMANY: The refrigerant producers’ group EFCTC has welcomed the German government decision to make it illegal to acquire or resell HFC refrigerants…
Haier set to open European fridge factory
ROMANIA: Haier Europe is set to open a new €70m domestic refrigeration production facility in Romania – its first in the EU….
Parlanti to become MD at Bitzer Italia
GERMANY: Bitzer has appointed a new chief sales and marketing officer, after Gianni Parlanti’s decision to return to his home country as managing director of Bitzer Italia. …
McNamara joins Climate Control Group
USA: Kevin McNamara, who left LG Electronics North America in August, has joined the Climate Control Group (CCG) as chief operating officer…