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DH plant to use 50MW CO2 heat pump
DENMARK: A 50MW heat pump, said to be the world’s largest CO2-refrigerant-based seawater heat pump, is to be supplied to a district…
Sanhua joins Carrier Alliance
USA: Chinese manufacturer Sanhua has become the latest component supplier to sign a strategic long-term agreement with US air conditioning and refrigeration…
Reports of R410A stockpiling prior to 2021 step down
EUROPE: Prices of the higher GWP refrigerants continued to decrease in Q3 of 2020 with manufacturers selling prices of R134a reaching levels…
Koura strikes Carrier supplier deal
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer and supplier Koura Fluorochemicals has joined the Carrier Alliance programme, the air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturer’s strategic long-term…
Carrier adopts lower GWP refrigerant R515B
EUROPE: Carrier has become one of the first manufacturers to adopt the lower GWP A1 refrigerant R515B in its water-cooled chillers and…
Truck AC explodes due to uncertified hydrocarbon refrigerant
AUSTRALIA: A hydrocarbon refrigerant in the air conditioning system of a truck is thought to be the cause of an explosion which caused serious burns to the driver….
Arneg buys German company IKT
GERMANY: Arneg Deutschland, the German subsidiary of the Italian retail refrigeration equipment manufacturer, has acquired the German contractor IKT Innovative Kalte Technik….
Danfoss to build $7.7m refrigeration R&D centre in China
CHINA: Danish manufacturer Danfoss is to build a new CNY50m (US$7.7m) global refrigeration R&D and testing centre in China….
Mårtensson named as SKVP CEO
SWEDEN: Anders Mårtensson has been named as the new CEO of the Swedish Refrigeration & Heat Pump Association, SKVP, in succession to…
Refrigerant black market costs Spain €50m
SPAIN: A leading Spanish refrigerant supplier has claimed that Illegal refrigerant imports could have cost the Spanish government as much as €50m…