World News
IAQ focus of Honeywell’s university partnership
USA: Honeywell has formed a research partnership with Syracuse University to fund research on emerging indoor air quality technologies. …
Dakin invests in smart wearable devices
JAPAN: Daikin has invested JPY500m (US$4.7m) in Fairy Devices, a Japanese company developing smart wearable devices….
Colombia ratifies Kigali
COLOMBIA: The Republic of Colombia has become the 114th country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants….
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…