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US MAC industry warned of dangerous illegal refrigerant
USA: The global mobile air conditioning association, MACS, has warned of illegal online sales of a refrigerant containing a cocktail of ozone…
Carel opens EEV line in China
CHINA: Italian refrigeration controls manufacturer Carel has opened a new production line devoted entirely to electronic expansion valves at its plant in…
Segura is CEO of Roen Est
ITALY: Fabrice Segura is the new CEO of Italian heat exchanger manufacturer Roen Est. He replaces Giovanni Bordin, Roen Est’s CEO since…
Buoni re-elected AREA president
BELGIUM: Marco Buoni has been re-elected president of the European air conditioning and refrigeration contractors association AREA for 2020-22. …
Colombian police seize R22 shipment
COLOMBIA: Police in Columbia have seized 200 cylinders of the ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 after stopping a container lorry in the Caribbean…
Freor moves to new factory
LITHUANIA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Freor will celebrate its 20th anniversary with the move to a new 16,300m2 production plant in Vilnius, Lithuania….
Spanish raids seize 19 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
SPAIN: Three people have been arrested and five are under investigation following a raid on illegal refrigerant warehouses in Murcia and Granada….
Shecco to mount second virtual trade show
BELGIUM: Shecco is to mount a second edition of its Natural Refrigerants Virtual Trade Show for the HVACR sector. …
€20.5m study will consider cooling from the Channel
UK/FRANCE: A new €20.5m project is to study the potential to deploy sea water air conditioning in the Channel area of south…
A-Gas to acquire Italian refrigerant reclamation business
UK/ITALY: Refrigerant supplier, recycler and reclaimer A-Gas has reached an agreement to acquire the reclamation business of Safety Hi-Tech in Italy. …