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Mitsubishi extends R32 City Multi portfolio
GERMANY: Mitsubishi Electric has announced an expansion of the use of the lower GWP refrigerant R32 in its City Multi VRF air conditioning portfolio….
Bitzer Digital Network is fully live
GERMANY: All Bitzer customers now have access to the refrigeration and air conditioning specialist’s key product and application-specific information through the Bitzer…
Facility fined $90,000 for ammonia violations
USA: A Rhode Island cold storage warehouse and ice manufacturing company has been fined $90,000 for failing to implement a risk management…
Lab confirms Haier’s UVC effectiveness
CHINA: Texcell, the French independent viral test lab, is said to have confirmed that Haier Air Conditioning’s UVC Generator inactivates 99.998% of…
Proposal to add alternative refrigerant training and certification to F-gas
BELGIUM: European contractors’ group AREA has published its proposals for the F-gas certification scheme to include alternative refrigerants….
Call for customs changes to stop illegal refrigerant activity
EUROPE: The refrigerant manufacturers’ group, the EFCTC, has called for changes to European transit procedures in order to tackle the persistent problem…
France 20% below F-gas limit
FRANCE: Consumption of HFCs in France last year was 20% below the limit allowed by the F-gas regulations, according to a new…
AHRI releases A2L fire test report
USA: The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has released the results of tests with A2L (lower flammability) refrigerants to assist in…
Zambia ratifies Kigali Amendment
ZAMBIA: The Republic of Zambia has become the 115th country to ratify the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants….
UNEP confirms support for World Refrigeration Day 2021
FRANCE: The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) OzonAction has affirmed its continued support for World Refrigeration Day (WRD) by again engaging as a…