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Turkmenistan takes Kigali ratifiers to 101
TURKMENISTAN: The sovereign state of Turkmenistan has become the first Central Asian country to ratify the Kigali Amendment and takes the number…
Lidl fined under F-gas leak check rules
CZECH REPUBLIC: German supermarket Lidl has been fined CZK240,000 (€9,200) in the Czech Republic for breaches of leak checking requirements under the…
Scarbrough named LG USA senior VP
USA: Steven R Scarbrough has been named senior vice president and general manager of air conditioning technologies for LG Electronics USA, following the retirement of…
Zamil signs Johnson-Hitachi deal
BAHRAIN: Saudi Arabian company Zamil Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Services (Zamil CoolCare) has signed a distribution agreement with Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning….
New refrigerant system could cut data centre cooling costs
JAPAN: Two leading Japanese corporations claim to have developed a data centre cooling system, using a new HFO refrigerant, that could cut…
Barocaloric material in line for chemical prize
UK/SPAIN: A family of hybrid organic-inorganic materials that can be used as safe and eco-friendly solid refrigerants are finalists in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Emerging Technologies Competition….
Daikin named as top digital transformation company
JAPAN: Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin has been named as one of the top Japanese companies using data and digital technologies to transform…
Skogstad named as Norwegian association chairman
NORWAY: Knut Skogstad of Flexit AS has been appointed chairman of the board of VKE, the Norwegian refrigeration and HVAC association. …
AHR Expo organiser considers postponement
USA: The organiser of the AHR Expo, scheduled to take place in January in Chicago, is considering delaying the event until March…
Danfoss goes live
DENMARK: Danfoss is to host its first ever Cooling United Live, an online event specifically for air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, food retail…