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Lennox reports 14% sales drop due to Covid-19
USA: The impact of Covid-19 is blamed for a 14% drop in Q2 sales for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration product…
Global cooling action is key to climate goals
KENYA: Global action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning could avoid as much as 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions…
EC commits to beat illegal HFC trade
EUROPE: The European Commission has repeated that it is aware of the black market in HFCs and insists it is taking targeted…
Guide charts boom in CO2 refrigeration
BELGIUM: The accelerating adoption of transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems, from just 140 in 2008 to over 35,000 today, is highlighted in a…
Thailand receives $5m grant to reduce HFC emissions
THAILAND: The World Bank has provided Thailand with a grant of $5m to fund projects to reduce HFC emissions….
Covid-19 challenges cooling for all
AUSTRIA: Without access to sustainable cooling, a new report says countries will struggle to recover from the significantly higher rates of poverty and…
UNEP advises on dealing with seized refrigerant
FRANCE: With European authorities cracking down on illegal refrigerants, the United Nations Environment Programme has produced advice to enforcement authorities on correct…
Refrigerants under threat from new PFAS proposals
EUROPE: Proposals to restrict the use of PFAS – a range of chemicals dangerous to health – could further impact the use…
Lu-Ve joins €3.4m geothermal research project
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is to participate in the €3.4m international research project EASYGO – Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations….
Beijer Ref reports €96m hit on sales due to Covid-19
SWEDEN: The full effects of Covid-19 saw refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref’s net sales drop by 16.5% in the second quarter of this year….