World News
Acquisitions create major refrigeration group
ITALY: A group with a turnover of nearly €80m has been formed following the acquisition of Padua-based refrigeration equipment manufacturer Criocabin and Brianza-based refrigerated display case manufacturer CierreEsse….
Two dead in Iowa legionnaires’ disease outbreak
USA: A second fatality has been reported in the legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Marshalltown, Iowa….
All-in-one propane heat pump for apartments
GERMANY: A German residential real estate company plans to install over 1,000 packaged air-source propane heat pump units in apartment buildings….
XNRGY boosts AI chiller production
USA: Thermal management and liquid cooling systems manufacturer XNRGY is to build a brand-new, 330,000ft2 facility in Mesa, Arizona, dedicated to producing its next-generation air-cooled chiller. …
Brunei ratifies Kigali Amendment
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Brunei Darussalam has become the latest country to have officially ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Johnson Controls awarded $156m US defence contract
USA: Johnson Controls has been awarded a $156m contract to supply chillers and related equipment to the US Department of Defense….
Hanon passes 1 million eCompressor milestone
SOUTH KOREA: Hanon Systems, supplier of components for Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform for electric cars, has passed the production landmark of 1 million electric CO2 compressors….
Concern over high AC refill rates in India
INDIA: A new report into India’s rapidly growing residential air conditioning market and its potential effects on global warming has revealed refill rates far higher than the global norm….
Guterres urges full implementation of Kigali
USA: United Nations secretary general António Guterres has urged governments to fully ratify and implement the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs….
Man sentenced for smuggling R22
USA: A man who confessed to smuggling five cylinders of illegal R22 refrigerant into the USA has been sentenced to three-years’ probation, including 15 days’ time served….