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Conference explores future technologies
GERMANY: Bitzer’s new headquarters in Sindelfingen will be the venue for the sixth Art of Compression conference next month….
Renewables top 20%
EUROPE: Renewable energy accounted for 21.1% of total energy use for heating and cooling in the EU in 2018, a new report…
EuroShop a success despite fall in attendance
GERMANY: The coronavirus is blamed for a 17% drop in attendance at EuroShop, the triennial retail trade fair which ended its five-day…
MCE 2020 “will run as scheduled”
ITALY: The organiser of next month’s Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020) exhibition in Milan has confirmed that the event will run as…
New England state governors back HFC refrigerant limits
USA: The New England states of Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island have submitted bipartisan legislation that directs the US EPA to limit…
EFCTC welcomes action on illegal F-gas trade
BELGIUM: The fluorocarbon refrigerant manufacturers’ group, EFCTC, has welcomed the European Commission decision to escalate the case against Romania for failing to…
Coronavirus postpones Chinese refrigeration show
CHINA: One of the world’s major refrigeration and air conditioning shows, China Refrigeration Expo 2020, has been postponed due to the coronavirus….
CCCHE snaps up CO2 refrigeration pioneer Enex
ITALY: Private equity investor CCC Holdings Europe (CCCHE) has followed up the acquisition of Roen Est by signing a deal to buy…
Emerson announces job cuts but will not split
USA: Emerson will not separate its industrial automation and air conditioning businesses, but will implement a $425m cost-cutting plan that will see 2,900…
Report maps $14bn global refrigerant market
USA: A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) gives a detailed a market overview and supply chain assessment of…