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Sharc selects R513A for future heat pumps
CANADA: Heat pump manufacturer Sharc International Systems has selected Chemours’ lower GWP refrigerant Opteon XP10 (R513A) for its next generation Piranha units….
Volume of illegal imports is “like not having any regulations”
EUROPE: The volume of illegal refrigerant flooding the European market is described as “like not having any regulations, or worse,” by the…
EC fraud office makes illegal F-gas imports a priority
BELGIUM: The fight against illegal imports of HFC refrigerants into the EU is said to have been made an operational priority for OLAF, the European Commission’s anti-fraud office….
MEP raises concerns over F-gas enforcement
EUROPE: A Portuguese MEP has raised a question with the European parliament over industry concerns on the implementation of the F-gas regulation…
Danfoss to close US scroll compressor plant
USA: Danfoss has announced it will close its Arkadelphia, Arkansas, scroll compressor plant by the end of this year….
SWEP plans factory expansions
SWEDEN: Heat exchanger manufacturer, SWEP, has announced plans to expand its plants in Landskrona, Sweden, and Kosice, Slovakia, in order to meet increasing market demand in EMEA….
Arkema seeks anti-dumping duties on Chinese R32
USA: Refrigerant producer Arkema has filed a petition seeking import duties of nearly 90% to be placed on imports of R32 from…
Bulgarian customs seize nearly 13,000kg of R134a
BULGARIA: Customs officials at Kapitan Andreevo in southern Bulgaria on the border with Turkey have reported a seizure of 12,977kg of R134a…
Daikin set to launch R32 mini VRV air conditioner
BELGIUM: Daikin is set to launch its first European VRV air conditioning system running on the lower GWP refrigerant R32 at its…
High GWP byproduct of R22 growing at alarming rate
UK: HFC23, a potent greenhouse gas created as a byproduct of the manufacture of ozone-depleting refrigerant R22, has been found to be…