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Poland seizes over 13 tonnes of quota-busting refrigerant
POLAND: Environmental protection officers in Zielona Góra, western Poland, have reported the seizure of over 1,000 cylinders of quota-busting HFC refrigerant from…
Banned R12 refrigerant found in illegal waste shipment
GERMANY: Cylinders of R12, the long-banned ozone-depleting CFC refrigerant, have been found by German police amongst a consignment of illegal waste bound…
SRF gains ASHRAE approval for R22 retrofit
INDIA: SRF Ltd claims to be the first Indian refrigerant manufacturer to have attained an ASHRAE refrigerant classification with its new refrigerant…
MHI in Chinese energy conservation venture
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems has formed a joint venture with China’s largest power distribution and transmission company to promote district…
Teams claim rapid, energy efficient defrost method
USA/JAPAN: Researchers claim to have developed a new technique which uses less than 1% of the energy and less than 0.01% of the time needed for traditional defrosting….
F-gas enforcement varies widely across Europe
BELGIUM: An analysis of the legal implementation and enforcement of the European F-gas regulation has revealed big differences across EU member states….
Italian customs intercept banned R22 refrigerant
ITALY: Customs authorities in Palermo have intercepted a shipment of refrigerant, including the banned HCFC R22, from Tunisia….
Fridge contractor dies following “pipe explosion”
ITALY: A refrigeration contractor is reported to have died last night as the result of an “explosion” while carrying out maintenance on…
Epta acquires South Pacific contractor
ITALY/NEW CALEDONIA: Commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Epta has acquired Sofrico, a contracting company based in New Caledonia in the South Pacific. …
Contractor group moves to allay fears on R22
USA: The USA’s largest air conditioning contractors’ association has moved to allay US fears regarding the future availability of R22 refrigerant….