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Renewed alliance protects workers from ammonia releases
USA: The US Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) have renewed their…
Police raids net 100 stolen refrigerant cylinders
SPAIN: Five people have been arrested after police raids in Catalonia netted more than 100 cylinders of stolen refrigerant….
Wallmart making “great progress” reducing emissions
USA: Walmart says it is making “great progress” in reducing its GHG emissions and will move to using low- and ultra-low GWP…
Honeywell joins forces with Sanhua on R466A
USA: Honeywell has joined forces with Sanhua, the Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration controls and components manufacturer, to commercialise the use of…
Guide to low-charge ammonia refrigeration systems
BELGIUM: “Natural” refrigerants group Shecco has produced a three-part guide to low-charge ammonia systems – one of the key trends in industrial…
Danfoss sales grow 4% despite slowdown fears
DENMARK: Danfoss reports a sales growth of 4% in the first six months of this year, with group sales reaching €3.2bn. …
Car service group warned of illegal refrigerant trade
BELGIUM: The EFCTC, the European refrigerant producers group, has written to European car service organisations to raise awareness of the proliferation of…
Walmart urged to cut its HFC emissions
USA: Green America, a leading green economy organisation, has joined with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in calling on retailer Walmart to…
UNEP/ASHRAE updates refrigerant information
FRANCE/USA: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and ASHRAE have produced a new publication to update the market on the current list of…
Panasonic cools sports spectators
JAPAN: Panasonic has installed an evaporative cooling system at four major Japanese sporting events this summer….