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Illegal R134a revealed as potentially dangerous fake
ROMANIA: Car workshops in Romania are being warned that illegal R134a flooding the market includes fake material that is damaging vehicle air…
Illegal refrigerant hotline receives 100 reports
BELGIUM: The EFCTC Action Line has received nearly 100 reports of possible illegal trade in HFC refrigerant since its opening three months…
Whirlpool and Nidec complete Embraco deal
USA: Whirlpool has confirmed the completion of the sale of its Embraco refrigeration compressor business unit to Japanese company Nidec….
InterCool acquires industrial refrigeration business
USA: InterCool USA, one of the USA’s leading industrial refrigeration design-build contractors, has acquired the industrial refrigeration division of Freije-RSC, a contractor with sites…
Daikin eases access to R32 patents
JAPAN: Daikin is looking to further ease the take-up of R32 by granting free access to all of its pledged patents filed…
Air handler results from Fujitsu/GIH tie-up
ITALY: An inverter-controlled air handling unit is the first product of the collaboration between Fujitsu General and Italian air conditioning manufacturer GI…
June sees 1,200 illegal refrigerant cylinders seized in Lithuania
LITHUANIA: Customs officers in Lithuania are said to have seized nearly 1,200 cylinders of illegal refrigerant since the beginning of June. …
Refrigerant driving license takes to the road
USA: The first round of training sessions for the Refrigerant Driving License (RDL), a global refrigerant management initiative, have been completed in…
Beijing 2022 debut for CO2 refrigeration
CHINA: For the first time at the Olympics, the Beijing 2022 organisers are to use low GWP CO2 refrigerant or the reduced…
Mexichem urges EU governments to stop illegal HFCs
UK: Leading refrigerant manufacturer and supplier, Mexichem is urging governments across the EU to take action against the illegal refrigerant trade….