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Midea opts for Honeywell’s A1 aircon refrigerant R466A
USA/CHINA: Chinese manufacturer Midea is looking to use Solstice N41 (R466A), Honeywell’s new non-flammable, lower GWP refrigerant, in all its VRF and…
Boyce installed as new ASHRAE president
USA: Building for People and Performance, Achieving Operational Excellence, is the theme for the year of new ASHRAE president Darryl K Boyce….
Cooling Hubs could offer hope to Indian communities
UK: Experts from the University of Birmingham are to work with groups in India to explore how sustainable cooling can help Indian…
US to investigate Chinese HFC refrigerant imports
USA: The US Department of Commerce has initiated investigations to determine whether imports of HFC refrigerants from China are circumventing the 2016…
Illegal refrigerant will be destroyed
BULGARIA: The Bulgarian Customs Agency has announced that the seized refrigerant it was seeking to auction will now be destroyed….
Auction of seized refrigerant set to go ahead
BULGARIA: The auction of HFC refrigerants seized by Bulgarian customs appears to be going ahead, despite efforts by the Cooling Post and…
Cuba becomes 74th country to ratify Kigali
CUBA: The Republic of Cuba has become the 74th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol….
Lu-Ve to build new €5m US plant
ITALY/USA: Lu-Ve is to build a new €5m plant for Zyklus, the US heat exchanger business it acquired last year….
Ammonia discharge leads to CAD$2m fines
CANADA: The discharge of ammonia-laden water from the refrigeration system of a university ice-hockey arena in Vancouver has led to total fines…
Bulgarian customs to auction illegal refrigerant
BULGARIA: Over 10 tonnes of seized refrigerant, imported outside of the EU quota system in illegal disposable cylinders, is to be auctioned…