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Chemours inaugurates R1234yf facility
USA: Chemours has today officially inaugurated its new $300m R1234yf refrigerant production facility near Corpus Christi in Ingleside, Texas….
Squeezing a sponge becomes cool
JAPAN: Researchers looking to replace HFCs in refrigeration systems claim to have achieved a liquid-to-gas phase transition using a sponge with small…
Leasing scheme will finance “green” fridge technology
RWANDA: A new leasing scheme introduced in Rwanda will enable suppliers and consumers of air conditioning and refrigerations products to transition to the latest technology without an upfront investment….
Trane seeks to grow business with KCC deal
USA: Trane has entered into an agreement with KCC Manufacturing, a leading US supplier of industrial dehumidification, energy recovery and atmospheric water generation…
Condair forms Polish joint venture
POLAND: Humidification and evaporative cooling company Condair has formed a Polish joint venture with local distribution company Ampar-Silesia….
EIA applauds California’s HFC reduction incentives
USA: Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has applauded California for allocating $1m in incentives to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse…
Bitzer relocates Benelux operations
NETHERLANDS: Bitzer Benelux has relocated its activities from the Belgian city of Hasselt to Breda in the Netherlands….
EFCTC looks to stem carriage of illegal refrigerants
BELGIUM: Refrigerant manufacturers have stepped in to try and stem the flow of illegal refrigerant in Europe by demanding that the carriage…
Webinar tackles US supermarket refrigeration trends
USA: Trends in the US supermarket refrigeration sector, based on 10 years of GreenChill data, will be discussed in an upcoming free-to-attend…
EU climate plans ignore the F-gas regulations
BELGIUM: EPEE has accused EU members of failing to address the potential of HVACR in their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs)…