World News
Daikin: “R32 alternative some years away”
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed its intention to research a lower GWP alternative to R32 but says it will likely be some years…
Hotline receives over 50 illegal activity reports
EUROPE: The EFCTC’s confidential Action Line is said to have made a “promising” start with over 50 reports of illegal refrigerant activity…
Atlas Copco to buy Eurochiller
SWEDEN: Italian process chiller manufacturer Eurochiller Srl is to be acquired by Swedish industrial company Atlas Copco. …
MEHITS offers lower GWP refrigerants on chillers
EUROPE: Chemours says that Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems SpA (MEHITS) is to offer its lower GWP refrigerants R454B and…
Sahin re-elected as Eurovent president
PORTUGAL: Naci Sahin has been elected for a second term as president of Eurovent, the European association for indoor climate, process cooling,…
ASHRAE signs three new MOUs
USA: ASHRAE has extended its areas of future collaboration with the signing of agreements with a number of leading organisations….
Kylie Farrelley appointed to Refrigerant Reclaim Australia
AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA), the product stewardship organisation for the Australian refrigerants industry has named Forane business manager Kylie Farrelley as…
EIA calls for better monitoring of ODS emissions
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency has called for greater monitoring capacity and enforcement of the Montreal Protocol after a new report confirmed…
Food processor agrees $138k ammonia refrigeration settlement
USA: The US EPA has announced a proposed $138,281 penalty settlement with a Massachusetts food processing company for failing to properly manage…
Women more productive at warmer temperatures
USA: Not for the first time, a new study has found that men and women require different temperatures to work effectively. …