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Danfoss sees Q1 sales rise 6%
DENMARK: Danfoss has reported a 6% rise in first quarter group sales to €1,563m….
Meat packer faces $600k penalty for ammonia failures
USA: A Texas meat packing company faces penalties of over $600,000 for safety failures in operating an ammonia refrigeration system….
Chemours works with Carrier on long-term refrigerant options
USA: Chemours says it is working with Carrier Transicold in Europe to adopt one of its long-term low GWP alternatives for transport…
Turbocor joins list of 1000 environmental solutions
SWITZERLAND: The Danfoss Turbocor oil-free air conditioning and refrigeration compressor has been named as one of the top 1000 solutions for protecting…
Armenia becomes 72nd to ratify Kigali
ARMENIA: The Republic of Armenia has become the 72nd country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs under the Montreal…
EC quizzed over illegal refrigerant trade
EUROPE: MEPs continue to question the European Commission over its failure to stem the trade in quota-busting illegal refrigerants. …
Lu-Ve completes €67m AL Air purchase
ITALY: Lu-Ve SpA has completed the acquisition of AL Air, the air heat exchanger division of Alfa Laval for €67.1m. The agreement…
Illegal imports hit Chemours sales
USA: Chemours has blamed illegal refrigerant imports as a reason for a 6.15% drop in sales of its fluoroporoducts in the first…
Shipping should go “natural”
DENMARK: The Nordic Council of Ministers has recommended that the marine shipping industry convert its refrigeration systems to “natural” refrigerants….
Polymer film could offer alternative to metal heat exchangers
USA: Engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are said to have fabricated highly conductive thin polymer films that could be used to manufacture lightweight and efficient heat exchangers….