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Illegal imports cost Polish treasury €7m in 2018
POLAND: Illegal refrigerant imports, either smuggled or imported outside of the EU quota system, cost the Polish treasury an estimated €7m in…
Munters to close Belgian data centre cooling factory
SWEDEN: Munters is to close its European data centre cooling factory in Dison, Belgium, following significant losses in 2018….
US company must spend $23m to stop R22 leaks
USA: Trident Seafoods, the USA’s largest seafood company, must pay a $900,000 fine and spend $23m to reduce emissions of ozone depleting…
Bulgarian customs stop more contraband refrigerant
BULGARIA: Customs officers in Lesovo have followed up the seizure of nearly 1000 cylinders of R22 refrigerant last week with a further…
UNEP-OzonAction support for World Refrigeration Day
FRANCE: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through its OzonAction division is the latest body to agree support for World Refrigeration Day…
CO2 refrigeration demand prompts Advansor expansion
DENMARK: Increasing demand for its CO2 refrigeration systems has prompted Advansor to build a new factory and headquarters in Aarhus, doubling its…
A-Gas acquires Singapore refrigerants business
UK: A-Gas has acquired Singapore-based refrigerant recovery, reclamation and sales company VEMAC Services. …
Customs seize more illegal R22 refrigerant
BULGARIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Over 1000 cylinders of ozone-depleting HCFC refrigerant R22 have been seized in the past few days….
EIA calls on US to act on refrigerant banks
USA: The EIA has called on all US States to adopt policies similar to those in California and other areas of the…
Chemours boosted by Opteon refrigerant sales
USA: Strong adoption of lower GWP Opteon refrigerants and increased demand for fluoropolymers products saw Chemours Fluoroproducts division increase sales by 8%…