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Carel is “best client”
ITALY: Humidification and controls specialist Carel has won the Best Italian Client Award 2018 by Lloyd’s Register Italia. …
Promising results for R466A in VRF air con tests
USA: Toshiba Carrier is said to have described R466A, Honeywell’s new non-flammable R410A replacement, as “promising” after initial performance testing in a…
Hussmann acquires assets of SaaS provider
USA: Commercial refrigeration company Hussmann has acquired certain monitoring and anaylsis software assets from Exxeno LLC of Portland, Oregon….
Poland becomes 22nd EU member to ratify Kigali
POLAND: Ratification of the Kigali Amendment by Poland brings the total number of countries to sign the global treaty to phase down…
Viessmann buys German refrigeration contractor
GERMANY: Refrigeration equipment and systems manufacturer Viessmann has acquired the German contractor Tschritter GebäudeTechnik GmbH….
Spool compressor could offer an R410A-free future
USA: A new design of compressor using refrigerant R1234ze could provide a long-term, low GWP solution for packaged air conditioning and VRF. …
Workers clash with police at Daikin’s Neemrana factory
INDIA: About 50 protesters and 22 policeman are reported to have been injured after workers tried to enter Daikin’s factory in Neemrana…
Italian trainer completes R290 ac course in China
ITALY/CHINA: Italian refrigeration and air conditioning training institute Centro Studi Galileo has completed a course on using propane in split system air conditioners…
AC industry committed to energy efficiency
USA: The leading US air conditioning manufacturers’ group has offered to work with Sir Richard Branson to ensure economical, energy efficient cooling…
Mexichem to distribute Honeywell’s R448A in the EU
BELGIUM: Honeywell has appointed Mexichem as a distributor of R448A, its lower GWP replacement for R404A, in the EU….