World News
Inadequate fridge recycling “a threat”
EUROPE: The failure of Finland, Germany, Greece and Sweden to correctly treat waste fridges and freezers is a threat to European climate…
Branson backs $3m cooling challenge
INDIA: British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is backing a new $3m initiative to find a more efficient residential cooling technology….
Ice maker fined for ammonia release
CANADA: A British Columbia ice making company has been fined CA$350,000 (US$265,000) after ammonia, purged from its refrigeration system, found its way…
Film rejects 70% of solar heat
USA: Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a heat-rejecting film for windows that could reflect up to 70%…
Kigali ratifiers rise to 60
SWITZERLAND: The number of countries to have ratified the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs rose to 60 today with the addition…
Prepare for flammable refrigerants
BELGIUM: Four of Europe’s leading air conditioning and refrigeration groups have joined together to urge contractors to prepare for a future with…
Shipping industry warned on refrigerants
NORWAY: Maritime products and services supplier Wilhelmsen Ships Service has warned the shipping industry of the dangers of purchasing black market refrigerants….
Pakistan customs seizes 18 tonnes of R22
PAKISTAN: Customs officers in Karachi have seized 18 tonnes of ozone depleting refrigerant R22. …
Danfoss reports 8% sales increase
DENMARK: Danfoss reports a sales growth of 8% to €4,569m in the first nine months of 2018….
Ozone layer continues recovery
SWITZERLAND: A new official report shows a continued decrease in the concentration of ozone-depleting substances in the atmosphere and confirms a continued recovery…