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Armacell opens Bahrain plant
LUXEMBOURG/BAHRAIN: Flexible foam manufacturer Armacell has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain. …
AHR Expo organiser buoyant despite visitor downturn
USA: The organiser of last month’s AHR Expo in Atlanta says the show attendance was in line with its projections, despite an…
Rankine conference will explore sustainable systems
UK: Coinciding with the bicentenary of the birth of scientist William Rankine, the IoR is organising a conference on organic Rankine cycle…
Güntner US joins NASRC
USA: Güntner US, the American subsidiary of the German heat exchanger product manufacturer, has joined the North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council (NASRC)…
Webinars for training providers and employers
EUROPE: Training providers and employers can benefit from two upcoming webinars on flammable refrigerants and CO2….
Lennox to sell Kysor Warren refrigeration business
USA: Lennox has announced plans to sell Kysor Warren, its US refrigerated display case manufacturing business….
Japan domestic ac shipments hit record high
JAPAN: A hot summer provided a boost to Japanese residential air conditioner shipments in 2018, increasing by 9.4% year-on-year to JPY790.9bn ($7.2bn)…
Webinar to explore net zero supermarkets
BELGIUM: The “natural” refrigerant group Shecco is to host a webinar on how retailers can move towards zero net energy supermarkets….
Electrolux fridge production is less Chile
SWEDEN: The Electrolux Group has announced the closure of its refrigeration production line at its factory in Santiago, Chile, with production being…
Approval of R466A continues, says ASHRAE
USA: ASHRAE has indicated that its approval of Honeywell’s R466A is not as complete as was intimated in our report yesterday (Thursday)….