World News
1600 exhibitors booked for Mostra 2018
ITALY: With three months to opening, the organiser of the 2018 Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) show in Milan reports over 1600 exhibitors…
CO2 refrigeration maintains IceHotel
SWEDEN: The permanent IceHotel, opened last year in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, has been successfully retained this summer thanks to solar energy and a…
Danfoss to expand flammable testing lab
FRANCE: Danfoss is to extend its existing ATEX compressor testing laboratory in Trevoux, France, in response to the growing use of flammable…
Mitsi plant in Turkey starts production
TURKEY: Mitsubishi Electric’s new air conditioning factory in Turkey is to commence production tomorrow (December 12)….
Argentina to adopt F-gas training
ARGENTINA: The European F-gas refrigerant training and certification scheme is to be emulated in Argentina as the country seeks to move to…
EU keeps within 2016 HFC phase down
DENMARK: Large increases in the use of lower GWP HFCs saw Europe stay 4% below the 170.3Mt CO2e F-gas phase down limit for…
Europe celebrates 10 millionth heat pump
BELGIUM: Those involved in the heat pump industry have been celebrating the installation of Europe’s 10 millionth heat pump….
AHR Expo donates to Chicago charity
USA: The organiser of the AHR Expo, the US HVACR show in Chicago in January, has donated $20,700 to a local charity….
Bitzer transport interest going to Songz
CHINA/GERMANY: Chinese company Songz Automobile Air Conditioning is taking over Lumikko Technologies Oy, Bitzer’s Finnish transport refrigeration subsidiary….
Johnson Controls extends online ordering
GERMANY: Johnson Controls has extended its EasyParts chiller and air conditioning spares platform to Germany….