World News
Panasonic to switch to R32
EUROPE: Panasonic has become the latest air conditioning manufacturer to announce a full switch to the lower GWP refrigerant R32….
Armacell buys pipe support business
LUXEMBOURG/CANADA: Flexible foam insulation firm Armacell has acquired TB Concept Inc, a Montreal-based manufacturer of pipe support solutions….
Lu-Ve reports record order book
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve reports a record order book for the first quarter of 2018….
A-Gas buys German refrigerant business
UK/GERMANY: Refrigerant supplier and reclaimer A-Gas has expanded its European influence with the acquisition of German company Arthur Friedrichs Kaeltemittel GmbH….
Bitzer marks 100,000th CO2 compressor
GERMANY: Bitzer has supplied its landmark 100,000th CO2 refrigeration compressor produced at its Schkeuditz factory to long-term supermarket customer Aldi Süd….
Daikin opens flagship store in Austria
AUSTRIA: Daikin has opened its first flagship air conditioning and heat pump store in Central Europe….
Whirlpool confirms Embraco sale
USA: Whirlpool has confirmed its intention to sell the Embraco compressor business to the Japanese Nidec Corporation, with the transaction expected to…
VDKF president steps down
GERMANY: Wolfgang Zaremski has resigned as president of the German refrigeration and air conditioning contractors’ association VDKF….
Goeller elected for third term
BELGIUM: Juergen Goeller has been re-elected chair of the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) for a further two years….
Nidec to acquire Embraco
JAPAN: Nidec, the Japanese manufacturer of electric motors, is to increase its expansion into the refrigeration market with the acquisition of compressor…