World News
Sweden rejects F-gas exemption request
SWEDEN: The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has turned down a request from the country’s heat pump association for exemption from the F-gas…
Chemours doubles net income
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has reported a first quarter sales increase of 20% and a near doubling of net income compared to…
Beijer Ref a major player in Australia
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref has completed its acquisition of Heatcraft Australia, making it a significant player in the Australian market….
US expects $12.5bn Kigali trade boost
USA: The US air conditioning and refrigeration industry claims that the country’s failure to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs…
CO2 pioneer sold to private equity firm
USA: M&M Refrigeration, the first company in the US to implement CO2 cascade refrigeration systems, has been acquired by private equity firm…
Emicool supplies 60,000TR for Dubai Expo
DUBAI: Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) has won a contract to supply a 60,000TR district cooling system to the Expo Dubai 2020 event….
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….