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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…
Chemours CEO wins chemical award
USA: Mark Vergnano president and CEO of refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has received the 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Government and…
Johnson Controls’ 250,000ft² test lab
USA: Johnson Controls has opened a new state-of-the-art chiller research and development complex….
Heat pumps overtake gas in Germany
GERMANY: Heat pumps are said to have overtaken gas for the first time in 2017 to became the most popular form of…
Beijer Ref hits record sales and profits
SWEDEN: Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref reports record sales and profits in the first quarter of this year….