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Panasonic CO2 refrigeration hits Europe
EUROPE: Panasonic looks set to move into the refrigeration market in Europe after launching a range of CO2 condensing units at last…
UK is first EU member to ratify Kigali
UK: The UK has become the first EU member state to fully ratify the Kigali Amendment to reduce HFCs under the Montreal…
Mexichem to sell R407H refrigerant
UK: Refrigerant manufacturer and supplier Mexichem has announced the availability of R407H, a lower GWP alternative to R404A, following a tie-up with…
Modine closes Austria heat exchanger plant
AUSTRIA: US cooling and air conditioning manufacturer Modine is to close its Austrian heat exchanger factory, Modine Gailtal GmbH….
LD outbreak shuts Disney cooling towers
USA: Two cooling towers at Disneyland, California, have been shut down after an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in the city of Anaheim….
Canada latest to ratify Kigali amendment
CANADA: Canada has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and joined the global phase down…
EPTA CEO named in entrepreneur awards
ITALY: Marco Nocivelli, CEO of commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturing group Epta, has been named an Italian Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017….
$10,000 fine for ammonia leak
USA: The operator of a cold storage facility in Alaska has agreed a $10,008 penalty and $26,000 in improvements after an ammonia…
ACCA opposes Energy Star reforms
USA: The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced its opposition to the draft US Energy Star Reform Act….
Retrofitted IDVs could produce 7.3% gain
DENMARK: Danfoss claims that lab tests have proven that intermediate discharge valves (IDV) retrofitted on air conditioning compressors could yield a 7.3%…