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Chemours and Honeywell appeal HFC ruling
USA: Chemours and Honeywell have filed a petition appealing the recent US court decision overturning EPA restrictions on HFC refrigerants….
Panasonic opens training centre in Milan
ITALY: As part of its expansion of its activities in Europe, Panasonic has opened a new air conditioning training academy in Italy….
AREA offers F-gas/EN378 calculator app
BELGIUM: European contractors’ association AREA has developed an app to aid compliance with EN378 and F-gas requirements for refrigeration and air conditioning…
Epta buys Polish distributor
POLAND: The commercial refrigeration group Epta SpA has consolidated its presence in Central Europe with the acquisition of its Polish distributor Libre….
French revolt over proposed HFC tax
FRANCE: Twenty ac and refrigeration manufacturers, contractors, and end user associations have announced opposition to the French government’s plan to introduce a…
ASHRAE Conference open for registration
USA: Registration is now open for ASHRAE’s 2018 Winter Conference to be held in Chicago in January….
RDM expands US sales team
USA: Refrigeration controls group RDM has made two key appointments to its North American sales team as part of its continued global…
Danfoss man joins future cooling panel
USA: Danfoss Cooling president Jürgen Fischer is the sole air conditioning and refrigeration representative on a new UN-backed panel seeking to find…
Visitor registration opens for AHR Expo
USA: Visitor registration is now open for the 2018 AHR Expo being held in Chicago in January….
SCM Frigo sends first CO2 system to China
CHINA: Beijer Ref’s Italian refrigeration manufacturing subsidiary SCM Frigo is to supply its first transcritical CO2 system to a Beijing store for…