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Mystery surrounds refrigeration explosion
GERMANY: Mystery still surrounds an explosion and fire at a refrigeration plant in Dissen in Osnabrück, Germany, in which two men suffered…
Japan lists low GWP gases as inert
JAPAN: The refrigerants R448A and the HFO R1233zd have joined a number of low GWP refrigerants classified as inert gases under revisions…
Arkema to sell R1233zd(E) in Japan
JAPAN: French refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has entered into an alliance with Japanese company Central Glass to sell HFO1233zd(E) in the Japanese market….
Cooling for all is new objective
USA: A UN-backed initiative is to look at addressing the challenge of providing access to affordable, sustainable cooling solutions for all….
Burr Oak expands Euro representation
USA: Coil production machinery manufacturer Burr Oak Tool has expanded its representation in Europe with the appointment of a number of new…
EFCTC rejects R32 ozone depletion claims
BELGIUM: The EFCTC has dismissed as “uninformed assertions” a paper which claims that the production of lower GWP refrigerant R32 could delay…
€40,000 for supermarket slip
IRELAND: A 65-year-old woman from Cork has been awarded €40,000 in compensation after slipping on a wet floor caused by a supermarket…
US lists more lower GWP refrigerants
USA: The US EPA has added new lower GWP refrigerants and expanded the acceptable uses of others in latest changes to the…
Rooftop sales grow by 10%
EUROPE: The market for rooftop units grew by almost 10% last year, according to latest figures for Europe, the Middle East and…
EPEE appoints Thie as technical consultant
BELGIUM: EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment has appointed Stefan Thie as technical consultant….