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Daikin pays JPY200m for factory fire
JAPAN: Daikin is reported to have paid around JPY200m (€1.6m) to settle a court case alleging that one of its air conditioning…
Retailers heading for refrigerant “shock”
UK: Green group EIA has added its voice to warnings that some retailers are heading for a major financial shock when drastic…
Poultry farm fined for ammonia violations
USA: A poultry farm will pay a $242,980 civil penalty and perform two local environmental projects valued at nearly $200,000 after violating…
EPEE urges greater energy label checks
BELGIUM: Leading industry body EPEE has welcomed the adoption of a new energy labelling scale but has called for more rigorous market…
AHRI publishes first A2L report
USA: The AHRI’s Technology Institute has issued its first report from its ongoing $5.2m flammable refrigerant test programme….
Pruitt confirms Paris exit
ITALY: The US stood firm on its decision to exit the Paris climate agreement when the G7 countries met in Bologna, yesterday….
Carel sees sales rise 13.5%
ITALY: Controls and humidification company Carel has recorded a 13.5% increase in turnover in the year to December 31, 2016….
European HFC emissions fall
EUROPE: A switch to low GWP refrigerants and efforts to reduce leakage resulted in a fall in HFC emissions in Europe in…
Flammable limits threaten HFC phase down
ITALY: As the world battles to reduce HFC emissions, AHRI president Stephen Yurek has called for changes to the barriers that restrict…
Hillphoenix CO2 brings Aldi success
USA: Natural refrigerant systems supplied by Hillphoenix are said to have helped retailer Aldi achieve Platinum GreenChill certification in 32 US stores…