World News
Condensate pump sales are interactive
UK: Condensate pump manufacturer BlueDiamond has installed 300 interactive display stands at a number of its globally recognised wholesalers….
Daikin R1234ze chillers to 1600kW
EUROPE: More pre-launch details have emerged of Daikin’s proposed new chillers using the low GWP refrigerant R1234ze….
Worthington eyes European expansion
USA: Worthington Industries is looking to expand its refrigerant cylinder business in Europe following the acquisition of fellow US manufacturer Amtrol for $283m….
Arkema files new complaint over R1234yf
FRANCE: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema has complained to the European Commission claiming Honeywell is abusing its dominant position in the use of R1234yf…
HVACR industry unfazed by Paris exit
USA: The US manufacturers’ group AHRI insists that the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord will not change the HVACR industry’s commitment…
Beijer Ref announces new CFO
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref has appointed Maria Rydén as new CFO and member of the executive management team to replace Jonas Lindqvist….
Haier acquires stake in leading solar firm
AUSTRIA/CHINA: Haier has acquired a 51% stake in Austrian company Greenonetec, the world’s largest manufacturer of thermal flat plate collectors….
Legionella DNA in 84% of US cooling towers
USA: With the rate of legionnaires’ disease in the US said to have risen nearly fourfold between 2000 and 2014, a new…
Climate change doubles trouble for cities
UK: Overheated cities face climate change costs at least twice as large as the rest of the world because of the urban heat…
Waste air conditioners seized in Vietnam
VIETNAM: Authorities in Vietnam have intercepted illegal consignments of hundreds of used air conditioners in three separate incidents this month….