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Daikin technology centre wins award
JAPAN: Daikin Industries has won a major Japanese office development award for its Technology Innovation Centre, opened last year in Settsu City,…
Four new refrigerants seek ASHRAE approval
USA: The number of potential new lower GWP refrigerants continues to rise with four more proposed for inclusion in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2013….
Double celebration at Bitzer’s Leipzig plant
GERMANY: Bitzer has marked the 25th anniversary of its factory in Leipzig with the sale of its 2.5 millionth product. …
Melrose completes Nortek purchase
UK: British investment group Melrose Industries has completed the acquisition of US hvac equipment manufacturer Nortek….
Emerson buys temperature monitoring firms
USA: Emerson has expanded its presence in cold chain control with the acquisition of two temperature monitoring companies….
Huayi shuns R449A as potential drop-in
SPAIN: Huayi has announced that lower GWP refrigerant R449A is not a suitable drop-in replacement for R404A in its Cubigel compressors….
Eurovent becomes MCE partner
BELGIUM: The Eurovent association has signed a wide-ranging co-operation agreement with the organisers of the Italian exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE)….
Danfoss half-year sales up 4%
DENMARK: Danfoss has report improved half-year results, with group sales increasing 4% to DKK19.4bn (€2.61bn) compared to 2015….
Global cold storage capacity grows 8.6%
USA: Growth in emerging markets is said to have been a major contributor to an 8.6% increase in cold storage capacity over…
$500k to clean up dangerous ammonia plant
USA: The US EPA has removed over 4.4 tonnes of ammonia from a dangerously dilapidated ice-house refrigeration system in New Jersey at…