World News
Beijer Ref sales up, profits down
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref’s acquisition of UK refrigeration wholesaler HRP contributed to a 5.4% increase in third quarter sales, the company reports….
Beijer Ref plans Benelux logistics centre
NETHERLANDS: Beijer Ref is to build a new centralised logistics and support centre near Eindhoven to serve the Benelux area….
US EPA SNAP-lists Arkema’s R449B
USA: Arkema’s lower GWP R404A replacement refrigerant R449B has been SNAP-listed as suitable for use in a number of specific refrigeration applications….
Industry backing for HFC phase down
USA/EUROPE: Leading manufacturers groups on both sides of the Atlantic have welcomed the Kigali amendment to phase down HFC refrigerants….
Chillventa sets new attendance record
GERMANY: Last week’s Chillventa attracted 32,206 trade visitors, another record for the Nuremberg refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition….
EU pledges €3m in HFC reduction funds
EUROPE: The European Commission is to provide €3m in aid for early action to replace climate-warming gases in Latin America and the…
India to cease emitting HFC23
INDIA: In addition to agreeing an HFC phase down, India has also decreed that its chemical industry must collect and destroy emissions of its most…
Nations agree global phase down of HFCs
RWANDA: Almost 200 nations reached agreement this morning on a complex phase down of HFC refrigerants….
Bitzer publishes latest refrigerant report
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has released a new update to its highly respected biennial study on refrigerants….
Fläkt Woods and DencoHappel merge
GERMANY: Fläkt Woods has been merged with DencoHappel following the completion of its acquisition by investment group Triton….