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$5.2bn Emerson sales to fund acquisitions
USA: Emerson, manufacturers of Copeland refrigeration and ac compressors, could be on the acquisition trail after selling three of its businesses for…
Manufacturers warn of unapproved retrofits
With the move towards a phase down of HFCs, manufacturing groups have warned against using unapproved refrigerants in equipment not designed for…
IIR forms careers working group
FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration has established a new working group to tackle the need to encourage more young people into…
$2.5m funding for refrigeration battery
USA: Axiom Exergy, a California-based developer of thermal energy storage systems, has raised $2.5m towards the development of its Refrigeration Battery for…
Chemours to stay in Wilmington
USA: After months of discussions refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has announced that its global headquarters will remain in Wilmington, Delaware….
Air conditioning boost for Mitsubishi sales
JAPAN: Increased sales of Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning has helped offset a sales decrease across the group for the first fiscal quarter…
R410A “drop-ins” match performance
FRANCE: Two new “drop-in” alternatives to the air conditioning refrigerant R410A are said to have exhibited very similar performance in experimental tests….
“Rethink energy” is heat pump theme
SWEDEN: Rethink Energy, Act Now will be the theme of the 12th IEA Heat Pump Conference to be held from May 15-18,…
Woman crushed at York ac plant
USA: A 37-year-old woman has died after reportedly being crushed at Johnson Controls’ York air conditioning plant in York, Pennsylvania….
Emerson to extend low GWP offering
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies is updating its Copeland compressor range in the light of the move to allow the wider use of…