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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….
Leaders meet for HFC phase-down talks
RWANDA: World leaders, including EU commissioner Arias Cañete and US Secretary of State John Kerry, arrive in Kigali today for talks to…
AREA updates F-gas guide
BELGIUM: European contractors’ body AREA has updated its guide to the F-gas regulations and produced a separate flyer explaining suppliers’ obligations….
R454C brings a chill to R404A cabinet
GERMANY: Although designed only for use in new equipment, Chemours new low GWP Opteon XL20 (R454C) does feature in a R404A chilled drinks…
Chemours offers new low GWP blends
GERMANY: Chemours has announced the availability of its new range of low GWP HFO-based “mildly flammable” refrigerants….
Honeywell releases low GWP R404A option
BELGIUM: Honeywell has announced the availability of Solstice L40X, aka R455A, its low GWP replacement for R404A….