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Court rejects refrigeration efficiency action
USA: Manufacturers of commercial refrigeration equipment must comply with new US energy efficiency standards by March 2017 after a US court rejected…
10% increase on non-refillable cylinder prices
USA: Cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries has announced a 10% increase on the price of all its non-refillable refrigerant cylinders….
SRF to double R32 production
INDIA: Chemical company SRF is to spend an estimated €22m on a new R32 refrigerant plant at Dahej in Gujarat….
India tests expose ac inefficiencies
INDIA: A sustainable energy group has called for a revision of air conditioning energy consumption standards in India after tests showed huge…
$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…