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USITC seeks duties on blends not components
USA: The USITC has voted to impose anti-dumping duties on HFC refrigerant blends from China but not on their individual components….
Global HFC phase-down agreement on track
AUSTRIA: A global HFC phase-down agreement is on track after Parties to the Montreal Protocol made significant progress in a series of…
R32 claims lead in battle to replace R410A
JAPAN: Daikin is claiming significant advantages for R32 over its main refrigerant rival to replace R410A in air conditioning systems….
CCAC documents low GWP case studies
FRANCE: The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) has produced an expanded compilation of case studies on lower-GWP commercial and transport refrigeration…
Refrigerated locker wins third award
FRANCE: A refrigerated locker has won the prestigious French Design Institute award, Janus de l’Industrie, for Epta France for the third consecutive…
Ranco 4-way valve to disappear
SPAIN: Sanhua has ceased production of the Ranco four-way reversing valve it acquired from Invensys in 2007….
Future of refrigeration is conference topic
BELGIUM: William Pagani, group marketing director at EPTA, will discuss the future of commercial refrigeration in a keynote address at the Eurovent…
Daikin to build AC factory in Vietnam – update
JAPAN: Daikin is to build a JPY10bn ($93.6m) air conditioning factory in Vietnam….
R404A alternative could also replace R22
USA: A lower GWP refrigerant initially developed as a replacement for R404A has now emerged as a potential R22 alternative in refrigeration…
Hudson wins $400m refrigerant contract
USA: Hudson Technologies has been awarded a five-year refrigerant supply contract worth up to $400m from the US Department of Defense….