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AHRI signs Korean co-operation deals
USA: The US Air-conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has signed co-operation agreements with two Korean associations….
California could limit GWP to 150
USA: California could ban refrigerants with a GWP greater than 150 in all new non-residential refrigeration systems by 2020….
Sanhua joins AHRI
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration controls and components manufacturer Sanhua International has joined the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)….
Steady progress on HFC phase-down
SWITZERLAND: Last week’s 37th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group in Geneva is said to have made progress on some of the…
Mitsubishi to build factory in Turkey
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is to build a 40,000m² air conditioning factory in Turkey….
Guide to EU ventilation regulations
BELGIUM: Eurovent and EVIA have published their first joint guidance document on Ecodesign requirements for ventilation units….
Bringing efficiency to historic buildings
USA: ASHRAE has proposed new guidelines to bring energy efficiency to historic buildings….
Airedale partners with chip cooling firm
UK: Airedale International has partnered with liquid cooling solutions firm Ebullient to develop a new high-efficiency cooling solution for data centres….
Wassmer to be Kelvion CEO
GERMANY: Heat exchanger manufacturer Kelvion has appointed Dr Robert Wassmer as CEO, effective July 1….
Dutch cold store firms fined €12.5m
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch competitions authority has fined four cold storage companies nearly €12.5m for making illegal agreements and distorting competition….