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EBM-Papst CEO quits
GERMANY: Rainer Hundsdoerfer, CEO of EBM-Papst, has left the fans and drives company by mutual consent following “differing views on the future…
LG supplies R32 air conditioners in US
USA: LG is marketing a range of window air conditioners in the USA using the new lower GWP refrigerant R32….
ARC acts on “sub-standard” training
AUSTRALIA: A number of training courses are being investigated by the Australian Refrigeration Council (ARC) after complaints from members….
EPA repeats warnings on R22 “substitutes”
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeated warnings of the dangers of using hydrocarbon refrigerants as substitutes for R22 in…
F-gas champion joins Danfoss board
DENMARK: Connie Hedegaard, the former EU commissioner for climate action who led the implementation of the first F-gas regulation, has been appointed to…
Schaufler Academy wins building award
GERMANY: Bitzer’s new international training centre has won a German building award for its responsible use of resources and minimal energy consumption….
Chemours to build world’s largest HFO plant
USA: Chemours is to build the world’s largest HFO refrigerant facility at its Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas….
10m tonnes of illegal F-gas enters Europe
BELGIUM: One of the leading refrigerant manufacturers has claimed that over 10 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent HFCs were illegally imported into…
Emerson’s Helix is officially open
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has officially opened its $35m Helix Innovation Centre, the US manufacturer’s hub for heating, cooling and refrigeration research…
Chemours refrigerant boss to retire
USA: Thierry Vanlancker, president of Chemours fluoroproducts business, is retiring….