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AREA produces flammables safety guide
BELGIUM: The European contractors’ body AREA has produced a guide to safety procedures and the equipment needed to handle flammable refrigerants….
Daikin set to buy refrigeration firm Zanotti
ITALY: Daikin is set to expand its presence within the cold chain with the purchase of Italian refrigeration group Zanotti for €98m….
Supermarket receives credit for HFC transition
USA: Hannaford Supermarkets has partnered with EOS Climate as the first company to use carbon credits in its transition away from HFCs….
Embraco sees HCs as the low GWP solution
BRAZIL: Compressor manufacturer Embraco has repeated its support for hydrocarbon refrigerants as the best, long term solution for light commercial applications….
EPEE to host Euro conference
BELGIUM: EPEE and the European ventilation body EVIA are to hold a joint conference on the the heating, cooling and ventilation industry’s…
J&E Hall backs Gustav Lorentzen conference
UK: J&E Hall is the latest company to announce its support for the 12th IIR Natural Working Fluids Conference in Edinburgh in August….
Firm fined for fatal hydrocarbon blast
SINGAPORE: An m&e firm has been fined SGD150,000 after hydrocarbon refrigerant from an air conditioning unit exploded, killing one worker and injuring two…
Danfoss prepares ejectors for launch
DENMARK: Danfoss has revealed that ejector technology for use in CO2 refrigeration systems could be ready for market launch in the near…
Thai ac firm Saijo Denki switches to R32
THAILAND: Assistance from the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund has enabled Saijo Denki to become the first Thai manufacturer to produce air conditioners using…
Daikin R32 passed for high ambients
ABU DHABI: Daikin’s high ambient R32 inverter air conditioner, introduced into the Middle East last year, has received further environmental certification in…