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US firms to pay $495,000 for R22 violations
USA: Two seafood processing and cold storage companies are to pay $495,000 in penalties for violations of laws relating to the management…
Bitten Clausen, wife of Danfoss founder, dies
DENMARK: Danfoss is mourning the death last night of Bitten Clausen, wife of company founder Mads Clausen. She was 103….
Smardt expands chiller sales in China
CHINA: Smardt, the global oil-free centrifugal chiller manufacturer, has formed a partnership with the Chinese arm of Italian manufacturer Euroklimat (EK) to…
Vilter plans CO2/ammonia cascade models
USA: Vilter Manufacturing, part of Emerson Climate Technologies, says it is in the final stages of introducing a range of reciprocating compressors…
Brazeway to fight cheap aluminium imports
USA: Michigan-based heat exchanger manufacturer Brazeway has joined US efforts to combat cheap imports of Chinese aluminium….
Oleas confirmed as GEA CEO until 2020
GERMANY: Jürg Oleas has been confirmed as the CEO of the GEA Group for a further three years, until the end of…
Carrefour acquires 36 Eroski hypermarkets
SPAIN: The French supermarket chain Carrefour Group is to acquire 36 Eroski compact hypermarkets, eight shopping malls and 22 petrol stations adjacent to…
US seeks sanctions on Chinese R134a
USA: US refrigerant manufacturers and suppliers have filed anti-dumping petitions on Chinese R134a imports….
Refrigerant sales see revenues rise 43%
USA: Increased refrigerant sales combined with higher selling prices saw Hudson Technologies revenues increase 43% last year….
Honeywell scraps $90bn UTC bid
USA: Honeywell says it is no longer pursuing a strategic combination with United Technologies after scrapping its most recent bid of a…