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EIA calls for halt to medium GWP blends
USA: Environmental groups have petitioned the US EPA to strengthen its bans on HFCs, delist R410A and R407C and halt the use…
Heatcraft partners with electrical distributor
AUSTRALIA: Heatcraft Australia has formed a distribution partnership with Lawrence and Hanson Electrical (L&H) in Australia and New Zealand….
Heinz Trox 1934-2015
GERMANY: Ventilation company Trox is mourning the death of Heinz Trox, its principal shareholder, honorary chairman and former managing director. …
Lebanon facility celebrates 50m Scrolls
USA: Emerson Climate Technologies’ plant in Lebanon, Missouri, celebrated the production of its 50 millionth Copeland Scroll compressor last month….
Embraco to sell Dorin compressors
BRAZIL: Officine Mario Dorin has signed a distribution deal with Embraco which will see the Italian firm’s semi-hermetic refrigeration compressors being made available…
HFC phase-down key to CO2 reductions
AUSTRALIA: A reduction in HFC emissions is key to Australian government proposals to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 80 million tonnes…
R410A subs perform well at high ambients
USA: Further tests of low GWP alternatives to R410A in air conditioners have again shown good results at high ambients….
HFO1233zd wins innovation award
USA: Honeywell’s Solstice Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA), the HFO 1233zd(E), has won a top chemical award….
Carrier Transicold views a CO2 future
USA: Carrier Transicold is looking to build on its work with CO2 by targeting the adoption of this natural refrigerant across its…
Ebm-Papst begins €66m investment
GERMANY: Ebm-Papst has broken ground on a new 38,000m² distribution centre to be built adjacent to its factory in Hollenbacher….