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Daikin opens €300m technology centre
JAPAN: Daikin has created a core facility for future product developments with a new JPY38bn (€300m) technology centre at its Yodogawa factory…
UN funds Nigerian hydrocarbon plant
NIGERIA: The Nigerian government has finally commissioned a hydrocarbon refrigerant plant in Irolu, Ogun State….
Honeywell adds anti-fake measures
MIDDLE EAST: In an effort to combat counterfeits in the Middle East, Honeywell has added a verifiable barcode on its Genetron R134a refrigerant…
DencoHappel opens new test facility
GERMANY: DencoHappel has opened what it believes is the largest and most advanced test chamber for air conditioning equipment in Wurzen, near…
Munters to acquire Reventa
SWEDEN: Air treatment company Munters is to acquire Reventa, a German company specialising in climate control systems for livestock buildings….
Design errors led to ahu fire
NORWAY: Design errors and faulty operations of an HVAC system have been blamed as the cause of a fire on a floating oil production…
Daikin takes stake in web technology firm
USA: Daikin Applied Americas has acquired a minority stake in Riptide IO, a California-based software company dealing in smart buildings….
Mexichem chairman joins Johnson board
USA: Mexichem chairman Juan Pablo del Valle Perochena has been elected to the board of Johnson Controls….
Foodservice industry seeks solutions
ITALY: The world’s major catering equipment manufacturers’ associations have met to discuss a series of initiatives that could have far-reaching implications for…
Lower GWP refrigerant now standard
BELGIUM: R452A, the lower GWP refrigerant trialled by Thermo King as an option on its trucks and trailers, will now become the…