World News
DR-55 is 5% better as drop-in
USA: Chemours R410A replacement DR-55 is reported to have performed well in high ambient drop-in tests on a R410A rooftop air conditioner….
R32 passes high ambient test
SAUDI ARABIA: Tests in Saudi Arabia have indicated that, as well as having better performance, R32 might be compatible with existing R410A air…
UN repeats calls to phase down HFCs
USA: On the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, the UN’s Ban Ki-moon has repeated…
Man dies in ac “explosion” in Mumbai
INDIA: A man has died of “severe burns” following an air conditioning system explosion in Ghatkopar, a suburb in eastern Mumbai….
Trane’s R1233zd(E) chiller is enviro award winner
JAPAN: Trane’s CenTraVac chiller using the new low GWP HFO refrigerant 1233zd(E) has won a major Japanese government environmental award….
Daikin confirms employee fraud arrest
JAPAN: Daikin has confirmed the arrest of a former employee in connection with a €1.5m fraud first discovered last year….
ATP approval for R452A trailers
BELGIUM: Refrigerated trailer manufacturer Thermo King has achieved ATP certification for its entire range of trailers using the new lower GWP refrigerant…
Poster campaign wins more awards
UK: Stephen Gill’s Refrigeration Awareness Poster Campaign has won Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards in the 12th Annual International Business Awards….
Cofely Axima to merge with Nexilis
FRANCE: Engie, the parent company of contractor Cofely Axima, is to acquire Nexilis, a major player in hvac technology in southeastern France….
UTC restructures Carrier BIS business
USA: United Technologies Corp has separated the Otis Elevator and Climate, Controls & Security (CCS) businesses it combined just two years ago….