World News
Afinox picks 1233zd(E) after successful tests
ITALY: Leading Italian refrigerated catering equipment manufacturer Afinox is the latest company to adopt the low GWP blowing agent Solstice LBA….
Workers hospitalised after ammonia leak
INDIA: A dozen workers at a meat processing plant in Uttar Pradesh reportedly collapsed today following an ammonia leak from a refrigeration…
Enforcing EU law – a key cooling strategy
BELGIUM: EPEE has identified a need to enforce existing legislation as one of four key aspects that the European Commission needs to…
Japan excludes HFOs from new emissions law
JAPAN: Authorities have placed the HFOs 1234yf, 1234e and 1233zd outside Japan’s strict new fluorocarbon emissions control laws….
One dead, three injured in ac “explosion”
INDIA: Another “explosion” in an air conditioning compressor has killed a mechanic and injured three others in Dehradun, India, according to local…
Sanhua is Manitowoc’s “cool” supplier
USA: Controls manufacturer Sanhua has been recognised by Manitowoc as its 2014 Cooling Efficiencies Supplier of the Year….
US shipments continue to rise
USA: Sales of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment continue to show growth but the pace appears to be slowing….
Mystery of 13,000 empty refrigerant cylinders
UAE: Mystery surrounds the seizure of thousands of refrigerant cylinders in the Port of Ajman at the end of May….
District cooling using treated water
DUBAI: Empower claims to have saved 194 million gallons of fresh water last year by using treated water in its district cooling…
MHI announces 1233zd(E) chiller
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has adopted the new low GWP refrigerant 1233zd(E) in a smaller centrifugal chiller….