World News
Beilun customs seize 17.6 tons of R22
CHINA: Customs officers at the port of Beilun, Ningbo, are said to have intercepted and seized a shipment of up to 17.6…
Brazil support for HFC phase down
USA: The president of Brazil Dilma Rousseff has agreed to work towards phasing down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol….
Kasper succeeds Systemair founder
SWEDEN: Roland Kasper has been appointed md and ceo of Systemair in succession to founder Gerald Engström who becomes chairman….
EPA approves low GWP HFCs
USA: The EPA has announced that low GWP alternative refrigerants R450A, R448A, R513A and R449A are to be approved for more uses….
Industry and greens welcome EPA bans
USA: Refrigerant producers, refrigeration equipment manufacturers and green groups have welcomed the US EPA’s usage bans on high GWP HFCs….
Delayed HFC bans to become law
USA: With new US HFC refrigerant bans about to become law, industry pressure has delayed measures which could have banned R134a and…
Flammable codes need to be addressed
ITALY: Changes to safety and building codes to allow the use of low GWP flammable refrigerants are seen as vital to achieve…
DuPont refrigerants now Chemours
USA: The new name for DuPont’s refrigerant business is now officially Chemours….
Mitsubishi moves in Norway and Thailand
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV is to purchase all the shares of its Norwegian air conditioning equipment distributor MIBA AS….
Chemours rings NYSE opening bell
USA: Mark Vergnano, executive vice president of DuPont, rang the bell to open trading on the New York Stock Exchange today….