World News
Daikin backs 1,000km ride
MALTA: Over 50 cyclists will leave Liechtenstein tomorrow on a 1,000km ride to the UK in aid of cancer in Malta….
World Cup boost for Qatari ac
QATAR: Currently the subject of some controversy, but the 2022 football World Cup could provide a 13.42% boost to the GCC air…
Worker dies in ammonia leak
CANADA: A male contract worker died yesterday after an ammonia leak at a food processing plant in Fort Erie….
UTC to build technology showcase
USA: United Technologies (UTC) is to build an intelligent buildings customer centre to showcase its products and integrated systems….
Industry must limit refrigerant focus
FRANCE: Europe’s aircon and refrigeration component makers have warned that only with a very focused approach will industry be able to achieve…
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….