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AC unit falls 28 storeys, injures 10
USA: An air conditioning unit being craned onto the roof of a building in New York City has fallen 28 storeys, injuring…
Bitzer eyes 14 companies in piracy crackdown
GERMANY: In its bid to crack down on counterfeit products, compressor manufacturer Bitzer says it is currently monitoring 14 Chinese companies suspected…
It’s back! Methyl chloride found in fake R22
CHINA: A leading Chinese manufacturer is offering a reward for help in stopping sales of counterfeit refrigerants, including dangerous methyl chloride cocktails….
Action demanded after hydrocarbon explosion
HONG KONG: The Government of Hong Kong has been criticised for failing to regulate flammable refrigerants after an air conditioner containing a…
Refrigeration conference at EXPO2015
ITALY: The United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organisation and Centro Studi Galileo are behind a conference at the EXPO2015 Milan focused on…
Danfoss OK for R404A replacements
DENMARK: The lower GWP refrigerants R407A/F have been validated for use in Danfoss Maneurop reciprocating MTZ compressors and Danfoss scrolls MLZ….
India and Tonga receive R22 seizure awards
THAILAND: UNEP has rewarded India and Tonga for the seizure of contraband R22 and their efforts to enforce ODP regulations….
Contractor group VDKF joins ASERCOM
GERMANY: The German refrigeration and air conditioning contractors’ association VDKF has become an associate member of ASERCOM, the European acr component manufacturers’…
Top distributors see sales increase 8.9%
USA: The top US hvacr distributors saw average growth of 8.9% in the last financial year according to a new survey….
Ban Ki-moon backs HFC reductions
SWITZERLAND: United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has backed efforts to reduce HFC emissions, describing action as being essential to combat climate…