World News
RDM establishes office in Sweden
SWEDEN: Control and remote monitoring company Resource Data Management has established a new operation in Sweden….
Data centre spending to reach $143bn
USA: Spending on data centre systems is projected to reach $143bn in 2015, a 1.8% increase on 2014….
Cooling needed to counter future heat waves
GERMANY: An enhanced use of air conditioning could be needed to counter future heat-related deaths, a German government report claims….
Mitsubishi sponsors golfer Jiménez
USA: Mitsubishi Electric has announced its sponsorship of top Spanish golfer Miguel Ángel Jiménez….
Armacell plans Bahrain factory
BAHRAIN: Insulation manufacturer Armacell is reported to be planing to build a manufacturing plant in Bahrain….
Emerson makes changes at the top
USA: Ed Purvis, executive vice president and business leader for Emerson Climate Technologies since 2008, has been appointed as Emerson’s chief operating…
“Smart” vent receives $2m funding
USA: A New York university team has received funding of over $2m to develop an active air conditioning vent capable of modulating airflow…
DuPont fined $531,000 for HCFC leaks
USA: DuPont has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations involving HCFC refrigerants at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater,…
Daikin plans $410m US factory
USA: Daikin is to build a new 350,000m² factory in Houston as part of plans for a major medium- to long-term expansion…
Honeywell ramps-up production of 1234ze
USA: Honeywell has started full-scale commercial production of the low GWP HFO refrigerant R1234ze at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, facility….