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Italian manufacturer to “co-locate” with Daikin
USA: In an unusual move, Italian heat exchanger manufacturer Provides Metalmeccanica Srl is to set up a manufacturing facility in Verona, Virginia,…
HFOs have lower GWPs than CO2
USA: The US EPA has evaluated the new HFO refrigerants as having similar or lower global warming potential than CO2….
Canada announces HFC bans
CANADA: Canada’s “notice of intent” to follow the US and ban certain HFC refrigerants has now been published in the government’s official organ…
Daikin leads with BREEAM knowledge
UK: Daikin Europe is leading the way across Europe for the number of employees qualified under the BREEAM Accredited Professional programme….
TÜV to build Europe’s largest test house
GERMANY: TÜV SÜD is to build what it is claimed will be Europe’s largest air conditioning and refrigeration equipment test house….
Shipping industry ill-prepared for F-gas regs
NORWAY: A leading maritime equipment supplier has warned that the shipping industry is ill-prepared for the new F-gas regulations….
Software compares low GWP refrigerants
GERMANY: DuPont has created an updated version of its DuPrex 4.0 refrigerant comparison software to mark the sales launch of its new…
Mitsubishi adopts R32 on commercial ac
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric is to expand the use of low GWP refrigerant R32 to its commercial air conditioning portfolio in Japan….
Meyer joins Bitzer management
GERMANY: Helmut Meyer, managing director of Bitzer’s Finnish subsidiary Lumikko Technologies has been appointed Bitzer’s chief sales and marketing officer….
Warning of fake refrigerant detector
TAIWAN: Center Technology has warned customers of Chinese counterfeits of its popular Center 382 refrigerant leak detector….