World News
EU president promises European Heatwave Plan
FRANCE: Cooling was amongst the main topics of today’s state of the union address by Ursula von der Leyen, with the EU president proposing a new European Heatwave Plan….
UN secretary-general urges shift to sustainable cooling
USA: United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has urged countries to implement the Kigali Amendment and accelerate the shift to sustainable cooling….
Nordic Climate acquires Dutch contractor
NETHERLANDS: Bakker Vakkeuken, a Dutch contractor specialist in commercial kitchen and refrigeration technology, has become part of the Swedish Nordic Climate Group….
Yankee Stadium disinfected in New York LD outbreak
USA: The cooling tower at the Yankee Stadium in New York’s South Bronx is one of 10 ordered to be treated following a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the city….
Mitsubishi triples heat exchanger performance
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric claims to have developed a plate heat exchanger for heat pumps with a heat transfer performance triple that of its conventional grooved plate heat exchangers….
Clivet opens new €24m heat pump factory
ITALY: Production is now underway at a new €24m Clivet heat pump factory in Feltre, northern Italy….
US AC and heat pump shipments up 20.1%
USA: US shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totalled 916,830 units in July, down 10.43% on the previous month, but an increase of 20.1% on July 2025….
Gazechim expands refrigerant reclaim facilities
FRANCE: Gazechim has announced the expansion of its refrigerant recovery, purification and regeneration capacity with a second refrigerant distillation unit in France and plans for a similar plant in the UK….
Munters expands data centre cooling factory
USA: Swedish air treatment and climate solutions company Munters has inaugurated its expanded data centre cooling factory in Daleville, Virginia….
European F-gas prices remain stable
EUROPE: Refrigerant prices in Europe remained relatively stable in the second quarter of 2026, according to latest figures published by the European Commission….