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R22 refrigerant smuggling a major concern
UK: The threat of a global black market trade in ozone-depleting refrigerants is greater than ever, according to a new report from…
US “no” to duties on Chinese R134a
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Mexichem says it is considering appealing the US decision not to impose duties on Chinese R134a….
USA/China reaffirm HFC phase-down deal
CHINA: US president Barack Obama has reaffirmed the bilateral agreement with president Xi Jinping of China to phase-down the use of high…
Ebm-Papst plans €35m central warehouse
GERMANY: Fan and motor manufacturer Ebm-Papst has hinted at plans for a €35m central storage facility….
Johnson/Hitachi deal delayed
USA: Johnson Controls’ air conditioning joint venture deal with Hitachi is not now likely to happen until the first half of next…
Cooling tower blamed for huge LD outbreak
PORTUGAL: A process refrigeration cooling tower at a fertiliser factory is thought to be the source of a legionnaires’ disease outbreak in…
Second man dies from chiller blast
BANGLADESH: A second man has died following the chiller explosion at the Six Seasons Hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka, last Friday….
Majority of ac units are under-performing
USA: The majority of air-conditioners and heat pumps in the US are performing below rated energy efficiency levels due to installation faults….
Selection tool includes condensing units
DENMARK: Danfoss’s newly released version of its Compass replacement compressor database has been extended to include condensing units….
Cuba to destroy ozone depleting refrigerants
CUBA: The first plant in Latin America capable of incinerating ozone depleting refrigerants will soon become operational in Cuba….