World News
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….
AHR/ASHRAE expected to attract 60,000
USA: The AHR Expo and ASHRAE winter conference are expected to draw as many as 60,000 visitors to Chicago this coming January….
Hitachi r&d energy efficient ac for Middle East
QATAR: Hitachi is to collaborate with Qatar University to research and develop energy-efficient air conditioning for the region….
Natural refrigerants magazine for the USA
USA: Brussels-based marketing company Shecco has launched a monthly news magazine in the USA covering natural refrigerants….
One dead, two burned in chiller blast
BANGLADESH: An engineer has died and two others injured when an air conditioning chiller exploded in Dhaka yesterday….
Prison for AC thief who released R22
USA: An Ohio man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for releasing R22 refrigerant to atmosphere….
Hudson buys refrigerant reclaimer Polar
USA: Leading US refrigerant supplier and reclaimer Hudson Technologies has acquired the reclamation business and assets of Polar Technologies….
Three to stand trial for Seville LD deaths
SPAIN: Prosecutors are demanding four years in prison for those accused of being responsible for an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease that killed four…
Firefighter dies in ammonia leak
ISRAEL: A firefighter was killed and 20 people injured after an ammonia leak at a slaughterhouse in central Israel last night….
DOE seeks input on residential ac standards
USA: The US Department of Energy has begun the process of determining whether current US energy conservation standards for residential central air…