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1300 tonnes of illegal refrigerants blocked
FRANCE: Customs officers intercepted or prevented the worldwide trade in over 1300 tonnes of ozone depleting refrigerants over an 18-month period to…
Bitzer to open international training centre
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer is to open a new 1500m² international training centre in October….
Coldstore capacity in India greater than USA
USA: India now has more cold storage capacity than the USA, according to the latest report from International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses…
Award for natural refrigerant paper
GERMANY: Eurammon is again seeking to make awards to young scientists researching the use of natural refrigerants in refrigeration, air conditioning and…
AHR 2015 set to be another record-breaker
USA: Two weeks before opening, this year’s AHR Expo in Chicago has already surpassed last year’s event….
€3m to manufacture air conditioners
CANADA: An Ontario manufacturer of domestic heating appliances is to receive up to CAD$4,217,500 (€3m) to manufacture air conditioners….
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….