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Training and standards head AREA manifesto
BELGIUM: AREA has placed the promotion of “non-obstructive” standards and the establishment of low GWP refrigerant training at the top of its…
Blygold completes one millionth coil treatment
UK: Anti-corrosion coating specialist Blygold has reached its landmark millionth coil treatment with an installation at the Sellafield nuclear facility in Cumbria,…
Pakistan customs seize 4,000 air conditioners
PAKISTAN: Over 4,000 air conditioners and electronic goods worth around €2.9m have been confiscated by Pakistan revenue authorities….
Daikin is Danfoss EnVisioneer of the Year
USA: Daikin Applied has won a Danfoss EnVisioneer of the Year award for the use of Turbocor compressors in its Magnitude chiller….
Johnson Controls predicts record profits
USA: Johnson Controls is expecting its joint venture with Hitachi and the divestiture of its GWS business to both be completed during…
Danfoss completes Vacon purchase
FINLAND: Danfoss has now acquired more than 90% of the shares in Finnish AC drives and inverter company Vacon….
Danfoss steps up fight against counterfeits
CHINA: Danfoss has stepped up its anti-counterfeit activities after a survey last year found that as many as 7% of Maneurop brand…
R134a alternative is “virtually non-flammable”
SOUTH KOREA: Two new refrigerants described as “virtually non-flammable” are being touted as potential alternatives to R134a in mobile air conditioning systems….
New material could reduce air conditioning load
USA: Engineers at Stanford University, California, claim to have invented a new mirror-like material which could reduce the air conditioning load of…
LG merges home appliance and ac businesses
SOUTH KOREA: LG Electronics is to merge its Home Appliance and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution business units….