World News
Bitzer offers free F-gas guide
GERMANY: Compressor manufacturer Bitzer has produced a useful guide to the new F-gas regulation 517/2014….
New Carrier distribution centre in Nashville
USA: Construction has begun on a new 50,000ft² regional distribution centre for Carrier in Nashville, Tennessee….
Manual for aluminium heat exchangers
NORWAY: Aluminium company Sapa has produced a manual on the use of aluminium in the manufacture of heat exchangers….
Arkema raises refrigerant prices 20%
FRANCE: Arkema has announced a 20% price increase across all its HFC refrigerants in Europe….
DuPont seeks top fluorine student
GERMANY: DuPont is offering a €1500 prize to a high achieving student in the field of fluorine research….
No refrigerant without accreditation
NEW ZEALAND: From January 1 it may be very difficult for anyone not in possession of the correct accreditation to buy refrigerant…
Poster campaign a hit in the Middle East
DUBAI: The poster campaign initiated by UK refrigeration consultant Steve Gill has received an honourable mention in the Climate Control Middle East…
HFC phase-down “now inevitable”
FRANCE: Parties to the Montreal Protocol were upbeat at the possibilities of a global HFC phase-down agreement at the conclusion of this…
Frozen food market to rise 30% by 2020
USA: The global frozen food market is expected to grow in value by almost 30% by 2020, according to a new report….
Portuguese LD death toll rises to 10
PORTUGAL: The death toll in the Portuguese legionnaires’ disease outbreak has risen to 10….