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AC cleaner fumes send 21 to hospital
GERMANY: Twenty one fire station workers were taken to hospital yesterday after being affected by fumes from an air conditioning cleaner….
GEA sells heat exchanger interest for €1.3bn
GERMANY: GEA has sold its heat exchanger business to private equity firm Triton for €1.3bn….
Egypt to limit air conditioners to 20ºC
EGYPT: In an effort to help reduce its energy consumption by 20%, Egypt is to ban the sale of air conditioners that…
F-gas revision passes final hurdle
BRUSSELS: As expected, the Council of the European Union has passed the revision to the F-gas regulations….
Flammable refrigerant safety seminars
Australia: In a bid to promote safe use of flammable refrigerants, AIRAH is running a free national seminar series based on its…
Five injured in CO2 refrigerant leak
GERMANY: Five people were slightly injured following a CO2 refrigerant leak at a supermarket in Laufach….
Fujitsu R32 units launched in India
INDIA: The spread of air conditioning equipment with the refrigerant R32 continues with news of units launched in India by ETA General, a…
Daikin top amongst Indian splits
INDIA: Daikin has come out top in tests on nine brands of split system air conditioners available in India….
Industry scorns new R1234yf toxicity claims
USA and GERMANY: The bickering over R1234yf continues with German chemists making new toxicity claims and US engineers and Honeywell reaffirming its…
Daikin cassette is stand-out success
GERMANY: Daikin’s air conditioning and refrigeration products have picked up two international and German design awards….