World News
Hydrocarbon blends bound for Asia
JAPAN: Global Eco Innovations (GEI), an energy-savings sales and consulting company, is to help distribute the hydrocarbon refrigerants R441A and R443A in…
GEA bidder buys Alstom heat exchangers
GERMANY: Private equity firm Triton, one of two reported bidders for GEA Heat Exchangers, has agreed to acquire the auxiliary components business…
Mystery surrounds R22 contamination
USA: State officials in New York are to investigate how chlorodifluoromethane, better known as the refrigerant R22, has contaminated a drinking water…
Meat could be transported above 7°C
EUROPE: Meat could be transported at temperatures above 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth, says the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)….
Latest figures show continued rise in HFCs
EUROPE: Latest European figures show a further rise in total F-gas emissions mainly due to continued rises in HFC emissions….
Fridge firm faces court over fatal van blast
AUSTRALIA: The company employing the refrigeration engineer killed when his van blew up in Mulgrave, Melbourne, in 2011 is to face court. …
Legionnaires’ cases up 20% in 2012
EUROPE: After a significant drop in 2011, reported cases of legionnaires’ disease rose by nearly 20% in 2012, according to figures from…
R410A option may contain HFCs and HC
JAPAN: The Cooling Post has uncovered the potential blend constituents of the new low GWP replacement for R410A recently announced by Japanese…
Daikin plans major push in Latin America
JAPAN: Daikin is reported to be planning three new factories in Latin America in a bid to increase sales in the region…
US identifies vapour-compression options
USA: The US Department of Energy has identified 17 technologies which could potentially replace traditional vapour compression technology in hvac systems. …