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Fifteen dead in Shanghai ammonia leak
CHINA: Fifteen people are reported to have died and as many as 30 injured in an ammonia leak at a…
Low GWP R134a drop-ins show good results
USA: R1234ze and a new Daikin blend of R134a and 1234yf have shown good results in drop-in tests in an R134a air-cooled…
Legionella cases rise to 102 in German outbreak
GERMANY: The cases of legionnaires’ disease in the outbreak in Warstein had risen to 102 as of yesterday (Sunday). Two…
MHI to open office in Iraq
IRAQ: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd aims to capitalise on the reconstruction of Iraq by opening an office in Basra, the war-torn…
Danfoss offers online industrial training
DENMARK: A programme of industrial refrigeration courses are now available completely free of charge on Danfoss Learning, an online education platform…
Johnson Controls and Daikin are top innovators
USA: Johnson Controls and Daikin remain two of the most innovative companies according to Forbes, the influential US business magazine and website….
Russians intercept R22 ac units from China
RUSSIA: Customs officers at the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk are said to have intercepted a shipment of 130 air…
Refrigeration to the rescue?
JAPAN: Refrigeration could come to the rescue of the Tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant which is still spewing contaminated water into…
New adsorbent found by mistake
SWEDEN: A novel highly adsorbent material, which could have uses within the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has been produced by accident…
US must update refrigeration efficiency standards
USA: In a move that it is said will save an estimated $156m per month, a coalition of US States…