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Customs officers suspended in R22 scam
INDIA: Previously a centre for CFC smuggling, India has now become a focus for the illegal imports of HCFCs….
Chinese R134a faces US sanctions
USA: The US International Trade Commission has sided with Mexichem in agreeing that Chinese R134a is allegedly being subsidised and sold at…
EC clears Secop takeover of ACC Austria
GERMANY: The Secop Group’s takeover of hermetic compressor manufacturer ACC Austria has passed EC regulatory controls and is expected to be completed…
Copeland approval for R22 retrofit
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Arkema says that its R22 retrofit blend R427A has been approved by Emerson for use with Copeland Discus compressors….
Date set for fourth F-gas meeting
BRUSSELS: Next Monday, December 16, is the date that has been set for a fourth trialogue meeting on the F-gas revisions….
Honeywell to build 1234yf plant at Geismar
USA: Honeywell is to build a new 1234yf plant at its Geismar, Louisiana facility as part of a $300m investment in the…
Fourth F-gas meeting gets go-ahead
BRUSSELS: The Lithuanian presidency has given a mandate for a fourth trialogue meeting in a last-ditch effort to save the F-gas regulation…
Carbon tax reduces emissions by just 0.1%
AUSTRALIA: The carbon tax introduced in Australia in July 2012, which led to dramatic increases in refrigerant prices, has reduced greenhouse gas…
R32: larger systems could be next
JAPAN: The mildly flammable refrigerant R32, recently introduced into wall-mounted splits in Japan, could soon be used in larger systems if risk…
Bitzer marks 100,000th Ecoline
GERMANY: Bitzer has celebrated the production of its 100,000th Ecoline refrigeration compressor, an updated range it only started manufacturing in April….