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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….
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. …