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Insurer warns of flammable liability
AUSTRALIA: Vehicle workshops in Australia have been warned that using hydrocarbon refrigerants in vehicle air conditioning systems could leave them liable if…
CFC turns up in air quality tests
USA: A long-banned CFC has mysteriously turned up in air quality monitoring tests carried out during a natural gas well fire in…
Geothermal projects grow worldwide
USA: The geothermal power market is achieving a growth rate of 4-5% with around 700 projects currently under development in 76 countries….
Increased sales, changing name
SWEDEN: Buoyed by increasing first quarter sales, Europe’s largest refrigeration wholesaler G&L Beijer is to propose a change of name at tomorrow’s shareholders’…
DuPont’s new HFO could replace R123
USA: DuPont has announced it is to start small scale production of a new low GWP HFO for the foam industry which…
US sets subsidy rates on Chinese R134a
USA: The US Department of Commerce has announced preliminary subsidy rates of up to 28% on Chinese imports of R134a refrigerant….
WIKA acquires Cella
GERMANY: WIKA, the pressure and temperature instrument manufacturer, has acquired Italian company Ettore Cella SpA. …
US HFC emissions show 1.75% rise
USA: While overall greenhouse gas emissions declined by 3.4% in 2012 compared to 2011, HFC emissions rose by 1.75%, according to new…
Costa Rica seizes R22
COSTA RICA: Authorities in Costa Rica have seized 20,000kg of R22 refrigerant in a swoop on a company in the port city…
Carrier goes south with CO2 refrigeration
SPAIN: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration Ibérica has installed a transcritical CO2 refrigeration system in a Carrefour hypermarket in the high ambient environment of…