World News
Hudson to supply LG USA with reclaimed refrigerant
USA: Hudson Technologies is to supply LG Air Conditioning Technologies USA with its Emerald range of reclaimed refrigerants. …
Carrier’s cold climate heat pumps ready to roll
USA: Carrier has completed the US Department of Energy’s Cold Climate Challenge and will now begin production of cold climate residential heat pumps at its factory in Collierville, Tennessee….
Tests find under performance in CO2 gas coolers
FRANCE: Eurovent Certification has found wide discrepancies of up to 31% between the manufacturers’ claimed performance and its own test results of uncertified CO2 gas coolers. …
Chemours insists A2L auto AC retrofit is safe
USA: Chemours has insisted that the R134a to R1234yf vehicle air conditioning retrofit solution it co-developed with Honeywell is safe and sustainable….
Güntner sees impact in new label
GERMANY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Güntner has adopted the Impact° label across its portfolio of sustainable, environmentally friendly and energy saving products. …
European refrigerant price report now online
EUROPE: The European Commission is to publish its quarterly refrigerant price monitoring report online following requests from the Cooling Post….
Refrigerant supply remains stable
EUROPE: The supply of HFC refrigerants in the European market remained stable in Q2, with no indications of limited availability or shortages, according to the latest price report from Öko-Recherche….
Swedish group SKVP joins REAL Alternatives
SWEDEN: SKVP, the Swedish cooling and heat pump association, has become the country’s national lead on the REAL Alternatives low GWP refrigerant training consortium….
Koura promotes CO2-based refrigerant for heat pumps
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Koura is now promoting R485A, its new CO2-based refrigerant blend, for low-temperature commercial and residential heat pumps and air conditioners….
Man operated a Ponzi scheme dealing in R22
USA: A man from St Louis, Missouri has admitted operating a Ponzi scheme linked to the trade in ozone-depleting R22 refrigerant….