World News
German industry demands action on illegal sales
GERMANY: The German air conditioning and refrigeration industry has hit out at the illegal sales of split AC systems in appliance stores and online….
Hydrocarbons being sold as F-gas replacements
SPAIN: The authorities in Spain have arrested six people for selling flammable hydrocarbon refrigerants online as replacements for F-gases….
Chinese HFC blends evaded anti-dumping duties
USA: The US Department of Commerce has ruled that imports of certain blend refrigerants from Turkey, Malaysia and China have been circumventing anti-dumping duties imposed in 2016….
Danfoss opens new factory in Mexico
MEXICO: Danfoss has inaugurated a new 40,000m² compressor, sensor and heat exchanger manufacturing plant at its Monterrey campus….
US customs warns on illegal HFC from Mexico
USA: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have warned the public travelling across the border from Mexico not to bring in HFC refrigerant. …
Panasonic to boost CO2 interests with Area purchase
JAPAN/POLAND: Panasonic has entered into an agreement to purchase Polish refrigeration equipment manufacturer Area Cooling Solutions Sp zoo….
Price of high GWP refrigerants continues to rise
EUROPE: Prices of the high GWP refrigerants R410A, R134a and R404A experienced significant price increases across the supply chain in the first quarter of this year….
Daikin Malaysia initiates refrigerant recycling scheme
MALAYSIA: Daikin Malaysia has launched an initiative to collect refrigerant from installers in a recovery and recycling initiative….
Bahrain signs up to the Kigali Amendment
BAHRAIN: The Kingdom of Bahrain has followed its Gulf neighbour, the United Arab Emirates, in signing up to the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol….
EPEE publishes F-gas revision guide
BELGIUM: The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) has published a detailed guide to the F-gas regulation revision 2024/573. …