World News
Mitsubishi Electric buys Irish agent
NETHERLANDS/IRELAND: Mitsubishi Electric Europe is to acquire all the shares of its Irish agent – air conditioning installation and maintenance company Crystal Air Holdings Ltd….
Foodservice equipment wins F-gas exemption
EUROPE: The foodservice industry has obtained a temporary exemption to a January 1 ban on certain self-contained refrigeration equipment under the new European F-gas regulations….
EU could do more to support heat pumps
BELGIUM: The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has suggested that nearly all European countries could bring in more fiscal measures to support the uptake of heat pumps….
Daikin forms Indian compressor JV
INDIA: Daikin’s Indian subsidiary is to form a joint venture with Taiwanese compressor company Rechi Precision to manufacture and sell rotary inverter compressors for the Indian air conditioning market….
High GWP refrigerant increases in the atmosphere
CANADA: Researchers in Canada have found that HFC125, a high GWP gas and a major component of air conditioning refrigerant R410A, has increased exponentially in the past 20 years….
Three tonnes of illegal HFCs seized in NZ
NEW ZEALAND: Authorities in New Zealand have reported the seizure of three tonnes of HFCs in an ongoing crackdown on illegal imports….
US plant will produce 1 million heat pump compressors per year
JAPAN/USA: Mitsubishi Electric will begin US production of variable-speed heat pump compressors in October 2027, following the $143.5m retrofit of its Kentucky-based auto parts factory….
Tewis moves Valencia factory after recent flooding
SPAIN: Daikin is relocating its Tewis commercial refrigeration factory following October’s floods in Valencia that damaged the company’s production facilities. …
PFAS in refrigerants to be discussed in March
FINLAND: The European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) assessment of PFAS in fluorinated gases, which threaten further restrictions on HFC refrigerants, are now scheduled to be discussed at meetings in March….
Prices of R448A and R449A increase in Q3
EUROPE: Prices of R448A and R449A refrigerants, the lower GWP replacements for R404A, experienced price rises of 10% and 6%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024….