World News
Refrigerant cylinder explodes killing motor cyclist
INDIA: One man is reported to have died and another seriously injured after a refrigerant cylinder being carried on a motor scooter exploded….
205,000m2 cold store planned for Kawasaki City
JAPAN: Real estate company GLP Japan is to develop what will be one of Japan’s largest multi-tenant refrigerated and frozen logistics facilities….
Hudson acquires USA Refrigerants in $20.7m deal
USA: Refrigerant supplier Hudson Technologies has announced the acquisition of “substantially all” of the assets of USA United Suppliers of America, trading as USA Refrigerants for $20.7m. …
Dutch seize more than 40 tonnes of refrigerant
NETHERLANDS: Dutch authorities recently seized more than 3,500 cylinders of HFC refrigerants at the Venlo border with Germany….
Mitsubishi compressor motor wins top award
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has received a top Japanese award for the technology related to its compressor motor that reduces the use of rare earths by effectively using magnetic flux. …
Mikaila Ganado named AIRAH president
AUSTRALIA: HVACR consultant Mikaila Ganado has been named president of AIRAH, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating….
Daikin expands Australian operations
AUSTRALIA: Daikin has commenced construction of a new 7,500m2 R&D building in an expansion of its manufacturing site in the Sydney suburb of Chipping Norton….
JCI forms data centre solutions organisation
IRELAND: Johnson Controls has created a dedicated Global Data Centre Solutions organisation to provide integrated solutions to data centre customers around the world. …
Chillventa near sell-out
GERMANY: This year’s Chillventa exhibition in Nuremberg is “almost booked out” according to the organiser NürnbergMesse….
Clean start for industrial propane heat pump
GERMANY: Research on a heat pump with a propane refrigeration circuit in an industrial cleaning machine has proven the suitability of propane to industrial processes with heating and cooling requirements….