World News
12th May 2025
Refra signs distribution deal with Hussmann
LITHUANIA/AUSTRALIA: Lithuanian refrigeration equipment manufacturer Refra has signed a partnership with Hussmann, giving the company exclusive rights to distribute Refra’s products in Australia and New Zealand.
10th May 2025
Navin Fluorine to produce Chemours’ cooling fluid
USA: Chemours has announced a strategic agreement with Indian fluorochemical company Navin Fluorine International to manufacture its HFO-based two-phase immersion cooling fluid.
9th May 2025
Daikin sales steady despite heat pump slump
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe NV has recorded a turnover of €5.03bn for the EMEA region for the year to the end of March, up around 2.5% on last year.
9th May 2025
Daikin global sales up 8.1%
JAPAN: Daikin has reported global sales for the year to the end of March of JPY4,752.3bn (US$32.7bn)), up 8.1% on the previous year.
8th May 2025
Linde to cool world-first quantum computer
GERMANY/AUSTRALIA: Renowned German refrigeration company Linde Engineering is to supply a cryogenic cooling plant to the world’s first utility-scale quantum computer in Brisbane, Australia.
7th May 2025
TIP unveils solar-powered electric reefer
NETHERLANDS: TIP Group, the transportation and logistics company, has unveiled an advanced electric reefer that integrates multiple renewable energy sources – battery, solar, and energy recuperation.
7th May 2025
WRD founder to expand Haier’s knowledge base
UK: Haier has confirmed the appointment of Steve Gill, founder of World Refrigeration Day, as its head of industry insights within its European HVAC business.
6th May 2025
EBM-Papst to expand in Romania
ROMANIA: German motors and fans manufacturer EBM-Papst is investing €30m factory and development centre in Oradea, northwest Romania.
6th May 2025
Poland stops more refrigerant in LPG tanks
POLAND: Polish customs officers have intercepted another attempt to smuggle refrigerant hidden in car LPG tanks across the border from Ukraine.
5th May 2025
Belgian group Frixis welcomes 800th member
BELGIUM: Frixis, the Belgian association of refrigeration, heat pump, air conditioning and air treatment companies has welcomed its 800th member.
4th May 2025
Assessing life cycle impacts of data centre cooling
USA: Microsoft has published a report charting life cycle assessments of four data centre cooling technologies – air cooling, cold plates, one-phase immersion and two-phase immersion.
4th May 2025
A-Gas Americas MD Armstrong joins REEF board
USA: A-Gas Americas MD Mike Armstrong has joined the board of the Refrigerant Emissions Elimination Forum (REEF), the US group seeking to accelerate action on refrigerants and climate-friendly cooling technologies.
4th May 2025
Orbia advises on using new car AC gases
UK: Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials has published new service procedure standards for its next-generation vehicle AC refrigerants, Klea Edge 444A and Klea 456A.
3rd May 2025
Green MEP visits Daikin’s Ostend factory
BELGIUM: Daikin Europe’s Ostend factory has been visited by EU Greens MEP Sara Matthieu, enabling the company to highlight its contributions to Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal.
3rd May 2025
Carrier acquires transport partner Addvolt
USA: Carrier has acquired long-term strategic partner Addvolt SA, a Portuguese transport electrification technology company.
2nd May 2025
Automated Logic buys controls contractor
AUSTRALIA: Automated Logic, the US-based building management solutions subsidiary of Carrier Global Corporation, has acquired Logical Building Group Pty Ltd, an independent controls contractor operating in New South Wales.
1st May 2025
Carrier reports strong first quarter
USA: Carrier Global Corporation has reported sales of $5.2bn, down 4% on 2024 due mainly to the sale of its commercial refrigeration business. Organic sales were up 2%.
30th April 2025
Stride steps into GM role at A-Gas Canada
CANADA: Refrigerant supply and lifecycle management company A-Gas has appointed Andrew Stride as general manager of its Canadian operations and expanded business in Nova Scotia.
30th April 2025
Trane Technologies Q1 revenue up 11%
IRELAND: Trane Technologies has reported revenues of $4.7bn in Q1 2025, up 11% on the same period in 2024.
30th April 2025
Football legend leads Viessmann’s heat pump campaign
GERMANY: Legendary FC Bayern Munich and German international footballer Thomas Müller is featured in the latest heat pump campaign with Viessmann Climate Solutions.
29th April 2025
Haier scores World Cup of Darts sponsorship
ITALY: Haier HVAC Solutions has been named as an official partner of the 2025 World Cup of Darts.
29th April 2025
Sanhua and Midea sign business agreement
CHINA: Chinese manufacturers Sanhua and Midea have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to deepen collaboration in refrigeration control component innovation, B2B business procurement and joint overseas expansion.
28th April 2025
Koelplan acquires majority stake in All Climate BV
NETHERLANDS: Dutch air conditioning contractor Koelplan has acquired a majority stake in All Climate BV, a specialist in climate solutions based in Eindhoven.
27th April 2025
Aggreko expands chiller fleet with “greener” units
UK: Aggreko has expanded its European fleet of cooling solutions to include “greener” chillers for both production processes and cooling applications.
27th April 2025
Copeland to open $14m Vilter factory upgrade
USA: Copeland has announced the official opening of its new Vilter industrial refrigeration compressor facility in Cudahy, Wisconsin, following a major $14m renovation and remodelling.
25th April 2025
Commission rules out earlier F-gas review
EUROPE: The European Commission has again rejected a call for an earlier review of the F-gas regulation (2024/573).
24th April 2025
Beijer Ref sales up 16% in Q1
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has reported a net sales increase of SEK8,898m (€813m) in Q1, a 16% increase on the same period last year.