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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.

USA: Chemours has announced a strategic agreement with Indian fluorochemical company Navin Fluorine International to manufacture its HFO-based two-phase immersion cooling fluid.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ROMANIA: German motors and fans manufacturer EBM-Papst is investing €30m factory and development centre in Oradea, northwest Romania. 

POLAND: Polish customs officers have intercepted another attempt to smuggle refrigerant hidden in car LPG tanks across the border from Ukraine.

BELGIUM: Frixis, the Belgian association of refrigeration, heat pump, air conditioning and air treatment companies has welcomed its 800th member.

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.

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.

UK: Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials has published new service procedure standards for its next-generation vehicle AC refrigerants, Klea Edge 444A and Klea 456A. 

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.

USA: Carrier has acquired long-term strategic partner Addvolt SA, a Portuguese transport electrification technology company.

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.

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%.

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.

IRELAND: Trane Technologies has reported revenues of $4.7bn in Q1 2025, up 11% on the same period in 2024.

GERMANY: Legendary FC Bayern Munich and German international footballer Thomas Müller is featured in the latest heat pump campaign with Viessmann Climate Solutions.

ITALY: Haier HVAC Solutions has been named as an official partner of the 2025 World Cup of Darts.

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.

NETHERLANDS: Dutch air conditioning contractor Koelplan has acquired a majority stake in All Climate BV, a specialist in climate solutions based in Eindhoven.

UK: Aggreko has expanded its European fleet of cooling solutions to include “greener” chillers for both production processes and cooling applications.

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.

EUROPE: The European Commission has again rejected a call for an earlier review of the F-gas regulation (2024/573).

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.