World News
17th May 2025
MHI targets US data centre market
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has established a new base in Dallas, Texas, for its data centre business.
17th May 2025
Parts Town named master distributor
USA: Parts Town has been named as the master distributor for genuine OEM replacement parts for The Whalen Company’s HVAC equipment across the United States.
16th May 2025
Daikin opens residential AC factory in Indonesia
INDONESIA: Production of residential air conditioners has commenced at Daikin's new $220m factory in Indonesia.
15th May 2025
MHI 1234yf chiller wins second award
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ R1234yf chiller has won its second major Japanese technology award.
14th May 2025
Chillventa 2026 to be 15% larger
GERMANY: The organiser of Chillventa, the European air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump exhibition, has announced an expansion of the event in 2026 with the addition of a further hall.
14th May 2025
Samsung targets applied HVAC and data centres
SOUTH KOREA: Growing demand for data centre cooling solutions and a desire to expand its applied HVAC portfolio is said to be behind Samsung’s €1.5bn purchase of the FläktGroup.
14th May 2025
Samsung to buy FläktGroup for €1.5bn
GERMANY: Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics is set to acquire all the shares of FläktGroup from investment company Triton for €1.5bn.
13th May 2025
Carrier to invest $1bn in US manufacturing
USA: Carrier has announced plans to invest an additional $1bn over five years in US manufacturing, innovation and workforce expansion.
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.