World News

UK: A cybersecurity company has revealed it detected multiple authentication attempts on Danfoss AK-SM refrigeration controllers in the days leading up to last week’s spate of cyber attacks.

USA: Carrier’s building-management solutions company, Automated Logic Contracting Services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire its Texas-based dealer Logical Solutions Inc (LSI).

JAPAN: Daikin has announced record sales of JPY2,910.7bn (US$18.39bn) for the six-month period to the end of September, a 17.4% increase boosted by demand from Europe.

USA: Authorities in the US have urged refrigeration owners and operators to strengthen their security arrangements following the recent spate of cyber attacks.

EUROPE: The European Commission has said it is closely monitoring the situation following the new wave of cyber attacks on refrigeration units.

GERMANY: EBM-Papst has developed a technology for need-based defrosting based on operating data from EC fans.

FRANCE: The French blood transfusion service has confirmed that some of its blood product cold storage rooms were victims of this week’s cyber security incident.

USA: Leading refrigerant manufacturers Chemours and Solstice have announced widely differing Q3 results, reflecting volatility in channel inventory and sector-specific end markets.

FRANCE: The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) has published a new edition of its guide on Recommendations for Chilled Storage of Perishable Produce.

USA: Chemours has launched a range of two-phase direct-to-chip and immersion cooling fluids for high-density data centres.

EUROPE: Supermarkets across Europe are reported to have been hit by a second cyber-attack on their refrigerators and freezers.

BELGIUM: The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is bidding for heat pumps to be included within the EU’s €175bn research and innovation programme Horizon Europe.

SPAIN: Córdoba-based equipment manufacturer Keyter has signed a collaboration agreement with leading Spanish research and technological development centre Tecnalia to promote innovation in sustainable air conditioning and refrigeration.

USA: Described as a milestone in providing liquid cooling solutions for next generation data centres, the FläktGroup has produced its first 2.5MW DX CDU for a customer in the USA.

CANADA: An automotive service company in Alberta, has been fined CA$25,000 (US$17,900) for attempting to import over 0.5 tonnes of R134a in violation of Canadian regulations.

NORWAY: Swiss investment and asset management firm White Summit Capital is to invest up to €100m in Aneo Retail, alongside Danfoss, to scale energy-as-a-service for European food retailers.

USA: Carrier has reported a record backlog of $8.5bn, with commercial HVAC orders up around 60% and data centres up approximately 300%.

UK/IRELAND: In a major strategic expansion of its Irish network, General HVAC Solutions UK Limited has appointed Fridge Spares Wholesale (FSW) Ireland as an official distributor.

MALAYSIA: German fan and motor manufacturer EBM-Papst has officially opened a new Air Technology Hub in Shah Alam.

DENMARK/GERMANY: Danfoss and Engie Refrigeration are collaborating in the development of a high performance chiller employing a Turbocor compressor using R600a (isobutane) refrigerant.

ITALY: Authorities in Italy have arrested seven people and seized 42.8 tonnes of illegal HFC refrigerant in an operation in Castellaneta, near the southern Italian port of Taranto.

SOUTH SUDAN: The Republic of South Sudan has become the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs.

USA: Dr Frank Voßloh, MD of Viessmann Deutschland GmbH and a member of the Carrier Climate Solutions Europe leadership team, is set to leave the company at the end of this month.

JAPAN: Japanese shipments of room air conditioners reached record levels in September – the 13th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

UK: As the industry prepares to celebrate the inaugural Global HVACR Women Week, the sector came together on Thursday to mark the launch and discuss the sector’s successes.

USA: Pascal, a developer of barocaloric solid refrigerant technology, has raised additional funding of $8.5m to support the technology’s initial deployments with a multinational beverage manufacturer.

GERMANY: Industrial gases manufacturer and retailer the Westfalen Group has opened a new plant to produce high-purity refrigerant R290 at its site in Münster-Gelmer.