World News

BELGIUM: A second edition of the guide addressing questions on the interpretation of Ecodesign requirements for fans as set out in EU regulation 2024/1834.

NETHERLANDS: Haier HVAC Solutions Europe has signed a distribution deal with Dutch electric heating equipment supplier Masterwatt.

SWEDEN: Brazed plate heat exchanger manufacturer SWEP is to invest $30m over the next two years to more than double the manufacturing capacity for larger-sized products.

JAPAN: Daikin has reported a sales increase of JPY5,015,036m (US$31,814m) for the year to the end of March, a 5.5% increase on last year.

SINGAPORE: Daikin Holdings Singapore is to collaborate with Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics on coolant distribution units for AI and high‑performance computing data centres across the ASEAN/Oceania region.

MEXICO: Danfoss can now offer customised microchannel heat exchangers to North American OEMs with the opening of a sample shop and product evaluation material lab on its Monterrey, Mexico, campus. 

DENMARK: Johnson Controls has completed the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Holme, Denmark, to meet growing demand for high-capacity heat pumps across Europe.

DENMARK: Ricardo Freitas is to join CO2 refrigeration systems manufacturer Advansor as managing director next month.

GERMANY: The illicit F-gas trade has become the focus of attention amongst German government ministers and authorities in an attempt to disrupt the illegal activities.

USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has launched its own interactive, web-based mapping tool to visualise and analyse greenhouse gas data.

USA: Manufacturers' shipments and distributor sales of HVAC equipment in the USA showed increases in March, according to latest industry figures.

INDIA: US manufacturer Carrier has confirmed a $100m investment in a new manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India.

USA: Leading refrigerant companies Chemours and Solstice have both reported increased sales and demand in the first quarter for their lower GWP gases.

DENMARK/NETHERLANDS: The Hydronics division of Danfoss Climate Solutions has expanded its distribution agreement with Dutch company SD Heat Exchangers BV, to make its heating portfolio across the Benelux region.

USA: LG Electronics has successfully completed the laboratory validation phase of the US Department of Energy’s Commercial Building HVAC Technology Challenge for next-generation rooftop units.

UK: The global cooling sector has seen overall demand rise 245% since 2010 and diverged into two distinct markets – a high value commercial sector and high volume residential sector.

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe has officially received BREEAM Excellent certification for its €140m research and development centre in Ghent, which became operational in 2024. 

USA: Johnson Controls has released its second data centre reference design guide for cooling gigawatt‑scale AI factories.

UK: Barocal, a Cambridge-based deep company developing solid-state cooling and heating systems, has raised $10m to accelerate development and scale its engineering team ahead of commercial deployment.

BELGIUM: Sales of residential heat pumps are said to have increased by an average of 25% in France, Germany and Poland in the first quarter of 2026.

USA: The US Customs and Border Protection is to auction approximately 15 tonnes of HFC refrigerants seized in actions by its officers. 

USA: Leading US retailer Kroger will pay a $2.5m civil penalty and spend an estimated $100m over the next three years to reduce refrigerant leaks from its refrigerators and other equipment. 

USA: The growing importance of cooling to the burgeoning data centre market is reflected in claims by Carrier of data centre orders being up over 500% in Q1.

AUSTRALIA: A-Gas, the refrigerant supplier and lifecycle management company, has created a reclamation rewards scheme in collaboration with Australian HVACR wholesalers Actrol and Airefrig.

USA: Carrier has increased its investment in ZutaCore, the US direct-to-chip, waterless liquid cooling solutions company that first attracted its interest last year.

UK: Critical digital infrastructure Vertiv has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs, a US specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies. 

UK: Cool Intelligence is the theme for this year’s World Refrigeration Day 2026, focused on how cooling and sustainable heating systems are designed, installed, operated and maintained intelligently.