World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

AHRI webinar to explain US HFC phase down

USA: The AHRI is to host a webinar explaining the recently passed AIM Act and the phase down of HFCs in the US.

The American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act) will phase down the production and consumption of HFCs in the USA over the next 15 years. 

The transition to climate friendly substitutes for HFCs is now in full swing, with the US Environmental Protection Agency finalising the first set of regulations implementing the HFC phase down earlier this month. 

Future regulatory proceedings are on the horizon that will both further constrain the supply of HFCs and impose new restrictions on the use of certain HFCs in a variety of product categories. 

Several states are also imposing or updating state-level requirements on HFCs, and the US Senate is expected to consider ratification of the Kigali Amendment later this year or early next year.

A webinar on October 6 (15.00 EDT) will explain the policy drivers, current and future regulatory requirements, and technical and other strategic considerations as US manufacturers begin to shift away from HFCs and into substitutes and alternatives.

Register for the event here.

Latest News

25th April 2024

Carrier sales up 17%

USA: Carrier achieved net sales of $6.2bn in Q1, a 17% rise on the same period last year. Organic sales were up 2%.
25th April 2024

Beijer Ref offers high speed refrigerant recovery

UK: Beijer Ref Refrigerants UK has announced a new refrigerant recovery service focused on simplifying the recovery process from larger systems.
24th April 2024

Daikin opens Doncaster Sustainable Home Centre

UK: Daikin has opened a new Sustainable Home Centre, its sixth this year, at Doncaster-based plumbing and heating supplier Spinks.
24th April 2024

NIST optimises pulse tube refrigerator

USA: Scientists from the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claim to have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero.
24th April 2024

Clivet’s Thunder cracks R290 heat pump market

ITALY: Clivet Thunder is a new air-cooled reversible heat pump equipped with inverter scroll compressors specifically designed for use with R290 refrigerant.
23rd April 2024

Modine opens heat pump coil plant

USA/SERBIA: US manufacturer Modine has officially opened a second facility in Sremska, Serbia, to manufacture coils for commercial and residential heat pump applications.