World News

MALAYSIA/SAN MARINO: Malaysia and the Republic of San Marino are the latest countries to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down HFCs. Under the Kigali…

USA: Engineers at Purdue University have created a white paint that is said to be able to keep surfaces up to 18ºF (10ºC) cooler than ambient.

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems has completed construction of a new commercial air conditioning and refrigeration development and testing facility at its Biwajima Works…

INDIA: The head office of Bitzer India has been moved to a new location in the centre of Mumbai. The German refrigeration and air conditioning…

CHINA: US refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has entered into a partnership with Chinese automotive chemical company Guangdong Delian Group over the supply of R1234yf. The HFO…

FRANCE: Beijer Ref’s French operations were recently the target of a cyber attack, costing the refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler an estimated €2.4m in lost…

SWEDEN: Lower refrigerant prices and the effects of Covid-19 continued to impact sales for refrigeration and air conditioning wholesaler Beijer Ref in Q3, according to its latest report.

BELGIUM: Daikin Europe is expanding its use of reclaimed refrigerants to all of its new VRV systems manufactured and sold across Europe.  The initiative, known…

BELGIUM: EPEE has called for the EU’s Renovation Wave Strategy announced this week to back a switch to efficient state-of-the-art heating and cooling systems. The European…

NORWAY: Carrier Commercial Refrigeration has signed a two-year contract extension with Norwegian discount supermarket chain REMA to continue supplying turnkey commercial refrigeration equipment, installation and…

INDIA: The Indian government has banned the import of split system air conditioners and self-contained units, including window units in a bid to boost domestic…

BOLIVIA: The Plurinational State of Bolivia is the latest country to ratify the Kigali Amendment in the global push to reduce the use of HFCs. Under…

GERMANY: The work of Benjamin Zühlsdorf of the Danish Technological Institute in identifying high-performing working fluid mixtures has been recognised by the “natural” refrigerants group Eurammon.

USA: Electrolux Home Products Inc is to pay a civil penalty of nearly $7m for importing dehumidifiers and air conditioners with filters containing an unregistered…

BELGIUM: Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment, is looking to appoint a senior policy director. The…

GERMANY: This week’s first virtual Chillventa exhibition attracted more than 6,800 participants according to the organiser. Although accepting that the three-day Chillventa eSpecial was “not…

USA: ASHRAE has announced that the 2021 AHR Expo, originally scheduled to be held January 25-27, 2021, in Chicago, has been cancelled.  ASHRAE says that the decision was…

GERMANY: The refrigerant producers group EFCTC is inviting companies from across the refrigeration and air conditioning industry to join a new campaign to eradicate the…

USA: ASHRAE has announced a new online testing method for completing its certification exams. The US organisation’s remote online proctored examination is described as a safe,…

USA: Commercial refrigeration company Epta is to invest $27m in the expansion of its Kysor Warren Epta US manufacturing operations in Columbus, Georgia. The investment…

GERMANY: The first ever online version of Chilventa, Europe’s leading refrigeration and air conditioning exhibition, opens next week with around 200 companies booked to appear.…

NEW ZEALAND: A servicing company has been fined NZ$75,000 (US$50,000) for falsely claiming that customers required refrigerant top-ups. Ocean Contracting Ltd, based on New Zealand’s…

SWEDEN: AIA Lu-Ve Sweden, part of the Italian Lu-Ve Group, has taken its largest ever order, worth €3.2m, for 28MW of cooling power for a large European…

MEXICO: Dr Mario Molina, who played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole and identified the threat from CFC refrigerants, has died. He was 77.

FRANCE: Private investment firm Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Syclef, a leading French company specialising in the installation and maintenance of industrial and…

USA: Philip Doyle Manufacturing, a Canadian-based producer of severe duty air conditioning systems, has opted to use Honeywell’s Solstice N15 (R515B) refrigerant.  Established in 1966…

USA: Carrier announced a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services to co-develop Carrier’s new Lynx digital platform. The Lynx platform will combine AWS’s IoT, analytics, and…