World News
20th July 2020
Lennox reports 14% sales drop due to Covid-19
USA: The impact of Covid-19 is blamed for a 14% drop in Q2 sales for heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration product manufacturer Lennox International.…
18th July 2020
Global cooling action is key to climate goals
KENYA: Global action on energy-efficient, climate-friendly refrigeration and air conditioning could avoid as much as 460 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions over the next…
18th July 2020
EC commits to beat illegal HFC trade
EUROPE: The European Commission has repeated that it is aware of the black market in HFCs and insists it is taking targeted action to prevent…
17th July 2020
Guide charts boom in CO2 refrigeration
BELGIUM: The accelerating adoption of transcritical CO2 refrigeration systems, from just 140 in 2008 to over 35,000 today, is highlighted in a new report from…
17th July 2020
Thailand receives $5m grant to reduce HFC emissions
THAILAND: The World Bank has provided Thailand with a grant of $5m to fund projects to reduce HFC emissions. The money from the Multilateral Fund…
16th July 2020
Covid-19 challenges cooling for all
AUSTRIA: Without access to sustainable cooling, a new report says countries will struggle to recover from the significantly higher rates of poverty and malnutrition brought on…
16th July 2020
UNEP advises on dealing with seized refrigerant
FRANCE: With European authorities cracking down on illegal refrigerants, the United Nations Environment Programme has produced advice to enforcement authorities on correct procedures for dealing…
15th July 2020
Refrigerants under threat from new PFAS proposals
EUROPE: Proposals to restrict the use of PFAS – a range of chemicals dangerous to health – could further impact the use of HFC and…
15th July 2020
Lu-Ve joins €3.4m geothermal research project
ITALY: Heat exchanger product manufacturer Lu-Ve is to participate in the €3.4m international research project EASYGO – Efficiency and Safety in Geothermal Operations.
15th July 2020
Beijer Ref reports €96m hit on sales due to Covid-19
SWEDEN: The full effects of Covid-19 saw refrigeration wholesaler Beijer Ref’s net sales drop by 16.5% in the second quarter of this year.
14th July 2020
Carrier moves to strengthen and optimise supply chain
USA: Carrier has announced a new programme to optimise its supply chain and drive cost savings of $600m. Carrier says that its Carrier Alliance programme…
14th July 2020
UNEP celebrates 100th Kigali ratification
KENYA: The landmark 100th ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol has been welcomed as “great news” by the United Nations Environment Programme…
14th July 2020
Liberia ratifies Kigali
LIBERIA: The Republic of Liberia, on the coast of West Africa, has become the 100th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Under the Kigali Amendment to…
14th July 2020
UL refrigeration test lab accredited by WHO
INDIA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named UL’s refrigeration laboratory in Gurugram, India, as a designated test lab for refrigeration equipment used for the storage…
14th July 2020
Beijer Ref and Carrier extend sales deal
SWEDEN: Beijer Ref and Carrier have extended their exclusive agreement to distribute Carrier DX’s comfort cooling products in several countries in Europe. Refrigeration wholesaler Beijer…
13th July 2020
REHVA issues new guidance on Covid-19
BELGIUM: REHVA has published system specific guidance documents on fan coils and rotary heat exchangers in light of the possible threat from the airborne transmission…
11th July 2020
Metalfrio buys Elstat’s former data services division
BRAZIL/UK: Metalfrio, the Brazilian manufacturer of plug-in commercial refrigeration equipment, has acquired UK IoT company Assets 365 Ltd (Assets365).
8th July 2020
EPEE welcomes Europe’s energy integration plans
BELGIUM: EPEE has welcomed the European Commission’s Energy System Integration Strategy, recognising the need to create an overall framework which maximises the cost-effective uptake of…
8th July 2020
EFCTC sees enforcement as critical to F-gas review
EUROPE: The refrigerant manufacturers see enforcement as “critical” to the review of the F-gas regulations currently being undertaken by the European Commission. The EC’s recently…
8th July 2020
VaCom Technologies expands in India
USA/INDIA: US industrial refrigeration controls company VaCom Technologies with the opening of an office in the city of Pune, India.
6th July 2020
Ziehl-Abegg’s €16m production boost
GERMANY: Ziehl-Abegg is to boost fan and motor production with a €16m investment in an expansion of its Kupferzell factory. The new 8,400m2 building will…
3rd July 2020
Customs seize 14 tonnes of illegal HFC in Rotterdam
NETHERLANDS: The European Anti-Fraud Office’s crackdown on the illegal trade in HFCs has led to the seizure of 14 tonnes of illegal refrigerants at the…
3rd July 2020
Daikin moves to integrate refrigeration business
AUSTRIA/ITALY: Daikin is taking steps to further integrate its commercial refrigeration operations in Europe.
3rd July 2020
Romania is 99th to ratify Kigali
ROMANIA: The number of countries to have ratified the Kigali Amendment edges close to 100 with the addition of Romania. Romania’s ratification brings the total…
1st July 2020
Purdue seeks partners for new compressor design
USA: Researchers at Purdue University are looking for partners to continue developing a new, more efficient drive mechanism for scroll compressors. The new design relies…
1st July 2020
EC seeks feedback on F-gas review
EUROPE: The European Commission is seeking feedback from the market on the forthcoming review of the F-gas regulations (517/2014) which could place further restrictions on…
30th June 2020
US governor makes HEPA filters mandatory in malls
USA: New York governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that high efficiency filters will need to be fitted in shopping mall air conditioning systems before they…