World News
30th June 2020
Holy See ratifies Kigali
Vatican City: The Holy See, the central governing body of the Roman Catholic Church located within the Vatican City, is the latest to ratify the…
30th June 2020
Magni is Lu-Ve sales director
ITALY: Heat exchanger equipment manufacturer Lu-Ve has appointed Roberto Magni as cooling systems sales director. Formerly sales & marketing director EMEA at Robertshaw, Magni also…
28th June 2020
US supermarkets failing on HFCs – EIA
USA: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has accused US supermarkets of continuing to rely on HFCs and failing to reduce leaks and manage refrigerants through…
27th June 2020
Illegal imports a third of the European F-gas quota
BELGIUM: The refrigerant manufacturers estimate that the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants in 2018 could have been as high as 34MtCO2e, or a third of…
27th June 2020
Entries open for AHR Expo awards
USA: Entries are now being accepted for next year’s AHR Expo Innovation Awards. The competition is held annually in conjunction with the AHR Expo, which…
27th June 2020
Hudson Technologies marks passing of Kevin J Zugibe
USA: Leading refrigerant supplier and reclaimer Hudson Technologies will close on Monday as a mark of respect for its founder, chairman and CEO Kevin J…
25th June 2020
Mahajan appointed Carrier Midea India MD
INDIA: Sanjay Mahajan has been appointed MD of Carrier Midea India, the Sino/American joint venture air conditioning company founded in 2012. Chief operating officer of…
25th June 2020
Add your face to World Refrigeration Day
UK: The World Refrigeration Day secretariat is looking for at least 1000 faces to appear on a special mosaic to celebrate this year’s special day.…
24th June 2020
Obsolete and inefficient R22 air conditioners being dumped in Africa
USA: A new report claims that obsolete and inefficient room air conditioners, many containing ozone-depleting R22, are being dumped in Africa. The report, released in…
21st June 2020
Industry calls for IEQ to spearhead renovation push
EUROPE: Eight of Europe’s leading industry associations are calling for improved indoor environmental quality (IEQ) to be placed at the forefront of the EU’s drive…
21st June 2020
Scientists search for signs of alien refrigerants
USA: Scientists are to collaborate on a project to search the universe for signs of refrigerants as a way of detecting life on other worlds.…
19th June 2020
September’s MCE 2020 is now cancelled
ITALY: The European air conditioning, refrigeration and heating exhibition Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE 2020), previously rescheduled to take place in September, has now been officially…
19th June 2020
Split air conditioner dismantled at 200km/h
USA: A team of professional skydivers have dismantled a Midea air conditioning unit whilst in free-fall from 4,500m. The Chinese manufacturer boasts that its recently…
18th June 2020
Greek police seize 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant
GREECE: The Greek police have intercepted a truck carrying nearly 3.5 tonnes of illegal refrigerant, including the banned HCFC R22. Very little information has so…
17th June 2020
Eurovent adds rooftop unit group
BELGIUM: Eurovent, Europe’s HVAC and refrigeration manufacturers’ association, is adding a rooftop units product group. The new group will focus on the assessment of the…
17th June 2020
German law will combat illegal F-gas trade
GERMANY: The German environment ministry has issued a draft law which seeks to disrupt the illegal trade in HFC refrigerants by ensuring compliance throughout the…
16th June 2020
Advisor to Danish PM to join Danfoss
DENMARK: Martin Rossen, a special advisor to Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, is to join Danfoss on November 1 as senior vice president, group…
16th June 2020
Daikin plans further factory in India
INDIA: Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin is reported to be planning a third factory in India to supply the African market. Plans for a third…
16th June 2020
Promotional support for World Refrigeration Day
UK: In the run-up to World Refrigeration Day on June 26, the organisers have produced a package of ideas and downloadable promotional material designed to…
15th June 2020
Lu-Ve acquires €40m “green” loan
ITALY: Heat exchanger equipment manufacturer Lu-Ve has received a “positive loan” of €40m to attain its environmental sustainability objectives. The loan from the the Banca…
15th June 2020
Company fined for importing R22
AUSTRALIA: A company in Australia has been fined AUS$12,600 for importing bulk R22 without a controlled substances licence. The unnamed company based in Victoria is…
14th June 2020
Report claims low risk for flammable refrigerants
BELGIUM: A risk assessment by the EU-funded Life Front project has concluded that refrigeration and heat pump equipment using hydrocarbon refrigerants have a low flammability…
12th June 2020
US EPA to list A2L refrigerants for air conditioning use
USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add R32 and five other A2L refrigerants as lower GWP alternatives to R410A in smaller…
11th June 2020
Several updates in 2020 ASHRAE handbook
USA: ASHRAE’s newly-published 2020 Handbook contains updated information to help system designers and operators select and use equipment that is the best fit for a…
11th June 2020
WRD swaps image amid BLM concerns
The Cooling Post continues as a main sponsor of World Refrigeration Day UK: The main promotional image for this year’s World Refrigeration Day has been…
10th June 2020
DiversiTech adds new US facility
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration components company DiversiTech is to open a new facility in Leesburg, Florida, in a $2.1m capital investment project. The new…
10th June 2020
Bangladesh ratifies Kigali
BANGLADESH: The People's Republic of Bangladesh, the eighth-most populous country in the world, has become the 95th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment. Under the Kigali…