World News
21st August 2019
Refrigeration and air conditioning take world stage
RUSSIA: Young and aspiring refrigeration and air conditioning engineers from across the world take centre stage tomorrow with the official opening of the 45th WorldSkills…
20th August 2019
York evaporative AHU wins sustainability award
USA: The York Mission Critical direct evaporative cooling (DEC) air handling unit has been named as a Sustainability Product of the Year by The Business…
17th August 2019
$119k fine for exposing workers to ammonia hazard
USA: A poultry processing plant in Laurel, Mississippi, faces $119,341 in penalties for allegedly exposing employees to hazardous chemicals. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational…
17th August 2019
Tecumseh and Lu-Ve in “product partnership”
USA: In a surprise announcement, commercial refrigeration manufacturer Tecumseh says it is to launch a new range of unit coolers in a “product partnership” with…
16th August 2019
Swegon buys Norwegian distributor Klimax
SWEDEN: Swegon has acquired Klimax AS, a leading Norwegian air conditioning distributor. Founded in 2001, Klimax has six branches in Hamar, Oslo, Haugesund, Moss, Stavanger…
16th August 2019
Renewed alliance protects workers from ammonia releases
USA: The US Department of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) have renewed their alliance to protect…
14th August 2019
Police raids net 100 stolen refrigerant cylinders
SPAIN: Five people have been arrested after police raids in Catalonia netted more than 100 cylinders of stolen refrigerant. The joint operation early this morning…
14th August 2019
Wallmart making “great progress” reducing emissions
USA: Walmart says it is making “great progress” in reducing its GHG emissions and will move to using low- and ultra-low GWP in new systems…
14th August 2019
Honeywell joins forces with Sanhua on R466A
USA: Honeywell has joined forces with Sanhua, the Chinese air conditioning and refrigeration controls and components manufacturer, to commercialise the use of R466A, Honeywell’s lower…
14th August 2019
Guide to low-charge ammonia refrigeration systems
BELGIUM: “Natural” refrigerants group Shecco has produced a three-part guide to low-charge ammonia systems – one of the key trends in industrial refrigeration. With this…
14th August 2019
Danfoss sales grow 4% despite slowdown fears
DENMARK: Danfoss reports a sales growth of 4% in the first six months of this year, with group sales reaching €3.2bn. Growth was driven by…
13th August 2019
Car service group warned of illegal refrigerant trade
BELGIUM: The EFCTC, the European refrigerant producers group, has written to European car service organisations to raise awareness of the proliferation of illegal refrigerant. The…
13th August 2019
Walmart urged to cut its HFC emissions
USA: Green America, a leading green economy organisation, has joined with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) in calling on retailer Walmart to cut its HFC…
11th August 2019
UNEP/ASHRAE updates refrigerant information
FRANCE/USA: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and ASHRAE have produced a new publication to update the market on the current list of available refrigerants, their…
11th August 2019
Panasonic cools sports spectators
JAPAN: Panasonic has installed an evaporative cooling system at four major Japanese sporting events this summer. The air conditioning manufacturer’s Green Aircon Flex has featured…
9th August 2019
Lu-Ve’s Spirotech wins top Indian export award
INDIA: Lu-Ve’s Indian subsidiary Spirotech Heat Exchangers has received a National Award for Export Excellence for being one of the best Indian exporters in the…
9th August 2019
IoT partnership promises savings for retailers
USA: A partnership between an IoT company and a software and wireless controls company is projected to deliver over $1.2m in annual energy savings for…
8th August 2019
Peru ratifies Kigali Amendment
PERU: The Republic of Peru has joined one of its South American neighbours, Chile, to become the 79th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to…
7th August 2019
UN publication profiles over 100 women in the acr sector
FRANCE: Over 100 women engineers working in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry across the world are profiled in a new publication. The United Nations…
7th August 2019
Daikin opens new MEA headquarters
UAE: Daikin Middle East and Africa has opened a new 7,500m2 regional headquarters in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone in support of its growth plans…
7th August 2019
South Africa ratifies Kigali Amendment
SOUTH AFRICA: Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol has provided a significant boost to South Africa’s environmental efforts. South Africa’s ratification lifts…
7th August 2019
Daikin ac sales grow 5% in Q1
JAPAN: Daikin has recorded new highs for sales and operating income in the first quarter of 2019, up 4% to JPY681.3bn ($6.41bn) compared to last…
2nd August 2019
Rivacold to open US manufacturing plant
USA/ITALY: Rivacold, the Italian refrigeration and air conditioning component manufacturer, is to invest $5m in a US manufacturing facility in Buford, Georgia. The announcement follows…
2nd August 2019
Modine to sell stake in Japanese joint venture
USA/JAPAN: Modine is to sell its 50% stake in its Nikkei Heat Exchanger joint venture company to its Japanese joint venture partner Nippon Light Metal…
1st August 2019
Illegal imports hit Chemours refrigerant sales
USA: Chemours has blamed the impact of illegal HFC refrigerant imports into Europe for an 11% dip in net sales in its fluoroproducts segment in the…
1st August 2019
Jochen Winkler RIP
BELGIUM: European air conditioning and refrigeration component manufacturers’ group ASERCOM, has announced that its former long-time president, Jochen Winkler, passed away in June, shortly before…
31st July 2019
Emerson expands IoT security network
USA/INDIA: Emerson has opened a new cybersecurity lab in Pune, India, to help manufacturers safeguard industrial infrastructure and reduce operational risk. With the threat of cyber-attacks…