World News
22nd June 2019
Cuba becomes 74th country to ratify Kigali
CUBA: The Republic of Cuba has become the 74th country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The addition of Cuba on June…
22nd June 2019
Lu-Ve to build new €5m US plant
ITALY/USA: Lu-Ve is to build a new €5m plant for Zyklus, the US heat exchanger business it acquired last year. The Jacksonville Economic Development Commission…
22nd June 2019
Ammonia discharge leads to CAD$2m fines
CANADA: The discharge of ammonia-laden water from the refrigeration system of a university ice-hockey arena in Vancouver has led to total fines of CAD$2m (€1.33m).…
21st June 2019
Bulgarian customs to auction illegal refrigerant
BULGARIA: Over 10 tonnes of seized refrigerant, imported outside of the EU quota system in illegal disposable cylinders, is to be auctioned to the general…
19th June 2019
Chemours inaugurates R1234yf facility
USA: Chemours has today officially inaugurated its new $300m R1234yf refrigerant production facility near Corpus Christi in Ingleside, Texas. Production at the plant, which began…
19th June 2019
Squeezing a sponge becomes cool
JAPAN: Researchers looking to replace HFCs in refrigeration systems claim to have achieved a liquid-to-gas phase transition using a sponge with small nanopores. The team…
19th June 2019
Leasing scheme will finance “green” fridge technology
RWANDA: A new leasing scheme introduced in Rwanda will enable suppliers and consumers of air conditioning and refrigerations products to transition to the latest technology without an upfront investment.
18th June 2019
Trane seeks to grow business with KCC deal
USA: Trane has entered into an agreement with KCC Manufacturing, a leading US supplier of industrial dehumidification, energy recovery and atmospheric water generation systems for indoor…
15th June 2019
Condair forms Polish joint venture
POLAND: Humidification and evaporative cooling company Condair has formed a Polish joint venture with local distribution company Ampar-Silesia.
14th June 2019
EIA applauds California’s HFC reduction incentives
USA: Green group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has applauded California for allocating $1m in incentives to reduce emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, including HFC…
14th June 2019
Bitzer relocates Benelux operations
NETHERLANDS: Bitzer Benelux has relocated its activities from the Belgian city of Hasselt to Breda in the Netherlands.
12th June 2019
EFCTC looks to stem carriage of illegal refrigerants
BELGIUM: Refrigerant manufacturers have stepped in to try and stem the flow of illegal refrigerant in Europe by demanding that the carriage of dangerous goods…
12th June 2019
Webinar tackles US supermarket refrigeration trends
USA: Trends in the US supermarket refrigeration sector, based on 10 years of GreenChill data, will be discussed in an upcoming free-to-attend webinar. The US…
11th June 2019
EU climate plans ignore the F-gas regulations
BELGIUM: EPEE has accused EU members of failing to address the potential of HVACR in their National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) and ignoring the…
11th June 2019
Farm faces fines for ammonia violations
USA: An ammonia leak from a refrigeration system at a Florida farm, leading to a worker requiring medical treatment, faces penalties of $95,472. The US…
10th June 2019
Gitlin appointed Carrier president and CEO
USA: United Technologies (UTC) has appointed David L Gitlin as president and CEO of its Carrier air conditioning and refrigeration business in advance of its…
9th June 2019
EC says “small” illegal trade will not affect F-gas goals
EUROPE: The European Commission still insists that the illegal trade in HFCs within Europe is in small quantities, despite evidence to the contrary.
8th June 2019
Permanent magnetic cooling near absolute
GERMANY: A spin-off company from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) claims to have succeeded in developing a permanent magnetic cooling system to reach temperatures…
8th June 2019
ASHRAE makes new hq a showcase
USA: ASHRAE claims its new net-zero energy-efficient headquarters in Atlanta will become a showcase for the latest HVAC&R equipment and technology. The 40-year-old building is…
7th June 2019
Low GWP option for low temp R23
GERMANY: An environmental test chamber manufacturer has announced the development of a lower GWP alternative for R23, a specialist refrigerant used in low temperature refrigeration.…
7th June 2019
The great mercury-based thermostat round-up
USA: Air conditioning and refrigeration wholesalers are being encouraged to collect and return mercury-containing thermostats in the USA’s annual Banish Mercury Off the Planet (BMOP)…
6th June 2019
Honeywell tests potential long-term R410A replacement
USA: Following the announcement of R466A, an alternative for R410A, its now been revealed that Honeywell is working on a further non-flammable R410A replacement refrigerant…
5th June 2019
Carrier confirms an HFO refrigerant future
EUROPE: US air conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturer has confirmed that HFO refrigerants will be the basis for “most” of its future European product applications.…
4th June 2019
Chemours’ Opteon refrigerants win chemical council award
USA: Chemours has been presented with a Sustainability Leadership Award by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) for the development of its Opteon range of HFO-based refrigerants.
4th June 2019
Sir David King provides keynote at Eureka
BELGIUM: Former UK government scientific advisor Sir David King will deliver the keynote speech at next week’s Eureka 2019 Conference in Bruges.
4th June 2019
Lodam becomes Bitzer Electronics
GERMANY/DENMARK: Lodam Electronics, the Danish controls company acquired by German refrigeration compressor manufacturer Bitzer in 2007, has been renamed Bitzer Electronics A/S.
3rd June 2019
Trane and Stulz agree US sales deal
USA: Trane and Stulz USA have signed what is described as “a strategic OEM supply sales agreement” for the United States and Canadian markets. The…